Haiku Poems - Loudoun County Public Schools
English 9 Poems 2008-9 Vallor/Skinner
Haiku Poems
Haiku
The birds keep the tone
The wind keeps the steady beat
Nature is my song
Haiku
The joyous season
Flowers smile towards the bright sun
Peaceful, calm winds soar
Haiku
Ocean waves crash soft.
Rugged sand tickles my feet.
It’s heaven on earth.
Haiku
Burning grains of sand
Find their way between my toes
As waves swiftly crash
Haiku
Sapphire clear water
Quietly full of power
Night on the ocean
Haiku
Hot Barren Terrain
Countless Grains Upon the Land
Water Denied Sand
Haiku
I sit in the woods
The trickling of a stream
Music to my ears
Haiku
The night is ending.
Bright sun comes up over the hill.
Morning has started.
Haiku
Violent waves crash along
The shores of blue, open seas
Calling of nature
Haiku
Footprints on the sand.
Beaming seashells sparkle bright.
Soft waves hit the shore.
Haiku
Snow falls down gently
Over the town like a blanket
The start of winter
Haiku
Bold Mt. Everest
Conquer the heights of beauty
Majestic danger
Haiku
A scent fills the air
The sky’s grey eyes fill with tears
Drops flood the concrete
Haiku
Colors and races
They don’t make a difference
We’re all just people
Haiku
Waiting for water
A seed under the soil
Waiting, still waiting
Haiku
When the sun rises
It will shine through my window
Saying good morning
Haiku
The birds fly up high
Undisturbed by the high winds
Soaring invincibly
Haiku
The sun sets above
Bright colors of pinks and blues
Peace reigns over the land
Haiku
Once in the morning
The blue bird whistles a tune
Greeting the new day
Haiku
Night is beginning
The moon is glowing brightly
Piercing through the darkness
The Pond
A beautiful pond
The sun shines off its water
A form of comfort
Haiku
Cherry blossoms bloom
From the month of March to June
A gift from Japan
Tanka Poems
Snowflake
When a snowflake forms
It’s a tiny miracle
Unique in all ways
It’s a perfect crystal shape
Slowly drifting from the sky
Tanka
All of the birdies
Chirping high in the green trees
Fluffing their feathers
Little babies in their nests
Waiting to devour food
Tanka
Raindrops fall and break
Like pieces of broken glass
Shatter on the ground
Falling from the cold deluge
Filling up the skies at night
Tanka
Sun on the Meadow
Soft Grass Blowing in the Wind
Water’s Gentle Wake
Unspoiled Land Free of Man
A Picture of Nature’s Bliss
Tanka
Oceans
Beautiful oceans
The warm sand beneath my feet
Crystal blue water
The waves splash against the shore
And sparkle in the warm sun
Tanka
Waves crash on the sand
The sun beats down on my skin
Happiness is here
How I wish I could stay long
Tranquility is reached
Tanka
New first born baby.
Elegant, soft skin, and hair.
Little fingers curl.
Bright green eyes distinguish all.
A pleasant bundle of love.
Tanka
Fear is upon us
Darkness fills our minds with thoughts
Sleep is out of reach
Moon goes down and sun comes out
Peacefully we rise again
Tanka
Bright blue is the sky
Suddenly it turns to black
Lightning flashes bright
Life can change in a moment
Expect the unexpected
Tanka
The lightning strikes
The birds fly into the sky
The waves roar with rage
The fish splash and flail about
The sky grey flashes with light
Tanka
In a darkened room,
Grey shades take away new light,
Quiet as can be,
A sad song of white lies plays,
Hear its charming melody.
