A place for English 12 students from the Pearson Adult Learning Centre in New Westminster, BC, Canada to read work in progress, critique, and ask or answer questions (of other students and of the teacher).
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
List Poems
Put your list poems here before class meets on Friday. Write a minimum of 30 lines (two fewer than the teacher and student samples)
I prefer The Wire. I prefer eccentric dogs. I prefer the firs on Graham Lake. I prefer Kerouac to Kesey. I prefer myself working in a garden to myself idling by the curb. I prefer keeping my sanity, just in case. I prefer the colour green. I prefer not to argue that I have any answers at all. I prefer teachers. I prefer to arrive on time. I prefer talking to my doctor about our children. I prefer high speed internet. I prefer the absurdity of everything to the absurdity of nothing. I prefer to bring flowers for no reason. I prefer students who arrive with an open mind. I prefer the earth, always. I prefer Canada. I prefer not knowing what will happen and why. I prefer The Globe and Mail to The Vancouver Sun. I prefer tomatoes from my garden to tomatoes in plastic boxes. I prefer dogs with mischievous ways. I prefer to see with both eyes. I prefer the time of tree frogs to the time of mosquitoes. I prefer not to knock. I prefer keeping in mind the potential of each person in the world.
—Brad Hyde; first draft on Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
I prefer Sudoku. I prefer racoon. I prefer the Buddha in Richmond’s temple. I prefer Mark Twain to Hemingway. I prefer myself standing on solid ground than myself indulging in fantasy. I prefer keeping my dignity and personal hygiene, by all means. I prefer the color of silver. I prefer not to admit that a gap will appear between my kids and me. I prefer holding hands with my lover. I prefer to be punctual. I prefer my 5.0 mega pixels camera cell phone. I prefer the absurdity of perceiving to the absurdity of perceiving nothing. I prefer, where love’s concerned, each couple could be getting old together. I prefer YaoMing, who can touch the sky without jumping. I prefer making mistakes to never trying. I prefer the earth covered by green grass. I prefer smile to hostility. I prefer having principles. I prefer the society of order to the society of disorder. I prefer news1130 radio station to the CNN. I prefer I understand people to people understand me. I prefer panda with kung-fu style. I prefer shining eyes, since mine are prosaic. I prefer ash tray in the car. I prefer many opportunities that I haven’t perfectly seized to many opportunities I’ve left behind. I prefer the time of saving to the time of wasting. I prefer not to be asked “which China” I come from. I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility that life has its final destination.
I prefer theatre I prefer cuttlefish I prefer the willows along the graveyard I prefer Lewis to Tolkien I prefer myself enjoying peace To myself destroying silence I prefer keeping beeswax on me just in case I prefer the colour gray I prefer not to advise That counsel leads to trouble I prefer mercy I prefer to have mobility I prefer talking to my lawyer over breakfast I prefer the stories of tradition I prefer the shock of writing preference To the shock of not writing preference I prefer, where joy’s concerned, the memories Of past times at the end of the day I prefer the religious Who promise me nothing I prefer the wisdom of a serpent to the gentleness of a dove I prefer the world as Terra Incognita I prefer defining to defying civilizations I prefer not telling I prefer one path of mine to the many paths of others I prefer the Rad Villain to the 6 o’clock news I prefer snails in shells to shells without snails I prefer poodles with their natural hair colour I prefer eyes that resemble land since mine resemble the ocean I prefer trunks I prefer much more, much more goes without say I prefer rhythmic patterns to rhythmic plans I prefer absence of time to lacking time I prefer to slap my knee I prefer not to time and guess I prefer to keep in mind that silence can become very silently ----------------------------
The line of path of mine to paths of others, when I wrote this I was ied with anther line: "I prefer invisible love to love blinded"
The other line about the snails was also going to be: "I prefer seamonsters in an ocean to seamonsters without an ocean"
I prefer Books over T.V. I prefer Dogs over cats I prefer the city at night from the mountain I prefer Competition to complacency I prefer helping people to ignoring the situation I prefer keeping a good book on hand, just in case I prefer the vast array of colors in the spring I prefer not to think that everyone still believes the government will take care of them in the future I prefer accepting differences I prefer to finish early I prefer to ask doctors how much the pharmaceutical companies pay them for prescribing me this medication I prefer the ease of technology I prefer the absurdity of reading books to the absurdity of not reading books I prefer to be different and stay with my wife for the rest of my life I prefer governments promise us less and take less tax I prefer real relationships over internet relationships I prefer that earth be treated