Lover's Concerto for the ESL Classroom
This song is great for the ESL classroom.
Not for the grammar. Grammar's boring.
For the beautiful language it contains.
A word here and a word there opens up a vista of meaning
How gentle is the rain
How beautiful a day it is
How I love you
How expressive our language
How archaic it feels to talk like this
Meadow... What's the difference between a meadow and a field and a park?
Meadow happens to rhyme with rainbow and window and willow and mellow
What pictures comes to your mind upon the word 'serenade'?
See there beyond the hills...
not behind the hills
not over the hills
but beyond...
crossing over, into the distance, what grandness....
Magic from above? From the rooftop? From the ceiling? From the chadelier?
Made this day for us 'just to' fall in love...
Does that mean we do nothing today but fall in love?
So this is a day we have set aside and we call it fall-in-love day.
How lovely.
Good morning dear. I'm not going anywhere today cos the day's for us just to fall in love
Are you okay?
And everything will be just as wonderful
not just wonderful but
'just as'
wonderful
cos it was wonderful before and it's wonderful now and it will be wonderful like it's always been
just as
wonderful
And while they usually love you until it's over
she says she'll love you until forever
Is it just me or do the walls really look purple?
Not for the grammar. Grammar's boring.
For the beautiful language it contains.
A word here and a word there opens up a vista of meaning
How gentle is the rain
How beautiful a day it is
How I love you
How expressive our language
How archaic it feels to talk like this
Meadow... What's the difference between a meadow and a field and a park?
Meadow happens to rhyme with rainbow and window and willow and mellow
What pictures comes to your mind upon the word 'serenade'?
See there beyond the hills...
not behind the hills
not over the hills
but beyond...
crossing over, into the distance, what grandness....
Magic from above? From the rooftop? From the ceiling? From the chadelier?
Made this day for us 'just to' fall in love...
Does that mean we do nothing today but fall in love?
So this is a day we have set aside and we call it fall-in-love day.
How lovely.
Good morning dear. I'm not going anywhere today cos the day's for us just to fall in love
Are you okay?
And everything will be just as wonderful
not just wonderful but
'just as'
wonderful
cos it was wonderful before and it's wonderful now and it will be wonderful like it's always been
just as
wonderful
And while they usually love you until it's over
she says she'll love you until forever
Is it just me or do the walls really look purple?
1 Comments:
Boy you are good! Absolutely loved this post. Admire your insight and style of language. I guess you are like me when it comes to views and thoughts. Good to know that there are more of my kind out there! Keep at it!
Like you said, I am also new at this and looking for readers so keep visiting!
Also, could you tell me how to put up the links and 'blogs I visit' option on my blog?
By Deepa Bhasthi, at 1:15 AM
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