Saudade

In that precise moment, I knew what we were and what we weren't.

So it begins ...

Three of my close friends engaged over the holidays, and my first friend pregnant.

Am I making myself clear?

They study poetry, but do not think poetically.  They do not know how to think like a reader when reading, nor how to think like a writer while writing, nor how to think like a listener while listening.  Consequently they are poor readers, writers, and listeners.  They certainly aren't poets.

- Some website on critical thinking.