Music
Piano playing
Guitars strumming, sounding soft (notice the euphony here)
Voices sing over all
Drums following the rhythm
The sweet sound of music plays
Tanka
Leaves fall from the trees
Softly touching the bright grass
Flowers bloom in place
As the sun smiles down at me
I enjoy the warm spring day
Tanka
The warm sun setting
The sand one hot cools slowly
Calm waves rolling in
Light gleams off the pool of blue
The day is done and at rest
Tanka
You can live your life
What you do is your choice only
Don’t let your time pass
Live, laugh, love it’s what you have
Make every moment like it’s your last
Cinquains
Cinquain
1964
Change, equality
Fighting, protesting, inspiring
“I have a dream”
Civil Rights Movement
Cinquain
The universe
Mysterious, strange
Exploding, growing, shrinking
Galaxies with out number
Cosmos
The Night
The night
Quiet and peaceful
Covering, preserving, enduring
Reveals once hidden stars
Evening
Cinquain
Life
Ups, downs, unpredictable
Learn, live, love
Journey with a purpose
Existence
Cinquain
Time
Endless, fast
Moving, flowing, passing
Slipping through fingers
Duration
Cinquain
Grandma
Smart and Amazing
Thinking, Contemplating, Slowly slipping from here
God took her back
The Best
Cinquain
The ocean
Blue and glistening
Flowing, crashing, never-ending
Stretching into the sky
Sea
Sunset
Sunset
Velvet, orange
Descending, reaching, hiding
Bringing us new day
Dusk
Parents
Parents
Unselfish, intelligent
Caring, protecting, teaching
Whom we all love
Heroes
Cinquain
Athlete
Dedicated, Powerful
Running, Jumping, Lifting
Pushing through the pain
Competitor
List Poems
Things to be thankful for
Warm and soothing showers
A nice room to clean
Pictures to look at
A toothbrush and a sink
Shoes to wear on my feet
A dog to love and care for
Fun people to laugh with
A piano with bright white keys
Lights to turn on and off
Homework to do in the evening
Great memories to look back on
The little things
Things to Be Thankful For
My Life
My Country
My Health
My Family
My House
My Food
My Clothes
My Friends
My Education
My Clubs
My Stuff
My God
Things We Wish For
Flowers after a spring rain
Summer on a snowy day
A smile in a lonely place
Color on a blank page
Clear sky in a thunderstorm
Light on a dark, cold night
Loyalty from a good friend
Fresh air in a stuffy room
A home to call your own
Hope when there is none left
The easing of a broken heart
Always wishing to have the opposite
Never thankful for what we have
Things You Never Grow Too Old For
Creating forts in the basement
Singing along to Sesame Street
Playing cops and robbers
Dancing in the rain
Digging in the sandbox
Laughing until you cry
Coloring with crayons
Rolling in the mud
Building sand castles
Falling asleep in the car
Wishing too big
Swinging on swings
Pretending to fly
Falling in love
Racing across the lawn
Playing with Play-Dough
Screaming at the top of your lungs
Hugging your mom
Chasing lightning bugs
Wishing you could change the world
Things to do on a rainy day
Watch the discovery channel
Bake cookies
Play candy land
Make a paper air plane
Eat some ice cream
Take a nap
Jump in puddles
Dance
Blow bubbles
McDonalds Play land!
Play dress up
Put a blanket on the floor and pretend you’re on a fishing boat
Things That Bring a Smile to My Face
The wind through my hair
The sand through my feet
Blooming flowers
Crashing waves
The smell of the salty, open sea
Frolicking in the rain
Thunderstorms
Ice cream cones on a hot, summer day
Loud music
Looking at the starry night sky
Long road trips
Riding roller coasters as my stomach turns inside out
Putting a smile on other people’s faces
List Poem
Be who you want to be
Dance like no one is watching
Sing like no one is listening
Dream big
Enjoy all the little things in your life
Expect a miracle
Live, love, laugh and be thankful
Never ever give up
Refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies
Love like you’ve never been hurt
Live each day likes it’s your last
Be yourself, know yourself, trust yourself.
The Best Things in Life
Laughing until your stomach hurts
Smiling for no reason
Watching the stars at night
Driving with no destination
Singing at the top of your lungs
Making new friends
Being with your family
Helping someone in need
Learning something new every day
Falling in love
Giving your all
Reaching your dreams
Things I want to do before I die
See the Aurora Borealis with my own two eyes
Be in the Guinness Book of World Records
Go on a road trip with my best friends
Set foot on all seven continents
Ride a huge Ferris wheel
Ride in a hot air balloon
Swim with a dolphin
Go to Disney World
Meet a celebrity
Go scuba diving
Go camping
Crowd surf
Acrostic Poems
Happiness
Hold each moment as precious
A smile on your face
Pass the time with laughter
Perfect wind in your hair
In your heart there is only hope
Nothing but the taste of freedom
Every sound is like music
Seeing only the beauty around you
Speaking only love
Darfur
Deteriorating souls left without hope
A people’s suffering left untouched.
