Tuesday, December 9 - Persona Poetry

Billy Joel

It all started in those little piano bars,
Helping mom meet ends meet,
not graduating with my class,
started my musical career.
Not going to Columbia University,
instead Columbia Records.
Founding Echoes,
seeing the Beetles.
My life was forever changed.
Attempting suicide,
Meeting Elizabeth,
having a son
Ruining Attila
Being signed to Family Productions,
selling Cold Spring Harbor.
Things were rough
I had hit the charts!
Leaving the world for six months,
writing Piano Man, my greatest hit.
Opening for the Beach Boys,
touring the United States.
Life couldn't have gotten any better.
Except when I was called a soft-rocker,
these labels insulted me.
Losing a Grammy was the end.
Going to the Soviet Union,
Going No. 1 on the Billboards,
Playing in Madison Square Garden,
its been rough,
but it's worth it.

Sonnet

Best Thing You Lost

 

You were the best thing ever in my life.

What mistake did I make to deserve this?

You practically stabbed my heart with a knife.

I’m stuck sitting, trying to reminisce.

 

All I can picture is coal for you eyes

And the way your hair stays in place.

Then I see you kissing her, my heart cries.

I’m left broken, shattered into pieces.

 

I made the mistake to take back your love,

Thinking you would treat me better this time.

But you proved me wrong once again with a smack.

Then I became strong and gave you a smile.

Thursday, December 4 - Unrequited Love

All I could think about was him. How he smiled, how he ran his fingers through his hair, or how he smiled at the dumbest things. He was on my mind 24/7. The only problem? he didn't feel the same about me. How could he not of liked me? Why couldn't he just quit talking to the other girl? What does he even see in her?  These kind of thoughts crossed my mind all the time. I couldn't help it, I thought I really loved him. He took me in, he cared, and then all that went down the drain.  It still haunts me. He got me into so many bad things. He ruined my life, pushing me away from all my friends. He ruined everything between us. I could never forgive him. He still stands begging for my forgiveness, I still haven't ever forgave him. Now I am gone, he realizes that he is alone. I wonder how he feels for one to love, but not be loved? Oh wait, I know.

Tuesday, December 2- Top Secret

"I know. I am trying to think of what to do! How am I suppose to take down the top terrorists who are on the Most Wanted list? I can't stop them by myself from meeting and planning to blow up Washington D.C.! This is not a one man job!" I hear my husband yell in the shower as I lay hear trying to sleep. All I wanted was to go back to sleep on the snowy day, but now that has just taken a turn. Who is he talking to? What is happening? Should I ask him about it? or should I just keep pretending I am asleep? I'll ask him about it, maybe I can help.
*he gets out of the shower*
"Hey, what were you talking about while in the shower?" I ask.
"Oh nothing." he replies.
"Don't lie to me. I know something is wrong, and I want to know." I say.
"I can't tell you. It is Top Secret." he tells me.
"Well I mean I already know that the top terrorists are meeting and planning to blow up D.C., so why not just go ahead and tell me." I shout.
"I have to go, just know that I love you," he says as he walks out.
*I wake up in a panic with my heart racing. This was the worst nightmare yet. As I sit up, he starts to panic and asks what's wrong. I tell him, and he promised he won't be going anywhere, and it'll be okay.*

Friday, November 21 - Ekphrasis

Circus Slideshow by Georges Seurat

 

Made of many dots,

all different colors.

Putting abnormal people on display,

for paying people to look at.

It is not right, but it happens.

Hearing the trombone play,

and the people talking.

Smells of food, animals, and people

it's not an everyday thing.

Feelings of judgment, hatred, weirdness.

Not everyone is the same,

those who are different are shown.

They're paid to be seen.

No one treats them right,

because they're "freaks" or weird.

Isn't everyone a little weird?


http://totallyhistory.com/circus-sideshow/
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/437654

 

 

 



Thursday, November 20- Emotions

Characters- Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust and Riley
Background- Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions: Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear, and Disgust.

*Situation* Riley is invited to a pool party being thrown by a girl she has just met.
"I am so glad she got invited to this pool party! It will be good for her to leave and get out of this house. It is making her even sadder." said Joy.
"What if her parents won't allow her to go? What if she gets mad fun of there? How will she handle any peer pressure that is brought to her? What if she misses out on making new friends by not going? What will they think of her if she doesn't do?" asked Fear.
"I wouldn't go if I was her. There will be so many people there, and that means the chance of getting sick. You don't know how often they clean the cool. There could be things floating around." said Disgust.
"They're only inviting her because she is the new kid, and she has no friends here. Just let her stay home, she'll show them she doesn't need them." yelled Anger.
"What do you think Sadness? Do you think she should go or no?" asked Joy.
Sadness responded with, "I think she should go. She is too sad, and if she gets any sadder, she will just become depressed. She doesn't need to sit at home and mope around."
"Well then it looks like she should go!" exclaimed Joy.

