December group meeting

Well, it hardly seems like it's been a month since our last poetry meeting- but that's what Thanksgiving and the holidays will do for you. We had one new member show, Gerry, and one new member from our last session, Linda, there as well. 

Linda brought one of her pieces "Considering ..." which she wrote about a former co-worker whom she doesn't see anymore. It brought up a lot of discussion about expectations for women, both self-imposed and culturally imposed, and how they can get beyond wants (what culture tells us we're supposed to have in our lives) and take a hard look at what they need (having a good, strong conversation with ourselves and identifying what-  and who!- is good for them). A lesson all of us can take something from- Thanks, Linda! 

Gerry showed off some of his storytelling skills by recounting a story of his humorous, hardscrabble, Irish grandfather. In it, he tricks the little boy (Gerry) into drinking a sip of whisky b/c the grandfather has told him that is only way he can get the "little man in the bottle" to speak. Of course, grandmother knows what's up and when little Gerry comes into the kitchen, she picks him up by the scruff and gets a whiff of the hard stuff. I can't remember what happened to grandpa after that (sorry, Gerry) but I'm guessing he made a spirited run out the front door.

Looking forward to our next sessions. I'll keep you abreast when I figure out the dates. We're going to try night sessions this time around- maybe the cool weather will force more to come in for camraderie and good conversation about poetry.