A World of Non-sense
As the blue bird sings its song and the little kids not knowing right from wrong,climb the fence without a speck of sense.
Then there's the flowers for water they stand and wait. Then off runs a rabbit into a hole as if for something he was late.
The little girl climbs the tree and then scrapes her knee. Her mother sees and carries her away.
But down in the flowers I lay.
Looking at the clouds in the sky,wondering how it felt to fly.
All of the sudden the flowers start to walk and the trees start to talk.
Then I see the rabbit running,yelling, "I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!"
Then I knew I could fly with a simple twist of fate!
I jumped in the air, and began to soar without a care.
I could see the whole world from there then lowered myself,for off a tree I picked a pear! One bite into the fruit that tasted like coke and away my dreams flew and up I woke.
I had just returned from a world of non-sense but then thought...what if the world of non-sense is sense and the world I'm in now is non-sense?!?!?
age:12
7/22-23/06
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Alice in Wonderland
This was an interesting one. Your first line reminded me of a Neil Diamond song - "And the Singer Sings His Song". However, as the poem progresses, it gave me a sense of Alice in Wonderland (especially with the rabbit). Suddenly it was very much like Narnia with talking trees and walking flowers, the rabbit yelling, etc. LOL. I like how in the end you alluded to the possibility of reality being an illusion. Scientists theorize that we only see what we want to see, and build an illusion that suits us, that helps us to rationalize the world around us. Your poem is a great reflection of the magical imagination we have as children. Never lose that. Wishing you all the very best, always,
Have a Merry Christmas
Chris
God of the Fairy Tale
Yes, I was always in dreamland as a child,and still am. I always wished I could live in Wonderland,Narnia or the hundred acre-wood. I found this book at the thrift store called God of the Fairy Tale by Jim Ware and I think it was fate because it started with a quote from C.S Lewis that I love. He said, " I suspect men have sometimes derived more spiritual sustenance from myths they did not believe than from the religion they professed." It's very insightful as it shows you how to find truth in the land of make-believe.
Thanks again for the compliments, and merry Christmas to you!I was wondering if Japan celebrated Christmas with fireworks as well or if they have other traditions not practiced in America? Just curious how other cultures celebrate or don't celebrate holidays.lol
God Bless!=]
Abigail Joy
Christmas in Japan
Dear Abigail,
Thanks for your response. I think we must try to keep the 'child' inside us for as long as we live - it keeps the joy in life (no pun intended with regard to your name LOL), and keeps our imagination alive. I believe that C.S.Lewis knew this, too, and made good use of it in his Narnia series. That 'inner child' keeps us young and inspired by dreams.
As for whether or not Japan celebrates Christmas, the short answer is 'not really'. Please check out my latest poem, just uploaded today, called "Christmas in Rural Japan" - to see how my wife and I celebrate Christmas in Japan. But generally speaking, most Japanese people are Buddhist/Shinto in their beliefs, and hence Christmas is celebrated only in the commercial sense. Young lovers see Christmas Eve as a romantic time to go on a date, and restaurants have 'candle-lit' dinners with complimentary champagne on this night. Christmas Day is of course a time to be 'part of the international community' and exchange gifts, but it is not part of their traditional culture. Christmas Day is not a public holiday here, although school winter vacation starts around December 22nd. You won't see many 'nativity scenes here' but there are plenty of images of Santa and reindeer, etc. Oh, and it's usually a 'white Christmas' here, which I love!
Japan does go all out however with regard to 'Christmas Illumination' and public Christmas trees, but it's all for show, without much knowledge or awareness of what it's all about. When I taught at Junior High School here, the kids seemed to know that it was a celebration of Christ's birthday, but they didn't seem to know much beyond that, or why Christ's birthday was so important. I had to draw a line there of course, as any further explanation would have been seen as teaching 'religion' and not 'English'. Heh. Anyway, to them, Christ was just another famous 'prophet', like Ghandi, or Buddha, and while it was kind of interesting, with regard to 'foreign culture and customs', it didn't really mean much to them personally. They were much more interested in Santa Claus and what he would bring to them at Christmas! Ha ha. I always made sure to tell them what Santa was celebrating though.
A small percentage of Japanese people (about 5%) are Christians, and go to Christian churches to celebrate Christmas Mass, where there is a nativity scene at the front. According to the local community, the service will be in Japanese, Brazilian, Tagalog (Philippines), or of course in English. Mandy and I are driving to Tsu city (a couple of hours from our home in the mountains) this Christmas, staying in a hotel, spending Christmas Eve with friends, and attending Christmas Day mass at a church which celebrates Christmas traditionally. There will be a large 'nativity scene' on display, a choir singing Christmas songs, and the service will be in English. I hope your Christmas Day is very special. God bless.
Kind regards,
Your brother in Christ
Chris
Thank you
Wow, that was really interesting to get a perspective from someone actually living in Japan.Thanks for sharing. Your Christmas plans sound lovely, enjoy!
Oh and yes I do believe C.S Lewis preferred the childish perspective because he said children are more readily enchanted with everything than adults are.
I love to look at things as if for the first and last time. It makes them that much more precious. Have an enchanting Christmas!
I heard about a comic strip that said Thanksgiving is us thanking God for everything and Christmas is Him saying,"Your Welcome." Our pastor at church shared that with us yesterday. lol
God Bless!
Your sister in Christ,
Abigail Joy