Rain of the heart left streaking down faces.
Far off eyes left searching for an escape
Under nourished children left for scavengers.
Reach beyond yourself to help those left behind.
Spring
Sweet music of waking birds
Pollen tickles your nose
Rain drops fall on your head
Incredible beauty of the new day
New flowers open their petals
Gone is winter’s hold
Destiny
Don’t plan things
Everything happens for a reason
Save your sorrow for later, live life now.
Time is gold
Introduced by fate
Never stop the flow of life
Yesterday, today, tomorrow have already been written.
Mother
Mothers are there to tie your shoe
Over protective-only because she doesn’t want to lose
you
Taking care of your cuts, no matter how bad
Holding your hand when you feel sad
Every where you go she’s in your mind
Remember, she’s one of a kind
Friendship
Funny when you need a smile
Right there when you need them
Inside jokes
Exciting and enjoyable
Nothing gets by them
Don’t leave home without them
Shoulder to cry on
Happy to see you
Incredible
Plenty of reasons to call you friend
Dedication
Deciding your fate
Energizing yourself
Deciding your life
Igniting the spark
Creating the opportunity
Answering the challenge
Toppling the competition
Igniting yourself
Out and Ready
Never give up
Soccer
Shooting for the goal
Opportunity to score
Crazy fans screaming
Cuts and bruises
Eyes on you
Running with all you got
Soccer
Spectators cheering on the sidelines
Open goal to kick at
Crafty movements with they’re feet
Careful to make sure no one steels the ball
Even if the opponent takes the ball, try to get it back
Reach for the win
Motif Poems
Music
Music is passion
Music is notes flowing inside you
Music is a powerful message
Music is the light at the end of the tunnel
Music is a way of life
Music is joy
Music is discovering a whole new world
Music is telling a story
Music is pouring your heart out
Music is showing your emotions
Music is finding yourself
Music is me
Motif
Take Time
Take time to notice…
How the sky is sapphire
How the scent of a flower fills the air
How snow freezes your fingertips
How the sun burns your nose
How a star glistens in a black night
How water quenches your thirst
How tree branches sway
How daytime is full of life
How the wind whistles a tune
How some people can stay so optimistic in the worst of times
How your friends make you smile
How there is always light at the end of a tunnel
Live Life
Live life to seek the meaning of adventure
Live life to seek the meaning of love
Live life to seek the meaning of friendship
Live life to seek the meaning of hope
Live life to seek the meaning of passion
Live life to seek the meaning of dedication
Live life to seek the meaning of faith
Live life to seek the meaning of miracles
Live life to seek the meaning of happiness.
Live life to seek the meaning of passion.
Live life to seek the end of the chapter.
Live life to find your fairytale ending.
Don’t Be Afraid
Don’t be afraid to speak what’s in your heart
Don’t be afraid to do what’s right
Don’t be afraid to show your style
Don’t be afraid to be who you are
Don’t be afraid to laugh out loud
Don’t be afraid to take a stand
Don’t be afraid to open your mind
Don’t be afraid to stand out in a crowd
Don’t be afraid to challenge yourself
Don’t be afraid to take a risk
Don’t be afraid to face your fears
Don’t be afraid, and you can take on anything
Winning
Winning means giving it your all
Winning means dedication
Winning means playing with passion
Winning means practicing
Winning means outworking your competitors
Winning means playing until the final buzzer sounds
Winning means never giving up
Winning means giving it one hundred percent
Winning means teamwork
Winning means getting dirty
Winning means firing up your team
Winning means your hard work has paid off
Inspiration
How your eyes shine so bright
How your hair moves in the wind
How your laugh warms my heart
How your jokes make me grin
How your determination inspires me
How your patience is clear
How your intelligence and wit make me smile so dear
How your sadness engulfs you
How selfless you are
How I wish I could be close to as great as you are
Dream
Dream of a forest
A never-ending sea of green
Dream of the dark trees
Throwing shattered shadows
Dream of the Flowers
Bursts of green among the green
Dream of the rain
Softly falling on your skin
Dream of the forest stream
Ever changing and ever moving
Dream of the silver pools
Reflecting the dark expanse
Dream of the silence
Broken only by the melodies of nature
Dream of a forest
Dream of serenity
Home
Home is more than just a house
Home is where you live your life
Home is meaningful to your heart
Home is beautiful days and nights
Home is warm and cozy
Home is a place where you belong
Home is the people who love you
Home is safe and comforting
Home is where you want to go
Home is countless good times
Home is a happy childhood
Home is a promising future
Home is where time flies by
Home is where your heart remains
Home is more than just a house
Let Go
Let go of what bothers you
Let go of the past
