Friday Foto Finish Fiesta: Reading is Fundamental

In March, those of us who love to read commemorate this joie de vivre by celebrating Dr. Seuss' Birthday and National Reading Month. I'm sure there's a month for everything and every cause under the sun, but reading is fundamental to me.

Why do I bring this up now? Because I just uncovered this cute shot in the POPrs Family Archives. Meet College Boy in his younger years, showing off one of his favorite authors. Mine, too!

I can read in red. I can read in blue.

I can read in pickle color, too.

I can read in bed, and in purple, and in brown.

I can read in a circle and upside down.

I can read with my left eye.

I can read with my right.

I can read Mississippi with my eyes shut tight.

There are so many things you can learn about, but

You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.

The more that you read, the more things you will know.

The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.

If you read with your eyes shut, you’re likely to find

That the place where you’re going is far, far behind.

So that’s why I tell you to keep your eyes wide,

Keep them wide open ... at least on one side!

~From I Can Read with My Eyes Shut, by Dr. Seuss~

This Seussical Tribute is brought to you by Candid Carrie, and her Friday Foto Finish Fiesta!

Wordful Wednesday: With Apologies to Theodor Seuss Geisel

This birthday tribute to Dr. Seuss was scribbled as part of the Random Complexity Writing Challenge. 190 words. And PS: This poem was created as part of Angie's Wordful Wednesday.

One year two year

red year blue year.

Black year blue year

old year new year.

One might have a little star

One might feature a new car

Say! What a lot of years there are.

Yes. Some were red. And some were blue.

Just ask George Bush, and Obama, too!

Some were sad.

And some were glad.

And some years were you

very, very bad?

Why were they sad and glad and bad?

I do not know.

I've asked my Dad.

We learned to read with your silly fish

your zany Whos, and with Horton, too.

We followed the antics

of those who did that:

The Sneetches, The Grinch

and The Cat in The Hat.

So we'd like to wish you

48 hours late

the birthday of birthdays,

you just are so great!

'Cause young children still read

to remember your day.

Green Eggs and Ham

just won't go away!

It's hard to believe

you're one hundred and five.

When we read your short books

you're most surely alive!

So, please, take this poem

for what it is worth

we all wanted to remember

the day of your birth!