properly I prefer a united country to a disconnected one I prefer being transparent I prefer working hard now to working hard later I prefer cognac in a snifter to beer in a bottle I prefer people be honest than people that appear honest I prefer owners that don’t dress their dog up, they don’t like it anyways I prefer what I was given because I am happy with myself I prefer Houses I prefer this to be simple so everyone understands I prefer to dream big than not dream at all I prefer to refuse to do nothing I prefer not to play the lottery I prefer not to waste all my time doing this I prefer a good grade rather than a bad one I prefer to know why Polish and polish are spelled the same but sound different I prefer to know if penguins have knees I prefer to know when a good time to stop is
I prefer picnics. I prefer horses. I prefer narrow streets of Saint-Petersburg. I prefer history over fiction. I prefer myself having one good friend to endless number of acquaintances. I prefer keeping tide-to-go on hand, just in case. I prefer bright colours. I prefer not to know the future. I prefer spontaneity. I prefer being on time. I prefer to keep silence and hold hands. I prefer bicycles. I prefer bitter truth to sweet lie. I prefer to love non-perfect man with a perfect love. I prefer humans who promise me nothing. I prefer warm sweater and old shoes. I prefer good deeds to good words. I prefer have kids. I prefer struggle of being in relationship to being alone. I prefer cartoons to action movies. I prefer animals without cages. I prefer houses without fences. I prefer curly hair, since mine is straight. I prefer dawn to dusk. I prefer literature to science. I prefer many things I don’t know about and many things I forgot. I prefer not to ask “Do you love me?” and “Why?” I prefer believing that everything happens for a reason even when the reason doesn’t seem to exist.
I prefer books. I prefer dogs. I prefer flowers in the garden. I prefer Erich Fromm to Sigmund Freud. Iprefer myself liking real people To myself loving fake society. I prefer keeping a handkerchief, just in case. I prefer the color white. I prefer not to advise that patience solves everything. I prefer nights. I prefer to look at the sunrise. I prefer talking to my family about future. I prefer love. I prefer the absurdity of going against patterns To the absurdity of following streams. I prefer, where personal happiness’ concerned, real dreams Which can be shaped everyday. I prefer teachers Who pretend to know nothing. I prefer having a place to never belong. I prefer to fall and stand up again. I prefer poor countries to unhappy countries. I prefer having God. I prefer having a home to having a mansion. I prefer desperate poems to love poems I prefer one friend to worthless people around. I prefer my real life, since it had hope. I prefer my place. I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility That life can be changed by all of us.
I prefer comedy. I prefer birds. I prefer bamboo shadow on my window. I prefer Austen to Shakespeare. I prefer myself living present to myself dreaming future. I prefer keeping a pocket-book on hand, just in case. I prefer the color blue. I prefer not to see that any disaster attacks anywhere in the world. I prefer meditation. I prefer to wake up naturally. I prefer talking to doctors about optimistic messages. I prefer Chinese-ink-paintings. I prefer the absurdity of reading poems to the absurdity of writing poems. I prefer, where peace’s concerned, every country that can be enjoy harmony every day. I prefer medicos who promise me nothing. I prefer impulsive critics to sham gentlemen. I prefer the soil in the forest. I prefer cared to control. I prefer having some defects. I prefer the logical argument to the irrational conduct. I prefer fiction to nonfiction. I prefer yellow flowers with green leaves to green seeds with yellow leaves. I prefer cat taking a nap on the couch. I prefer blue eyes, since ocean has same color. I prefer hot tea. I prefer not to consider how older and how many. I prefer keeping in mind that be respected comes from respecting.
I prefer oceans. I prefer pandas. I prefer the willows along the bank. I prefer myself caring others to myself neglecting others. I prefer keeping a comic book, just in case. I prefer the color blue. I prefer not to say that silence can solve the problem. I prefer patience. I prefer talking to my husband about anything. I prefer to watch movies late at night. I prefer democratic country. I prefer, where love’s concerned, my closest friends who can celebrated every day. I prefer ideologues who promise me nothing. I prefer the fact I see to that which I hear. I prefer dream along my way. I prefer yoga. I prefer to travel around the world. I prefer human beings are treated equally. I prefer humorous to serious persons. I prefer magazines to novels. I prefer to play computer games with my son. I prefer cats lying on the windowsill at noon. I prefer blue eyes, since mine are brown. I prefer a big house. I prefer flower tea. I prefer no smoking near me. I prefer short poems than long poems. I prefer my family living with the pleasure forever. I prefer the calamities now in China finish as soon as possible. I prefer keeping in mind that paying more and getting more also.