Let go of what is bad
Let go of what makes you sad
Let go if you can’t control it
Let go if it doesn’t matter
Let go if it hurts to think about
Let go if you can’t change it
Let go even if it means you will cry
Let go as hard as it may be
Let go because god didn’t want it for you
Don’t let go if you really believe in it
Home
Home is where you’re happy
Home is where your family is
Home is where your friends are
Home is where you go when you’re sad
Home is where you won’t be judged for what you do
Home is where you feel safe
Home is where you want to be
Home is where you feel warm inside
Home is where you get hugged and kissed even if you don’t want it
Home is where everyone you care about lives
Home is where your heart is
Home is where you’re loved
Motif Poem
The secret of life is laughter
The secret of life is doing every bit that you can
The secret of life is found in a child's eyes
The secret of life is self-expression
The secret of life is being thankful
The secret of life is all around us
The secret of life is skipping through the hard times
The secret of life is a nap in the sun
The secret of life is living in the now
The secret of life is a positive outlook
The secret of life is different for everyone
The secret of life is something that can't be sold or bought
The secret of life is discovered by accident
The secret of life is found on the lines of a page
The secret of life is taking it easy
The secret of life is knowing your priorities
The secret of life is whatever you want it to be
Remember
Remember to have fun
Remember to be you
Remember to laugh loudly
Remember to be happy
Remember to smile joyfully
Remember to feel the breeze
Remember to smell the flowers
Remember to enjoy the little things
Remember to share kindness
Remember to walk proudly
Remember to love every second
Remember to live life to the fullest
Football
Football is the game of the strong.
Football is not for the weak.
Football takes the most intense training.
Football is our game no one else’s.
Football requires the hard determination.
Football is going to get me somewhere.
Football makes America what it is.
Football is more in detail than most think it is.
Football requires lots of studying.
Football requires you to know your enemy as yourself.
Football is a natural thing for me.
Football is my outlet for times of need.
Family
Family is who you love
Family loves you back
Family takes care of you
Family tucks you in at night
Family teaches you what to do
Family teaches what not to do
Family will be there for you when times are getting touch
Family will protect you when life is getting rough
“How To” Poems
How To…Cloud Watch
Find a nice patch of land
Lay down on your back
Get comfortable and quiet
Spread out like a star
Close your eyes
Listen to the sound of nature
Take in a deep breath
Let your eyes flutter open
Look straight up at the ocean blue sky
Pick a cloud
Let your imagination soar
Look it’s a bunny!
How to Relax
Go for a walk on the beach
At sunset,
Feel the cool blowing breeze
and feel the light sand sift through your toes
Pick up a shell
and listen
listen to the calls of the ocean
Follow the swift breeze
to the shore
Take a few steps into the waves
Embrace the comfortable crash of the waves
and enjoy the relaxing beach
How to Live a Life Worth Living
Fight for what you believe.
Learn to lose.
Find happiness in the little things.
Learn to love.
Allow yourself to feel pain.
Learn from the pain.
Respect yourself.
Learn to respect others.
Have faith.
Learn your beliefs.
Forgive and Forget.
Learn what is really important in life.
Be independent.
Learn to depend.
Open up and let people in.
Learn who you are.
Give back to those less fortunate.
Learn to prioritize.
Make memories.
Learn to relax.
Strive for your best.
Never settle for less.
Enjoy the miracles of life.
Learn to make your own miracles.
How to Save the World
Share a smile
Extend a helping hand
Run the extra mile
Give a laugh
Wrap someone in a hug
Sacrifice your time
Reach out to the lost
Forgive the undeserving
Love even when it hurts
Be aware
Don’t turn your back
Shout for the silent
Be the change you wish to see in the world
How to be a Tree
Always give everything you can
Never ask for anything
Give the children a place to play
Let them swing from your branches
Blossom so they can smell the sweet scented flowers
Give them a shady place on sunny days
And shelter on rainy days
Let them cut your branches to build a tree house
Then make the ultimate sacrifice and
Let them cut you down
After that give them a place to sit
Remember to always give everything you can
And never ask for anything in return
How to be a better person
Never doubt yourself
Give strangers an unexpected smile
Make people laugh
Give good advice
Know your limits; and test them
Sit in a quiet room, and just think
Compliment people who seem insecure
Believe in fairy tale happy endings
Be outgoing and try new things
Never be afraid of failure
Find a great friends who is always there for you
Believe in yourself because you can do anything.
