On Reading Michelle Obama's "Becoming"

I am on a good start in trying to finish my 25 books by the end of the year.

That is only two books a month which is not so much of a demand, though it requires me to get the ball rolling on the reading thing. I mean, we are already in month two of the year. But I think I can do it.  

I finally finished reading Becoming by Michelle Obama and must say that it is an excellent book. 448 pages of words that are both engaging and inspiring as she talks about her life, her family, and being a part of the first black family to ever be situated in a presidential role. 

I laughed at times. Sometimes even found myself surprised at her remarks. Her words are edgy, provocative and motivating; especially for woman like me. Perhaps it would be a great book for young school aged girls to read as they journey into their purposes in this world. 

My favorite thought in the book was, “If we belong than so too can many others. I’m an ordinary person who found herself on an extraordinary journey. In sharing my story, I hope to help to create space for other stories and other voices to widen the pathway to who belongs and why” (Michelle Obama).

You can check out the book here if you are interested: "Becoming" by Michelle Obama.

"Becoming" by Michelle Obama

The audio book is even better because it’s read by the author who reads and projects different emotions and nuances with her voice, as the story unfolds. Love, Love, Love it!!! I listened as I drove, cooked in the kitchen or did cleaning around the house. The book never got boring and kept me interested in listening more and more. 

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If you decide to read or listen to the book, I hope you  enjoy the read as much as I did. For me. it is an excellent book worth engaging in. What are your thoughts on this publication? 

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Pulchritudinous Poetry

Today is Poetry Tuesday and I am certainly in the mood for poetry for two reasons.

First.The writing prompt for today said to write a poem based on the first thing you see when you read this prompt.

The Second: I would lie to you if I did not think about sharing some poetry today after hearing the doorbell ring this morning and receiving a box which had my first published book with my name on it. 

It's a book of poetry and I am excited. I have been writing poems since I was in the fifth grade and this has always been a goal of mine. The book is entitled Pulchritudinous: The Poetry Collection by Stephanie Jeannot. I started writing these poems in my final year at college and I said that I would stop when I reached 10000 words. I reached that goal and finally, I got it published. 

  It is available on Amazon here:  Amazon.com

And so, with the heart for poetry in mind and also with the spirit of Halloween taking over my life today, here are a few poems that I would like to share. These are not found in the book as I wanted to share something different to get you into the mood of poetry. If you like them, maybe you would like my book too.

The Candy Queen

Halloween

Me the Queen

Trampling Leaves

Orange, brown, green;

Could you please

Candy steam

My basket please

For Candy Queen.

And up my sleeve

You’ve probably seen

My crown, my dream

Heaven’s pennies;

My dynasty

Door to door treats

Halloween Queen

Of the Candies

The Colors of Fall

I love the colors of the fall season

The beauty around is my smiling reason

As the trees grow bold and the streets get cluttered

And the cooler nights under thick blankets I slumber

I love the fall fashion long sleeves and boots

I always enjoy the young folks in Halloween suits

And the days fly by and Thanksgiving comes along

Black Friday shopping and malls play Christmas songs

But don’t get me wrong because this is about the colors

As I march down the aisles and the leaves start to flutter

So beautiful the nature of it and my why for loving fall

My heart beats for it faster than runners in NYC’s marathon

Thriller

Thriller, thriller night

Monster mash and orange lights

Haunted houses that make me feel fright

Nightmares rerunning in my mind through twilight

Ghost town and the pumpkin fest

Kids dressed as ghosts and in their Halloween best

Trick o’ treaters knock the dressed up doors right there

Even the house that looks abandoned that puts everyone in fear

Here comes the midnight and Michael Jackson’s song that rings

Zombies take the streets and start one-two-stepping

And the baskets full of candy that rot the teeth a plenty

Thriller night and goblins run the streets a fancy

Time Machine to the 1940s

I took a time machine back in time to the days

Where Ella took the stage and sang so unafraid

And I wore the best of threads with a rose in my hair

And there were dancers jitterbugging almost everywhere

And the jazz orchestra played a tune so sweet

That Ella’s scatting got me onto my feet

And my dress s swayed as I lindy hopped around

And the petals in my hair just kept tumbling down

And Dizzy played a mean solo on his trumpet there

And Bird did his thing as his sound charmed ears

And there I was back in time enjoying the music

And suddenly in walked Bud when I got the news that

If I didn’t get to the time machine in the next five minutes

I’d be stuck there forever and my time was to its limit

And though I didn’t want to part Ella blowing the crowd away

It was time for me to walk on out of there back to today

And I took the sound and let it linger while in the contraption

Back to where I started but with new satisfaction

I saw them live and true it felt like a dream

But what a beautiful culture with mine own eyes to have seen

(Speaking of Time Machines, I also have a tune entitled “Time Machine” off of my first album Finally JNote 
which I hope you’ll check out. 

You can find it on CDbaby here: http://bit.ly/2z1VVVD )

Have a fantastic day!