I prefer Sex In The City. I prefer monkeys. I prefer the breeze on The Caribbean Ocean. I prefer Gabriel Garcia Marquez to Jose Marti. I prefer myself being authentic to myself being egotistic. I prefer keeping my flash drive to protect my data, just in case. I prefer the colour lemon green. I prefer not to demonstrate I have been hurting by others. I prefer modesty. I prefer to take my time. I prefer talking to my doctor about technology. I prefer to play Rock Band, Xbox. I prefer the absurdity to strive to the absurdity of not to attempt. I prefer, where impartiality’s concerned, nonspecific race can be discriminated. I prefer Geeks who promise me to hack Vista. I prefer to learn how to say no. I prefer reading than writing I prefer to be outside of Mexico to see how can I help. I prefer olive eyes since mine are black. I prefer cold days to hot days. I prefer to be adventurist. I prefer to be active and be productive. I prefer keeping an open mind and recognized life being a game, so let’s go and try to play.
I prefer ocean I prefer birds I prefer greens with flowers than flowers without green I prefer to believe on God I prefer to preserve momentous things I prefer not telling anything Instead of telling lie I prefer the color blue I prefer not to argue I prefer sitting alone than to listen nonsense I prefer educated people I prefer the absurdity of knowledge to the absurdity of ignorance I prefer to be on time I prefer the Province to the Globe and Mail I prefer talk to my doctor about the reason of my problem I prefer washing dishes than using dishwasher I prefer to make others happy to make them sad I prefer not to trust politician promises I prefer people who accept others Based on who they are not their looks I prefer to keep people satisfied I prefer to have all the facts before I decide I prefer to knock I prefer to help others instead of getting help I prefer to listen I prefer watching old movies to new ones I prefer laughter I prefer to accept the diversity and ups and downs of life I prefer to accept the reality of life Because it is here which exists the things I prefer.
Potential
ReplyDeleteI prefer The Wire.
I prefer eccentric dogs.
I prefer the firs on Graham Lake.
I prefer Kerouac to Kesey.
I prefer myself working in a garden
to myself idling by the curb.
I prefer keeping my sanity, just in case.
I prefer the colour green.
I prefer not to argue
that I have any answers at all.
I prefer teachers.
I prefer to arrive on time.
I prefer talking to my doctor about our children.
I prefer high speed internet.
I prefer the absurdity of everything
to the absurdity of nothing.
I prefer to bring flowers for no reason.
I prefer students
who arrive with an open mind.
I prefer the earth, always.
I prefer Canada.
I prefer not knowing
what will happen and why.
I prefer The Globe and Mail to The Vancouver Sun.
I prefer tomatoes from my garden
to tomatoes in plastic boxes.
I prefer dogs with mischievous ways.
I prefer to see with both eyes.
I prefer the time of tree frogs
to the time of mosquitoes.
I prefer not to knock.
I prefer keeping in mind the
potential of each person in the world.
—Brad Hyde; first draft on Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
I Prefer
ReplyDeleteI prefer Sudoku.
I prefer racoon.
I prefer the Buddha in Richmond’s temple.
I prefer Mark Twain to Hemingway.
I prefer myself standing on solid ground than myself indulging in fantasy.
I prefer keeping my dignity and personal hygiene, by all means.
I prefer the color of silver.
I prefer not to admit that a gap will appear between my kids and me.
I prefer holding hands with my lover.
I prefer to be punctual.
I prefer my 5.0 mega pixels camera cell phone.
I prefer the absurdity of perceiving to the absurdity of perceiving nothing.
I prefer, where love’s concerned, each couple could be getting old together.
I prefer YaoMing, who can touch the sky without jumping.
I prefer making mistakes to never trying.
I prefer the earth covered by green grass.
I prefer smile to hostility.
I prefer having principles.
I prefer the society of order to the society of disorder.
I prefer news1130 radio station to the CNN.
I prefer I understand people to people understand me.
I prefer panda with kung-fu style.
I prefer shining eyes, since mine are prosaic.
I prefer ash tray in the car.
I prefer many opportunities that I haven’t perfectly seized to many opportunities I’ve left behind.
I prefer the time of saving to the time of wasting.
I prefer not to be asked “which China” I come from.
I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility that life has its final destination.