Tuesday, November 18 - Treason & Historical Fiction

 

1861 was the year,

Lincoln was elected.   

On a train to D.C.,

he was going to be killed.

 

Many death threats,

no worries.

This time was different.

Rumors spread.

 

Going through Baltimore,

no stopping,

not taking that chance.

No one needed to die.

 

No one did die,

for they were safe this time.

There would be many other times.

It was real on April 15, 1865.

 

http://history1800s.about.com/od/crimesanddisasters/ss/failed-assassinations_4.htm

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-unsuccessful-plot-to-kill-abraham-lincoln-2013956/

Monday, November 17 - Found Poem

 

I was sleepy.

Why?

Television.

I tried.

I began to complain.

I was deep under the surface.

I was accustomed to it.

Then I'd return,

as if nothing had happened.

http://www.michaeldpollock.com/how-i-overcame-tv-addiction/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_addiction

Friday, November 14th- Berlin Wall

It had been twenty- eight years since I last saw Oma (grandmother). Mutter (mother), Vater (father), Adele, and I live in West Germany while Oma lives in East Germany. Adele and I use to go and visit her every Sunday, but since the Soviet Union now controlled East Germany we could not go visit her. I miss her very much. I miss how she use to read me stories or how she would give me Kekse. All that was changed today though. Today, was a very special day. They were tearing down the wall that kept me from visiting Oma. The wall that kept her out of my life for twenty eight years. None of that mattered anymore, for today we would make up for lost time. We would do everything; read, bake, share stories. Mutter, Vater, Adele, and I went to where the gates were open, waiting for Oma. We waited for her for hours, and then Adelaide, Oma's sister, told us she did not make it to see the gates open. I was crushed, and started crying. How could she of not made it? I thought she was so strong! Did she not care about what was waiting for her on the other sides of the gates? All these questions ran through my mind as I drifted off to sleep.

Thursday, November 13- Macabre Art

 

Crying.

All skin and bones,

thus being the Holocaust.

Feelings of pain and torture.

All because they were different.

They weren't pure German.

They were the others.

Deceased were lucky,

Yelling to a god,

they wanted help.

Help being death,

or being released.

The Final Solution will be there soon.



Wednesday, November 12 - The Haunted House

 

At night she cries.

Made from clouds,

she haunts the family.

No one knows her,

or why she does it,

but she does.

 She's takes their loved ones.

At daybreak she disappears.

Leaving no sign,

but death.

Friday, November 7 - Ewww....that's creepy!

 

 

The past is a ghost.
The future may be a nightmare.
To tell you truth,
the now is beginning to feel
a little bit creepy.

Without appreciating life
One cannot understand death
paintings, stories, and talking of it
Destroying the will to live
Even before life gets a chance
Before the journey starts.

Thursday, October 30th- Caspar Lee

*Filming a YouTube video*

"Hi my name is Caspar Lee, and today I am going to talk about things I love. The first thing I love with all my heart is pizza. I could eat it all day, any day, everyday. Pizza is the love of my life except there is a little part of my heart that belongs to my daughter Emma Lee. Joe Sugg, who is my roommate, and I had Emma. We do everything and travel together like we love going home to South Africa to see my mother. Other things that I love are being verified on Twitter, beating Joe Sugg in Fifa, DJing,telling my followers when it is Friday, hosting interviews, and my onesies. I have so many onesies, I have a leopard one, a crocodile one, a Pikachu one, and a moose looking one. Until next week. Don't forget to subscribe and give this video a thumbs up!"
*Turns off camera*

