she being BRAND

she being BRAND
e.e. cummings

she being Brand

-new;and you
know consequently a
little stiff i was
careful of her and(having

thoroughly oiled the universal
joint tested my gas felt of
her radiator made sure her springs were O.

K.)i went right to it flooded-the-carburetor cranked her

up,slipped the
clutch(and then somehow got into reverse she
kicked what
the hell)next
minute i was back in neutral tried and

again slo-wly;bare,ly nudg. ing(my

lev-er Right-
oh and her gears being in
A 1 shape passed
from low through
second-in-to-high like
greasedlightning)just as we turned the corner of Divinity

avenue i touched the accelerator and give

her the juice,good

(it

was the first ride and believe i we was
happy to see how nice she acted right up to
the last minute coming back down by the Public
Gardens i slammed on

the
internalexpanding
&
externalcontracting
brakes Bothatonce and

brought allofher tremB
-ling
to a:dead.

stand-
;Still)



We had an opportunity to have a litt share today with my area mates. It started with this poem. I profess that I am a VISUAL person. Lemme identify the meaning of being VISUAL. I cannot understand something, unless I'd see it. I cannot feel anything (like gossips or chismax) if nobody would tell me. I always depend on my visual skills. I often see new billboards if I pass by EDSA and often see my friends' new things. Anyway, back to our litt share, we started with this poem. Me, being visual read it without listening to Monica(my co-teacher and friend), but as I am in the midst of the poem, I stopped and listened to her. The poem is so appealing to ones ears if he/she would be able to listen to it. One can understand it more and in a much deeper way if it is being read aloud.

Back to the poem, it has a connotation of something that you should and ought to discover. I don't want to taint your imagination, so feel free to think whatever you wanted to connote with it. Another clue, print this out and look carefully at the structure by looking at the paper in a landscape. If you have any questions, you can ask me.

Happy reading!