How to make time pass by when you’re bored
Learn to dance in the rain.
Listen to music, while belching it out.
Call your friends till they answer.
Eat handfuls of candy till you feel like you’re going to fall over.
Go outside and cover you driveway in chalk.
Lie in the grass and stare up at the stars.
Take pictures until it hurts to smile.
Jump on your bed until you fall off.
Make a fort that covers your entire room.
Look up in the sky and decide what the clouds look like.
Pick dandelions and let them float away, while you make a wish.
Climb a tree, until you reach the top, if you fail get up and try again.
Pick flowers and give them to the people that mean the most to you.
How To Make The Person You Love, Love You Back
Give them your whole heart and they’ll surely return the favor
When you fall in love, fall deep
Be yourself and they’ll love you for who you are
Cherish the time you have with them for it may be gone before you know
Be light-hearted and free
Let your personality shine
Let the colors of your world be bright when that person is around
Let your soul be seen through the window of your eyes
Tell the stories of your past for they may be your future
Embrace the reality of a friendship and your relationship will flourish
Soak in their presence
When you walk, picture that person’s face at the end of your path and one day
But most importantly enjoy
How to poem
How to live life to the fullest:
Live every day like it’s your last
Travel to every little corner of the world
Be yourself, not matter what someone says
Experience all emotions, good and bad
Step in someone else’s shows and understand them
Help others more than yourself
Climb a mountain in life, literally or metaphorically
Touch someone’s life
Laugh until your stomach hurts
Find your true friends and never let them go
Love another with all your heart and soul
But most importantly, enjoy
How to enjoy life
Live one day at a time
Appreciate the beauty of nature
Accept the bad along with the good
Love your friend
Take time and enjoy nature
Don’t take tomorrow for granted
Respect everyone
Give more than you receive
Understand people’s pain and help
Know that there is a reason for your life
Don’t practice hate
Enjoy life like it’s your last day
How to Live Life
Laugh every day
Love the ones who love you
Enjoy what you do
Live your life the fullest
Do what you dream of doing
Make friends,
Set goals and strive to achieve
Strive for the best
Walk on the path less taken
Have good and bad times
But mostly remember the good
Listen to your heart.
How to Appreciate the World Around You
Have a positive attitude
Keep an open mind
Believe that there is no such thing as the impossible
Pay attention to the little things around you
Make precious memories
Choose love over hate
Experience the unimaginable
Live everyday like it's your last
Never give up
Accomplish your dreams in life
Treasure every moment
Live outside your comfort zone
Follow your heart
Believe that everything is a gift
How To Overcome Your Fears
Never give up
Believe in yourself
Don’t listen to anyone else
Follow your heart
Don’t regret
Get ready to experience a new thing
Don’t think about the “what Ifs”
Think about how you will feel after
Think about nothing else
Make it your goal
Don’t get scared
Live life to its fullest
How to live your life
Always take chances
Never forget
Love always
Open your mind
Listen to your heart
Love unconditionally
Be greatful for what you have
Be proud of who you are
Find true love
Make changes for the better
Judge no one
Respect everyone
Never regret
Rhyming Poems
Tonight’s the Night!
It’s the opening night of the show
And everyone’s getting prepared.
I have a big smile on my face,
But inside I’m really scared.
Costumes are flying everywhere;
Hair and makeup’s being done.
I can’t breathe but I keep telling myself,
“This is going to be so much fun!”
Running lines, singing scales
And sipping on hot tea,
What if I crack, or sneeze, or fall?
I’m as nervous as can be!
I suddenly feel confident
Because I know I’ve rehearsed a ton.
