I found this note from my oldest on my desktop this morning. To fully appreciate it, you have to know three things:
1) He stays after school a couple of times a week to tutor middle school kids. This isn't entirely out of the goodness of his heart; the college scholarship he applied for requires it. However, he enjoys it and the teachers tell me he's quite good at it.
2) He's in the middle of building himself a new computer system.
3) He's studying sonnets in his AP English Class.
Three Things Today:
Am I tutoring? I'm asuming no for the moment, but if I am, please call the school.
Second, if possible, please deal with your old hard drive. I'm pretty much ready with Dad's.
Third, that motherboard is REALLY cool looking, it brings a tear to your eye with its beauty. I could write a poem about it. In fact...
Sonnet 441
Sir Jeremiah Paddock
Oh how art thou with such beauty but a thorn in my being?
How shouldst I live without thee?
Moon with wan face guides my soul to your mind
And frees with such a grace not even the heavens can comprehend!
Yes, but my motherboard, and I.
Rhyme scheme: AA BCB
Honestly, that is completely original and crappy.
But really, please look at that thing.
THIS is what I live with.
8 comments:
Too funny. Reminds me of a little exchange between Dylan and I this morning.
"...between Dylan and me," I should write. Just call me the Grammar King.
That almost brought a tear to my eye! I love having a son. Even with all his jibs and tugs on my heart. And you have 4! Wow! Lucky you.
I actually thought it was neat. Any notes I received were straight to the point. No poetic slant to them at all.
The fact that he's young, male, and wants to write poetry at all is a good thing, I reckon.
:-)
Hal, I am so glad you found this funny. Gary and I had a really good laugh about it when I found it. He was well aware that his "sonnet" left a lot to be desired, but said that it was the best that he could do at 6:am with the school bus roaring up the road.
PW--Between you and me, I love it when he leaves me these notes. Jeremiah isn't the most demonstrative kid in the world and this is as close he gets to expressing affection.
Debby--I thought it was cool too.
Scotty--He's been studying Shakespearian sonnets and actually isn't too crazy about them. I'm going to have to show him Julie's sonnets to save the form for him. :)
Is this guitar-guy?
If so, Mary, I think you should consider the possibility that your son may be a creative genius.
One and the same, Ray. And, believe me, it's crossed my mind. :)
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