Mashimaro's Corner♥

A Journal response told from Scout's perspective Dear Diary,   The summer has gone by so fast, too fast, in fact, that there is no time for me to prepare what is coming for me at school. To be honest, I was really looking forward to school until today, the day I’ve been told not to read or write until grade three when I can learn it all over again. Oh joy. It is almost as if the school is not welcoming me to learn. But come to think of it, I guess I did learn something today-- that “school’s different”—just as Jem said— and that Miss Caroline is going to be a pain in the butt. Well, maybe I shouldn’t be so harsh on her, after all, she just came to the town this year and she probably hasn’t been familiar with how things work in Maycomb County. The Cunningham family is just one of the examples that Miss Caroline has to learn in Maycomb. Even though the depression has hit the family hard—just as Atticus has told me, the fact that they remain proud and take only what they

What the Flowers Say A poetic response to "Sound of Hollyhocks" by Hugh Garner    These are not hollyhocks by the way. They are just some random pretty flowers that I thought are suitable for my title. :D (photo credit: Me)                                      Hush, hush young man broken- hearted as you were talk to us, the hollyhocks, since we've got good ears   Hush, hush Don't ever let her get in your way you have had enough, we know, to the point you swayed listen to us, the hollyhocks, since we know you best   Hush, hush Don't you ever fret Now is the time for you to be brave The Bitch of Belson would regret   Hush and rest in peace...