The lights go down, the curtain opens,
Rhyming Poem
Black or white
short or with height
we are all one race
so please embrace
From the valleys of death
to the mountain tops of breath
let us live as one
come to peace, without a gun
destroy the sand grains of hate
for me must not discriminate
then create the rock of brotherhood
equality is for our own good
your heart should not be filled with sad
for instead it should feel mad
that we have not yet built a dome
where everyone under can call it home
So I have a dream
That one day my children will gleam
because of their character, not their skin
that day I shall declare a win
Rhyming Poem
There’s a billion…
Grains of sand on an oceanfront
Discoveries to be made in a treasure hunt
Stars in the calm dazzling night sky
Ways to make me start to cry
Flowers blooming on a sunny spring day
Fish swishing about in a dark blue bay
Snow flakes falling from the clear crystal cloud
Hands clapping in a concert crowd
Blades of grass swaying side to side
Deserted shells washed up in a tide
Magical melodies that make people smile
Things that make living life worthwhile
Memories kept and pictures saved
And mischievous kids who haven’t behaved
But there’s only one mother as special as you
I love you so much, I swear it’s true.
Rhyming Poem
Play
The Sky is the background
The audience is the stars
The music begins to sound
As the show is not ours
The frogs sing the bass
The crickets begin to start
Together they keep the pace
And center stage is the main part
Through the woods two eyes peer
It’s a cougar who peeps
On a little sleeping dear
The hunters’ prey wakes and leaps
The chase is a sight to see
But gone is the deer in the cougar’s eyes
The deer escapes and is free
As the bright sun begins to rise
It is the end of the night
The frogs end their low calls
On the horizon there is light
As the final curtain falls
Rhyming Poem
A sky turning to red
The thunderous clap of an explosion
A soldier lays down his head
A world in corrosion
Armies led by unknown forces
Continuing like gears and cogs grinding
People headed on different courses
But all intertwining and winding
One by one the fall has begun
Fear placed into peoples minds
From the flashes of a gun
What will become of mankind
Standing on the edge of a knife
Was it all just a test
Possible conclusion to life
Hope for the best, but pray for the rest
Rhyming Poem
I wish I could dream
And fly among the stars
Play tennis on Jupiter
And a round of golf on Mars
Stop by Venus
And lay out in the sun
Take a look at Neptune
And see what I can do for fun
Take a stop at Uranus
But then again, maybe not
Wouldn’t go to Mercury
It is much too hot
Finally get bored
Of going where I roam
I guess that I will just
Return again to home
Rhyming poem
I don’t believe in Love at first sight
In most cases It takes time to make right
When you think about it— Love can be so confusing
How do you keep the compassion? How do you stop yourself from losing?
Those that matter will stay true
But only if it’s worth your heart
Only time will tell Let it age;
just as a work of art
Let it prosper
Let it grow
The true one will love
Even through your all time low
All these days Discovers something new
Sometimes you will find The change is in you
Rhyming poem
My roomie is a dog who thinks she’s a cat
Can you imagine that.
She licks her paws she grooms her fur
And last night I swear I heard her purr.
My roomie is a dog who thinks she’s a person
She does so many things just for fun
She dances to music she watches TV
Whenever I’m around her she smiles at me.
My roomie is a dog who thinks she’s a beast
Although she is tiny, it doesn’t matter the least
She barks and she growls at things that come near
When others hear her they tremble with fear.
My roomie is a dog who thinks she’s a puppy
It would aggravate me it she wasn’t so funny
She plays and chews and craves my attention
I love her in ways to many to mention.
Rhyming Poem
Seasons
Spring is a nice time of year
It means the ultimate season is almost here
The sun’s warmth and seasonal showers
Brings green grass and uplifting flowers
Lighter clothes and longer days
Outdoor activities and vacation getaways
Many believe it’s the best time of year
But I mainly like it because it means summer is almost here.
The school year will soon end and friends go separate ways
The year is gone but memories stay
And what will come next is just so grand
Days at the beach with your toes in the sand
The smell of the grill and the heat of the day
Family vacations at the bay
But the thing about summer that I like most of all
Is it’s here for three months before it turns into fall.
