cool thing 16

sometimes things that seem like small events can have incredibly large impacts.

COOL THING MAY 14th - MAY 20th:

wrote a little jazz poem. as you read this, it might help to snap out an even beat with your fingers. for the cadence of this poem, your snapping should correspond with every spot indicated by a "/".

lucky, indescribably

/ / / /

/summer /time.

you /stand out/side.

you /drink lemo/nade and

you /lean on a /spade.

a /bead of /sweat

falls /off your /brow.

just /missing your /glass and

/falling on the /grass.

/look left,

/look right.

/panic.

manic.

/frantic.

/ / / /

silence.

(brief pause)

/nothing /happens.

/no one /noticed.

/next time you /might not /be so

(brief pause)

indescribably lucky.

below I've included a version without the cadence notations:

lucky, indescribably

summer time.

you stand outside.

you drink lemonade and

you lean on a spade.

a bead of sweat

falls off your brow.

just missing your glass and

falling on the grass.

look left,

look right.

panic.

manic.

frantic.

silence.

nothing happens.

no one noticed.

next time you might not be so

indescribably lucky.

there's been cool things covering numerous categories. 16/52 of them, to be exact, have been created for your watching, listening, viewing, and reading pleasure.

reminder: cool thing bonus points can be earned in two ways: 1. by completing cool thing bonus activities and 2. awarded at my discretion for comments deemed to be particularly cool.

cool thing bonus activity: try your hand at creating a snappy jazz poem. write your own in the comments below!

good morning or goodnight! interesting that it is "good morning" (with a space) and goodnight (without a space). huh.

-frank (sched.)