Ode to My Blanket

Worn and ragged, soft and cuddly

always by my side, early in the morning or late at night

old seams, new seams

faded yet still mostly white.

 

Young days to old days

happy days to sad days,

short nights, sick nights, long nights, and even sleepless night,

all days and nights.

 

My blanket forever by my side.

 

Literary Litany

To my dad..

 

You are the sword and the stone,
the rock and the foundation.
You are the sunshine in the morning sky
and the green upon the fields.
You are the birds in the sky,
and the breeze in the air.

However, you are not the lion in the den,

the hurt and defeated,
or the sting of sad tears.
And you are certainly not the hurt captured by death.
There is just no way that you are the hurt captured by death.

It is possible that you are the wind at the mountaintop,
maybe even the sunset at night,
but you are not even close
to being the hurt and defeated.

And a quick look in the mirror will show
that you are neither conquerable
nor invincible.

It might interest you to know,
speaking of the plentiful imagery of the world,
that I am also the wind at the mountaintop.

I also happen to be the trees on the mountains,
the breeze in the air
and the laughter in the room.

I am also the stars and moon in the nighttime sky

and the sunshine beaming down.
But don't worry, I'm not the rock and the foundation.
You are still the rock and the foundation.
You will always be the rock and the foundation,
not to mention the sword and--somehow—the stone.

 

Personal Introduction

Hello!! My name is Aimee Ploss and this is my second semester here at LCSC. My birthday is July 25, so that makes me a very young 18 years old. Home is a little farm town in Southern Idaho, Jerome (not far from Twin Falls).

I grew up on a farm in Jerome and have moved pipe and picked rock as long as I can remember. In my later years on the farm, I also started driving tractor. I am always outside in the summer time and because of this I have developed a love for warm weather and the outdoors.
My major here at LC is Elementary Education; I have ALWAYS wanted to be a teacher and my dream is to teach 1st grade. Many people say that little kids are gross and germ infested; however, I love being around them and they brighten my day!!

I look forward to learning about and meeting many new people!!