Free Verse Poems
The Sky
The sky is a beautiful place
Full of many magical mysteries
Sometimes it is bright blue
While at night it turns to black
The sky is the home of the birds
They gracefully glide through it
The wind beneath their wings supports them
Air is their invisible companion as they float along
The sky is where the wind is born
Whether it is a forceful gale
Pushing clouds across the sky
Or a gentle breeze across your face
The sky is a place I long to be
But I can never stay long
I must return to the earth
For the ground is where I am meant to be
The sky is the keeper of answers
It holds them as you look up and wonder
While it may not always reply
Forever will it listen
The sky is the place for wishing
You can wish upon a star
And if your heart is filled with hope
Your dreams may come true
The sky is the limit of your hopes and dreams
But some soar beyond it and into space
The sky is an infinite world of wonder
The sky is Simply Kind enough to be Yours
Original Free Verse
You only have one life
One lifetime to live your life
Don’t spend it curled up in a shell
Being independent and alone
Spread your wings and fly away
Don’t be who others wish you to be
Be the one you want to be
Live how you want to
Live with the song of a thousand birds
Things may not always turn out right
But that’s just life
So go for it…be you…be free!
History
History can bind and divide
It looms over all of us
Like a ghost judging us
Does it really exist, or is it an illusion?
Our forefathers deciding our lives today
But what will we decide for our descendants
A generation judged by its actions
Will we be remembered as revolutionaries?
Or as onlookers and accomplices of our world’s corruption
We can change the world if we try
But without contribution from a single person our world will worsen
Together we will stand tall but divided we will surely fall
My Father
He comes home from work every single night
And cherishes the moment when his daughters smile bright.
They run to him, give him a goodnight kiss
He knows someday this is what he’ll miss.
He follows them to their room, colored pink and blue.
He tucks them into bed and kisses their foreheads too.
He goes downstairs to where his wife is at
And gives her a welcoming kiss, and begins to talk and chat.
They talk and watch TV, their fingers intertwined.
Their everlasting love is just so sweet and kind.
The littlest girl climbs down the stairs and claims she had a nightmare.
He tucks her into bed once more and she brushes her hair.
They whisper goodnight to her, trying not to wake up her sister
And hands her favorite teddy bear and once again kisses her.
The parents go to bed and dream about their lives and more
And couldn’t dream of anything else but the ones they love and adore.
My Mother
Who’s the person who loves me more than anyone?
When I was a baby she stayed awake with me in the middle of the night
A few years on she helped me brush my hair and get me to school on time
She set up play dates with my friends; let me garden with her
She taught me about respect, and to love all creatures.
When my first pet died, she and I cried together.
She taught me about fashion and boys
At times when I was struggling in school, she pushed me to do better.
Now she doubles as a caretaker and a friend
She takes time to listen to me when I talk for hours on end.
She laughs at me
And does random and simple, on top as important, things for me
She’s there for me when I'm at the peak of success and when I want to cry
This woman is my hero
This woman is my mother
Free Verse Poem
Under the light bright moon
Deep within the forest
And surrounded by black pines
Lies a silver pool
Thrown by a human hand
A stone falls
Into the silent silver pool
And cracks its surface
Waves of light
Shards of light
Ripple across the pool
And fall into the shadows
The shadows flutter
Confused by the light
They seek refuge among the trees
Among the darkness
The rays of light fade
The shadows are still
And deep within the forest
The silver pool lies still
Free Verse Poem
Each step we take is closer to our death
We are born out of nothing
But we fight to be something or someone
But in the end we still dead
No reason
No time wasted
No second without fulfilling our life
No wasted time
Each second counts
Each moment is a new memory
Live life at its full
Love life with each second lived
Because the second that has past won’t come back
Time is running out
Life is like a bank that gives
But in the end it takes more than before
Unfinished things
Unsolved things
Unwanted desires
Uncertain love
Night
An empty spiral of nothingness into the universe
A black hole engulfing all that is light
The moon replacing the sun
The reflection of the world seen in its massive craters
Stars by the billion
The stars are still not enough to light the universe
In competition with everlasting darkness
An undefined blob
Quiet and ominous
It sprinkles drowsiness on the world
Induces sleep and tranquility
Life
This painful love that I can’t push away
But I want to let go, it is like a war
Without reason, a mourn without tears,
A sentence without sense, loving without a
Heart, sharing the care and passion
Without reason and saying I love you
Without having you
Rainstorm
Hear the thunder crack noisily in the air
Watch the lightning flash across the sky
Feel the raindrops on your skin
See the pavement turn dark where the water hits it
Watch as the wind blows the leaves on the trees
Light candles when the lights flicker off
Hear the booming thunder get louder
Watch the lightning get brighter
Listen to the rain smack harder against the pavement
Then notice how it all stops
The sun pokes out behind the dark clouds
And a rainbow forms.
