2007-05-09 20:02:01Ding
A LIGHT IN THE ATTIC 5
< EIGHT BALLOONS >
Eight balloons no one was buyin’
All broke loose one afternoon.
Eight balloons with strings a-flyin’,
Free to do what they wanted to.
One flew up to touch the sun—POP!
One thought highways might be fun—POP!
One took a nap in a cactus pile—POP!
One stayed to play with a careless child—POP!
One tried to taste some bacon fryin’—POP!
One fell in love with a porcupine—POP!
One looked close in a crocodile’s mouth—POP!
One sat around ‘til his air ran out—WHOOSH!
Eight balloons no one was buyin’—
They broke loose and away they flew,
Free to float and free to fly.
And free to pop where they wanted to.
< ZEBRA QUESTION >
I asked the zebra,
Are you black with white stripes?
Or white with black stripes?
And the zebra asked me,
Are you good with bad habits?
Or are you bad with good habits?
Are you noisy with quiet times?
Or are you quiet with noisy times?
Are you happy with some sad days?
Or are you sad with some happy days?
Are you neat with some sloppy ways?
Or are you sloppy with some neat ways?
And on and on and on and on
And on and on he went.
I’ll never ask a zebra
About stripes
Again.
Eight balloons no one was buyin’
All broke loose one afternoon.
Eight balloons with strings a-flyin’,
Free to do what they wanted to.
One flew up to touch the sun—POP!
One thought highways might be fun—POP!
One took a nap in a cactus pile—POP!
One stayed to play with a careless child—POP!
One tried to taste some bacon fryin’—POP!
One fell in love with a porcupine—POP!
One looked close in a crocodile’s mouth—POP!
One sat around ‘til his air ran out—WHOOSH!
Eight balloons no one was buyin’—
They broke loose and away they flew,
Free to float and free to fly.
And free to pop where they wanted to.
< ZEBRA QUESTION >
I asked the zebra,
Are you black with white stripes?
Or white with black stripes?
And the zebra asked me,
Are you good with bad habits?
Or are you bad with good habits?
Are you noisy with quiet times?
Or are you quiet with noisy times?
Are you happy with some sad days?
Or are you sad with some happy days?
Are you neat with some sloppy ways?
Or are you sloppy with some neat ways?
And on and on and on and on
And on and on he went.
I’ll never ask a zebra
About stripes
Again.
< GOOLOO >
The Gooloo bird
She has no feet,
She cannot walk
Upon the street.
She cannot build
Herself a nest,
She cannot land
And take a rest.
Through rain and snow
And thunderous skies,
She weeps forever
As she flies,
And lays her eggs
High over town,
And prays that they
Fall safely down.
The Gooloo bird
She has no feet,
She cannot walk
Upon the street.
She cannot build
Herself a nest,
She cannot land
And take a rest.
Through rain and snow
And thunderous skies,
She weeps forever
As she flies,
And lays her eggs
High over town,
And prays that they
Fall safely down.
< THE TOAD AND THE KANGAROO >
Said the Toad to the Kangaroo,
”I can hop and so can you,
So if we marry we’ll have a child
Who can jump a mountain or hop a mile
And we can call it a Toadaroo.”
Said the hopeful Toad to the kangaroo.
Said the Kangaroo,”My dear,
What a perfectly lovely idea.
I would most gladly marry you,
But as for having a Toadaroo,
I’s rather we call it a Kangaroad.”
Said the kangaroo to the frowning Toad.
So they argued but cound’t agree
On Rangatoo or Kangaree
And finally the Toad said,”I don’t give a dang
If it’s Rootakoad or Toadakang ─
I really don’t feel like marrying you!”
”Fine with me,”said the Kangaroo.
And the Toad had no more to say,
And the Kangaroo just hopped away.
And they never married or had a child
That could jump a mountain or hop amile.
What a loss—what a shame—
Just ’cause they couldn’t agree on a name.
Said the Toad to the Kangaroo,
”I can hop and so can you,
So if we marry we’ll have a child
Who can jump a mountain or hop a mile
And we can call it a Toadaroo.”
Said the hopeful Toad to the kangaroo.
Said the Kangaroo,”My dear,
What a perfectly lovely idea.
I would most gladly marry you,
But as for having a Toadaroo,
I’s rather we call it a Kangaroad.”
Said the kangaroo to the frowning Toad.
So they argued but cound’t agree
On Rangatoo or Kangaree
And finally the Toad said,”I don’t give a dang
If it’s Rootakoad or Toadakang ─
I really don’t feel like marrying you!”
”Fine with me,”said the Kangaroo.
And the Toad had no more to say,
And the Kangaroo just hopped away.
And they never married or had a child
That could jump a mountain or hop amile.
What a loss—what a shame—
Just ’cause they couldn’t agree on a name.
< HULA EEL >
Take an eel,
Make a loop,
Use him as a Hula Hoop.
Feel him twist and twirl and spin,
Down your ankles, round your chin,
Tighter, tighter, tighter yet,
Ain’t an eel a lovely pet?
Hey--answer when I talk to you--
Don’t just stand there turning blue.
< THE MAN IN THE IRON PAIL MASK >
He’s the man in the iron pail mask,
He can do the most difficult task,
He can duel, he can joust,
He can charge, he can chase,
He can climb, he can rhyme,
He can wrestle and race.
He’ll show you his courage
But mever his face,
No matter how often you ask.
He’s the Brave and the Fearless
The usually Yearless
Man in the iron pail mask.
Take an eel,
Make a loop,
Use him as a Hula Hoop.
Feel him twist and twirl and spin,
Down your ankles, round your chin,
Tighter, tighter, tighter yet,
Ain’t an eel a lovely pet?
Hey--answer when I talk to you--
Don’t just stand there turning blue.
< THE MAN IN THE IRON PAIL MASK >
He’s the man in the iron pail mask,
He can do the most difficult task,
He can duel, he can joust,
He can charge, he can chase,
He can climb, he can rhyme,
He can wrestle and race.
He’ll show you his courage
But mever his face,
No matter how often you ask.
He’s the Brave and the Fearless
The usually Yearless
Man in the iron pail mask.
愈來愈大
就愈來愈少為自己掉淚了
通常是為別人為電影為一首歌為一個故事
因為我不是男生
所以我也不確定男孩是不是都被教導
不可以輕易掉眼淚
對於從小眼淚像水龍頭一樣的我來說
應該會是個很大的折磨吧!
但不知道為什麼
越是長大,我越不容易流淚了
也許是變的堅強
又或者是變的冷漠...
越想越覺得可怕
我現在也快忘記笑到肚子痛的感覺是什麼了!!
所以呀...
當自己還有眼淚還有歡笑的時候
就該盡情的哭盡情的笑呀! :D
< EIGHT BALLOONS >
聽老師朗誦這首詩真是一大享受！
就像每個人的人生，很多時候，我們擁有自由選擇的權力。在生命的交叉點上，有人選擇冒險犯難，而有人選擇安逸停留，沒有誰對誰錯，畢竟人嘛！終究難逃一死。
但我還是不喜歡什麼都不做地靜靜等待，像廖鴻基《漂流監獄》裡的阿提，坐吃等死，只能任人宰割。
< ZEBRA QUESTION >
我很喜歡這首可愛的小詩，搭配傳神的圖畫，哇！超棒！
特別有感覺是因為我自己就是這樣的人，朋友們總是說不贏我，哈哈哈！(其實是自己太盧了...)