I prefer theatre
ReplyDeleteI prefer cuttlefish
I prefer the willows along the graveyard
I prefer Lewis to Tolkien
I prefer myself enjoying peace
To myself destroying silence
I prefer keeping beeswax on me just in case
I prefer the colour gray
I prefer not to advise
That counsel leads to trouble
I prefer mercy
I prefer to have mobility
I prefer talking to my lawyer over breakfast
I prefer the stories of tradition
I prefer the shock of writing preference
To the shock of not writing preference
I prefer, where joy’s concerned, the memories
Of past times at the end of the day
I prefer the religious
Who promise me nothing
I prefer the wisdom of a serpent to the gentleness of a dove
I prefer the world as Terra Incognita
I prefer defining to defying civilizations
I prefer not telling
I prefer one path of mine to the many paths of others
I prefer the Rad Villain to the 6 o’clock news
I prefer snails in shells to shells without snails
I prefer poodles with their natural hair colour
I prefer eyes that resemble land since mine resemble the ocean
I prefer trunks
I prefer much more, much more goes without say
I prefer rhythmic patterns to rhythmic plans
I prefer absence of time to lacking time
I prefer to slap my knee
I prefer not to time and guess
I prefer to keep in mind that silence can become very silently
----------------------------
The line of path of mine to paths of others, when I wrote this I was ied with anther line:
"I prefer invisible love to love blinded"
The other line about the snails was also going to be:
"I prefer seamonsters in an ocean to seamonsters without an ocean"
I prefer Books over T.V.
ReplyDeleteI prefer Dogs over cats
I prefer the city at night from the mountain
I prefer Competition to complacency
I prefer helping people to ignoring the situation
I prefer keeping a good book on hand, just in case
I prefer the vast array of colors in the spring
I prefer not to think that everyone still believes the government will take care of them in the future
I prefer accepting differences
I prefer to finish early
I prefer to ask doctors how much the pharmaceutical companies
pay them for prescribing me this medication
I prefer the ease of technology
I prefer the absurdity of reading books
to the absurdity of not reading books
I prefer to be different and stay with my wife for the rest of my life
I prefer governments promise us less and take less tax
I prefer real relationships over internet relationships
I prefer that earth be treated properly
I prefer a united country to a disconnected one
I prefer being transparent
I prefer working hard now to working hard later
I prefer cognac in a snifter to beer in a bottle
I prefer people be honest than people that appear honest
I prefer owners that don’t dress their dog up, they don’t like it anyways
I prefer what I was given because I am happy with myself
I prefer Houses
I prefer this to be simple so everyone understands
I prefer to dream big than not dream at all
I prefer to refuse to do nothing
I prefer not to play the lottery
I prefer not to waste all my time doing this
I prefer a good grade rather than a bad one
I prefer to know why Polish and polish are spelled the same but sound different
I prefer to know if penguins have knees
I prefer to know when a good time to stop is
I prefer picnics.
ReplyDeleteI prefer horses.
I prefer narrow streets of Saint-Petersburg.
I prefer history over fiction.
I prefer myself having one good friend to endless number of acquaintances.
I prefer keeping tide-to-go on hand, just in case.
I prefer bright colours.
I prefer not to know the future.
I prefer spontaneity.
I prefer being on time.
I prefer to keep silence and hold hands.
I prefer bicycles.
I prefer bitter truth to sweet lie.
I prefer to love non-perfect man
with a perfect love.
I prefer humans who promise me nothing.
I prefer warm sweater and old shoes.
I prefer good deeds to good words.
I prefer have kids.
I prefer struggle of being in relationship to being alone.
I prefer cartoons to action movies.
I prefer animals without cages.
I prefer houses without fences.
I prefer curly hair, since mine is straight.
I prefer dawn to dusk.
I prefer literature to science.
I prefer many things I don’t know about and many things I forgot.
I prefer not to ask “Do you love me?” and “Why?”
I prefer believing that everything happens for a reason even when the reason doesn’t seem to exist.
I prefer books.
ReplyDeleteI prefer dogs.
I prefer flowers in the garden.
I prefer Erich Fromm to Sigmund Freud.
Iprefer myself liking real people
To myself loving fake society.
I prefer keeping a handkerchief, just in case.
I prefer the color white.
I prefer not to advise
that patience solves everything.
I prefer nights.
I prefer to look at the sunrise.
I prefer talking to my family about future.
I prefer love.
I prefer the absurdity of going against patterns
To the absurdity of following streams.
I prefer, where personal happiness’ concerned, real dreams
Which can be shaped everyday.
I prefer teachers
Who pretend to know nothing.
I prefer having a place to never belong.
I prefer to fall and stand up again.
I prefer poor countries to unhappy countries.
I prefer having God.
I prefer having a home to having a mansion.
