Sharing the Road - 1

In the classroom here at Galmi Day School, we have embarked on a new adventure - poetry!  We are not just reading poetry; we are writing it!  Oh yes!   Where was "Poetry for Dummies" when I was in elementary school???  Kids today have it so easy!!!  Poetry has "formulas!"  Who knew?  You no longer have to be a rhyme mime to be a poet; just follow the rules of whatever kind of poetry you want to write, and - voila!  You've got poetry!  

I think everyone is familiar with "Acrostic Poetry," the kind where you use each letter in a word, name, etc. to begin each line, such as with the name "GALMI" . . .

          God     

          Abounds     

          Loving        

          Me        

          In spite of my sin!

Our class will continue with "acrostic" poetry, since it is so handy for any topic you choose to study, however, today we moved on to "preposition poems" which are way more fun, but a little more challenging, also!  In a preposition poem, you pick a simple activity to write about, but you must start every line with a preposition.  What?  You don't remember what a preposition is?  Hang in there; it will all come back to you.  So I am attempting to write a preposition poem to introduce my latest collection from sights and sounds of Galmi --- "Modes of Transportation," or what I entitle "Sharing the Road - 1."  Following my poetic efforts will be pictures I have collected revealing ways people move through their lives in this corner of the world.  It is a little "rough," but here goes:

 on my head,

around a cover,

out the door,

down the path,

over the rocks,

among the lizards,

through the dust,

toward the gate,

outside the compound,

under the sun,

away from security,

to answer the question

of every walker,

"Amid so many vehicles,

over what span of time,

(minus God's protection), 

until injury is mine?"

  These are just a few of the ways to be challenged while walking in Galmi:

Many Many Motorcycles

Sharing the Road

Always Room for People!

Bush Taxis

What's a Little Extra Furniture to Haul on Top Such A Big Load!?

Can You Say "L-O-N-G?"

                                             

Hauling --- Could be Anything!

Believe it or not, the above picture shows one of the most dangerous "road travelers!"  The burros are so docile looking, but depend on someone to "drive" them.  I once got run into by one of these wheels when I was FAR off the road!  Luckily, no injury!  On another note, this is the way many things are hauled around town.  The barrels could hold water or manure;  I hope they know which is which!

It really IS "Everywhere You Are!"

We do enjoy an occasional coke!  "Diet" or "sugar-free" coke is almost impossible to find!  You have to go into the capital (8 hours away) and even then, know where to look!"

Bus Station

                                       

Vehicles Get"Run Into The Ground" Here --- LITERALLY!

                                                   

'Nuf Said About Donkey Carts?

Hospital "Parking Lot"
(No yellow lines.  No take-a-number.  No fees!!!)

So MUCH Weight!

The More The Merrier --- or The More The MONEY?

Who needs BEAUTY???  If the wheels roll, you've got transportation!!!  Priorities!  If you can squeeze any more people in it, you've got money!!!  Priorities!

Favorite Vehicle on the Compound!

Favorite Vehicle For OFF the Compound!
(Spendy --- BUT only 2  hours to the capital, instead of 6-8 by car!()

[TOTALLY off the subject:  I have noticed when I have gone back to look at some of my blogs, some pictures are gone and all I see is "white space with a caption."  I don't know what happened to them!  They were there once!  I will try to replace them.]