My sister memorized The Song of Hiawatha and because she went around reciting it all day long I, too, had it pretty much memorized at the time. I can still say..."on the shores of Gitchi Gumi..." (but I don't know how to spell that! Nor do I recall much more of the poem.
Bonnie, I had several favorites during my teen years which I have consequently forgotten through failure to recite them. However, we were required to memorize limericks (?sp)...
I wish my room had a door I don't so much care for a door, But this walking around Without touching the ground, Is getting to be quite a bore!
...And...
A flea and a fly in a flu, Were caught & didn't know what to do, Said the fly, let us flee, Said the flea, let us fly, So they flew through a flaw in the flu!
My sister memorized The Song of Hiawatha and because she went around reciting it all day long I, too, had it pretty much memorized at the time. I can still say..."on the shores of Gitchi Gumi..." (but I don't know how to spell that! Nor do I recall much more of the poem.
ReplyDeleteBonnie, I had several favorites during my teen years which I have consequently forgotten through failure to recite them. However, we were required to memorize limericks (?sp)...
ReplyDeleteI wish my room had a door
I don't so much care for a door, But this walking around
Without touching the ground,
Is getting to be quite a bore!
...And...
A flea and a fly in a flu,
Were caught & didn't know what to do,
Said the fly, let us flee,
Said the flea, let us fly,
So they flew through a flaw in the flu!
...Isn't it funny what gets trapped in memory?