Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – July 23: Life in My Spare Time
Did you, do you have a hobby? Do you have an affinity for a special skill? Please share it.
Alternatively, write about any kind of hobby that you might find interesting.
I draw pencil sketches to relax–
erasing, erasing, erasing. Seldom
satisfied with my final drawing.
Animals seem to emerge in far
better quality than landscapes
or people. Maybe because
I prefer them.
Baking is another way of relaxing
for me. Rolling out pie dough,
filling with fruit, pecans,
or pumpkin is enjoyable. It’s
a different world of weights
and measures, neither of which
I am a part of. And the aromas!
It’s nice to have hobbies that don’t necessitate a screen. I bake as well, and drawing–well, if only I had the talent! I love this bit:
“It’s
a different world of weights
and measures, neither of which
I am a part of.”
It got me to thinking that every vocation, skill, et cetera, has its own language–a language we are not a part of.
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Thanks, Sarah. You bring up an interesting thought. There are words in each vocation that you might never have heard.
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I like this poem, especially the sketching part. Maybe I’m a little more curious about what the animals are in your sketches.
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A while back I decided to sketch animals from A to Z. It was a fun project. Thanks, Mike.
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I would have to adapt this to start:
‘I play musical instruments to relax,
Repeating, repeating, repeating,
Seldom satisfied with my final rendition . . .’
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That works!
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