I prefer desperate poems to love poems
I prefer one friend to worthless people around.
I prefer my real life, since it had hope.
I prefer my place.
I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility
That life can be changed by all of us.
Respect
ReplyDeleteI prefer comedy.
I prefer birds.
I prefer bamboo shadow on my window.
I prefer Austen to Shakespeare.
I prefer myself living present
to myself dreaming future.
I prefer keeping a pocket-book on hand, just in case.
I prefer the color blue.
I prefer not to see
that any disaster attacks anywhere in the world.
I prefer meditation.
I prefer to wake up naturally.
I prefer talking to doctors about optimistic messages.
I prefer Chinese-ink-paintings.
I prefer the absurdity of reading poems
to the absurdity of writing poems.
I prefer, where peace’s concerned, every country
that can be enjoy harmony every day.
I prefer medicos
who promise me nothing.
I prefer impulsive critics to sham gentlemen.
I prefer the soil in the forest.
I prefer cared to control.
I prefer having some defects.
I prefer the logical argument to the irrational conduct.
I prefer fiction to nonfiction.
I prefer yellow flowers with green leaves to green seeds with yellow leaves.
I prefer cat taking a nap on the couch.
I prefer blue eyes, since ocean has same color.
I prefer hot tea.
I prefer not to consider how older and how many.
I prefer keeping in mind
that be respected comes from respecting.
I prefer oceans.
ReplyDeleteI prefer pandas.
I prefer the willows along the bank.
I prefer myself caring others
to myself neglecting others.
I prefer keeping a comic book, just in case.
I prefer the color blue.
I prefer not to say
that silence can solve the problem.
I prefer patience.
I prefer talking to my husband about anything.
I prefer to watch movies late at night.
I prefer democratic country.
I prefer, where love’s concerned, my closest friends who can celebrated every day.
I prefer ideologues
who promise me nothing.
I prefer the fact I see to that which I hear.
I prefer dream along my way.
I prefer yoga.
I prefer to travel around the world.
I prefer human beings are treated equally.
I prefer humorous to serious persons.
I prefer magazines to novels.
I prefer to play computer games with my son.
I prefer cats lying on the windowsill at noon.
I prefer blue eyes, since mine are brown.
I prefer a big house.
I prefer flower tea.
I prefer no smoking near me.
I prefer short poems than long poems.
I prefer my family living with the pleasure forever.
I prefer the calamities now in China finish as soon as possible.
I prefer keeping in mind
that paying more and getting more also.
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteDesire
ReplyDeleteI prefer Sex In The City.
I prefer monkeys.
I prefer the breeze on The Caribbean Ocean.
I prefer Gabriel Garcia Marquez to Jose Marti.
I prefer myself being authentic
to myself being egotistic.
I prefer keeping my flash drive to protect my data, just in case.
I prefer the colour lemon green.
I prefer not to demonstrate
I have been hurting by others.
I prefer modesty.
I prefer to take my time.
I prefer talking to my doctor about technology.
I prefer to play Rock Band, Xbox.
I prefer the absurdity to strive
to the absurdity of not to attempt.
I prefer, where impartiality’s concerned, nonspecific
race can be discriminated.
I prefer Geeks
who promise me to hack Vista.
I prefer to learn how to say no.
I prefer reading than writing
I prefer to be outside of Mexico
to see how can I help.
I prefer olive eyes since mine are black.
I prefer cold days to hot days.
I prefer to be adventurist.
I prefer to be active and be productive.
I prefer keeping an open mind and recognized
life being a game, so let’s go and try to play.
I prefer ocean
ReplyDeleteI prefer birds
I prefer greens with flowers than flowers without green
I prefer to believe on God
I prefer to preserve momentous things
I prefer not telling anything Instead of telling lie
I prefer the color blue
I prefer not to argue
I prefer sitting alone than to listen nonsense
I prefer educated people
I prefer the absurdity of knowledge to the absurdity of ignorance
I prefer to be on time
I prefer the Province to the Globe and Mail
I prefer talk to my doctor about the reason of my problem
I prefer washing dishes than using dishwasher
I prefer to make others happy to make them sad
I prefer not to trust politician promises
I prefer people who accept others
Based on who they are not their looks
I prefer to keep people satisfied
I prefer to have all the facts before I decide
I prefer to knock
I prefer to help others instead of getting help
I prefer to listen
I prefer watching old movies to new ones
I prefer laughter
I prefer to accept the diversity and ups and downs of life
I prefer to accept the reality of life
Because it is here which exists the things I prefer.