Tuesday, October 28th- Mixed Up Cup

"Hey Bill, look at what I found! It looks like a time machine," exclaimed Hillary Clinton.
"Hillary, what do you expect us to do with that?" said Bill.
"Well lets try it out!" Hillary replied.
"Where and when do you want to go?" asked Bill.
"Let's go to Gettysburg in 1864!" she said.
"I guess that will be fine! Are we going to take anything with us?" Bill asked.
"Let's take our bikes, and then political stickers. A few people might want to know what we are for!" Hillary said.
*two minutes later*
"I got my bike and my stickers. You have your bike and stickers Bill?' Hillary asked.
"Yep, lets go!" Bill said.
*150 years back in time*
"Bill, we did it! We went back in time!" Hillary said.
'Let's go explore!" Bill said.
*So they got on their bikes, and started through a field. Ten minutes into the ride, Hillary's bike tire started to go flat.*
"Bill! My tire! It is going flat!" Hillary yelled.
"Well bad news, here come the confederates! I am leaving! You're on your own!" Bill yelled and with that sped off.
"Lady who are you and what are you doing on Confederate land? Are you a spy?" asked a Confederate soldier.
"No! I swear, I used a time machine to come back in time!" Hillary told them.
"Take her captive, she is defiantly a spy!" said the soldier.
"You won't take me captive!"
*With that she ran and ran! She then pulled something out of her pocket. What she pulled out was a mini time machine. She pressed New York 2014 and then she went. Leaving Bill to fend for himself in Gettysburg in the year 1864.*

Monday, October 27 - Fairy Tale Name Poem

A    Adventurous
R    Resourceful
I     Imaginative
E    Ebullient
L    Loveable

Friday, October 24 - X Marks the Spot

"You would never believe the dream I had, Andrew!" I said.
"What!?" asked Andrew.
"It was Black Widow, Captain Sia, and I. We were all pirates, and we had just ransacked a passing ship. In the treasures we had picked up was a map. We were going to take a guess and say that it was a treasure map. It had a big, red X on it. So we decided to follow the map, to see what was buried. We had to sail around rocks, though a storm, and through hammerhead sharks. Finally after ten days of sailing where the map told us to, we reached a beach. Once we got off the ship, we followed the map to where the big red X was. We started digging. Soon after digging we heard a CLINK, and we knew we had found the treasure.  We were hoping in the treasure chest would be gold or weapons. But that is not what we got when we opened the chest. We opened the chest, and there sat at least 50 pineapples. On top of the pineapples sat a note that read "Haha, suckers. You took the wrong map. Serves you right." That was when I woke up. It was one of the best dreams!"
"That sounds so cool! We should go home and play pirates now!" exclaimed Andrew.
"Ok, let's go!" I said.

Thursday, October 23 - That's punny!

Teacher: "Okay kids, we are going to start a new thing today in the classroom to get some laughs up in here. I am going to ask every one of you to write down a pun, and then will share them. Ready, set write."
*ten minutes later*
Teacher: "Okay, we are going to share them now. We are going to go around the circle. We will start with Jenny and end with Brooks."
Jenny: "I'm glad I know sign language, it's pretty handy."
Luke: "I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me."
Brooklyn: "Don't trust acupuncture, they're back stabbers."
Kali: "He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends."
Johan: "Need an ark to save two of every animal? I noah guy."
Marc: "To write with a broken pencil is pointless."
Britt: "There was once a cross-eyed teacher who couldn't control his pupils."
Taylor: "A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired."
Lily: "I relish the fact that you've mustard the strength to ketchup to me."
Brooks: "I did a theatrical performance about puns. Really it was just a play on words."
Teacher: "Thank you class for sharing all of those wonderful puns. They made my day a lot better. We will continue to do this every Thursday."

Tuesday, October 21 - Deja Vu

Caroline, who was on a boat, studied the old man carefully.
She thought and thought,
"Where have I seen him?
Have I ever actually met this man?
This is such a bad case of deja Vu!"
Looking at the man,
it finally hit her!
"This man was in great-grandmother's pictures!
He came over from Germany with great- grandmother!"
The talked, and realized it wasn't the right man,
it was the man's great grandson.
"This was one really weird case of deja vu!" Caroline said.

Thursday, October 16 - RAIN

Rain

Boring, Tiring

Showers, Down- pours, Blows

Hydrogen, Oxygen, Minerals, Nutrients

Sprinkles, Flurries, Falls

Freezing, Wet

Snow

Wednesday, October 15 - I remember when...

I remember when life was simple
I got in trouble for little things.
Like callings someone stupid,
or saying "you're dumb".

When my punishment was going to timeout,
or to my room.
Now, I never want to leave my room,
or to face the big world.

Why do I need to face the big world?
Why can't life be simple again?
Will it ever be simple again?
How do I face the big world?

The world will never be the same,
I have to face the big world,
with confidence.
Maybe the big world isn't so scary.