Ode to my Laptop

I am completely unsure if I did this correctly, but here it goes.

“Ode to my Laptop”

One day my mother

Brought home my graduation gift.

It caught me by surprise

When I realized what it was.

 

The color of charcoal,

The kind that makes summer nights tasty,

And square and smooth

Like cool cement on a hot summer’s day.

Its keys tip-tapped away

With ease that made yoga seem tiresome.

 

A screen that opens the world up

Like a present on Christmas day,

It took me to any place I wanted to go

A personal vacation on the comfort of my couch.

 

It made old days seem new,

Assignments seem like fun.

It made notebooks seem silly,

And it made college seem like an attainable dream.

 

Since that day it has known as my right hand woman,

Definitely a woman due to her brilliance.

She is my escape, a place for my thoughts,

The music player while I am in the shower.

 

My laptop, once cold and naïve

Now holds me in a nutshell

What once was a display in a Costco

Now has a home in my life.

Litany Imitation :)

As much as I would love to be able to write about my mom or a pet, I figure I've got to take my opportunities when they are given to me. With that being said, this is for my (incredibly recent) ex boyfriend, and I am sure he will appreciate this, not!


You are the stars and the song,
the movie night and the rain.
You are the waves on the shore
and the cozy blanket on the couch.
You are the tree on Christmas morning
and the hug after a long day.

However, you are not the smile on a face,
the pair of new shoes,
or the cup of morning coffee.
And you are certainly not the smell of an old book.
There is just no way you are the smell of an old book.

It is possible that you are the beer on the river,
maybe even a road trip home.
But you are not even close to being the oxygen in the air.

A quick look in the mirror will show
that you are neither bacon for breakfast
nor a Stevie Nicks concert.

It might interest you to know,
speaking of the plentiful imagery of the world,
that I am the strength of the sun in the sky.
I also happen to be the lake in the summer,
the banana bread fresh out of the oven,
and the lioness on the savannah.

I am also the Blink 182 song, and the summer of '69.
But don't worry, I'm not the stars and the song.
You are still the stars and the song.
You will always be the stars and the song.
Not to mention the movie night and somehow--the rain.

Just Getting Started..

Hi! My name is Shelby Coder, and I am a sophomore here at LC. I am from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho generally, only because most people get that "deer in the headlights" look when I tell them I am actually from a small town called Rathdrum. Anyways, I came to Lewiston to study nursing, and as many times as I have switched majors, I think I'll stick with it. Generally English is not one of my favorite classes, hence my major, but I have found that Wendy makes it fun and easy to understand. I am friendly and a good study buddy so don't be afraid to approach me whenever! Looking forward to a great semester :)