The Beach
Feel the wind on your face
The sand between your toes
Taste the salty air
Watch as the majestic waves crash down
Look up at the seagulls flying overhead
See their footprints in the sand
Listen to the music playing in your head
Feel as though you’re in heaven
Build a sand castle
Watch as it’s slowly melted by the waves
Dip your toes in the water
Feel a cold tingle on your skin
Lay beneath the sun
And feel the warmth it brings
Free Verse Poem
The world is a place filled with people,
People crying out for help.
Will you be there to help them?
or just turn your back,
Pretending that the world is fine.
You pretend the world has no pain,
And bury yourself in blankets of denial.
You begin to believe that no pain can touch you,
If you choose to ignore it.
But the reality is…
You’re setting yourself up to get hurt
And keeping you from feeling the good of helping.
Be a superhero to those who need you to be one.
Free Verse
The Beach
Feel the wind on your face
The sand between your toes
Taste the salty air
Watch as the majestic waves crash down
Look up at the seagulls flying overhead
See their footprints in the sand
Listen to the music playing in your head
Feel as though you’re in heaven
Build a sand castle
Watch as it’s slowly melted by the waves
Dip your toes in the water
Feel a cold tingle on your skin
Lay beneath the sun
And feel the warmth it brings
The Show Must Go on
The stage is set
The lights are bright
The actors have met
Everything seems to be right
The costumes are ready
The set has fresh paint
The nerves are unsteady
We mustn’t be late
We practiced the songs
We danced till we’ll drop
We’ve acted so long
We can’t seem to stop
We get into place
We’re characters now
Our hearts begin to race
As the orchestra begins to sound
The audience stops talking
The curtain begins to rise
The actors start walking
Our show has won the prize
Free verse
Waves crashing
Kids laughing
Sand castles crafting
Skin tanning
Boys surfing
Music playing
Sun shining
Hair blowing
Seagulls flying
Dolphins leaping
Fish swimming
Crabs biting
Boats floating
Jet skis speeding
Shell searching
Volleyball playing
Picnic eating
Sunscreen applying
Flip-flops flopping
People smiling
Love
Love is something that can and cannot be touched
It brightens and glows faces everywhere
It is the key to joy and pure happiness
Love develops out of passion and excitement
Love is family and friends
The tears, the laughs, the arguing fights are all worth it in the end
I promise I’ll always be there with a shoulder to lend
Hold my hand and we’ll go through it all
Through thick and thin, we’ll never fall
And even if we do, we get back up and try again
The memories and the care for each other
For that is what love is about,
It is a journey of failure and success
It tests my patience and yours as well
As long as you and I are together, and there for each other,
We can accomplish any goals and overcome all hardships
Because that is what love is about
Free Verse
Somehow she cried out to me,
oh so early in the night
a yell, a scream it was a crazy dream
a trip to kingdom come
to find paradise, utopia, is to find one's inner child
to release one's spirit from the mountain top
of seemingly endless disappear
but if you let it all go
you don't need to know about the treasure and glory, await
she realized this and left, for she missed
her true inner self, she tried and tried
to release but for what cause it was done
it all alone turned to stone, she was as cold as a nun
where paradise, the fruit and tropics
the endless summer breeze
the home of eagerness and hope
stumbled around, a jokes a joke and still
a paradise awaits
to find paradise, utopia, is to find one's inner child
to release one's spirit from the summit's drop
of seemingly endless hope
but if you let it all go
you won't need to know about the treasure and glory, await
she heard of these great lands, wondering how to go
realized, forgetting she had no provisions
no food, she searched about and found out how
to go against one's will
her paradise, not so nice, was heaven after all
to find paradise, utopia, is to find one's inner child
to release one's spirit from the mountain top
of seemingly endless fear
but if you let it all go
you won't need to know about the treasure and glory
Free Verse
It’s always open
It’s always warm
There’s always kindness
There’s always love
It shows no judgment
It shows no fear
It’s one of the strongest things
Yet it’s still so gentle
It’s always safe and inviting
It shows no hate
It shows no harm
It’s a Mom’s heart
Soldier
He was a soldier
He was also my grandfather
He was smart and caring
He always looked out for me and my mom
I would sit next to him conversing about sports
We would watch movies
We would swim in his pool
He would put his family before everything
He struggled to keep our family strong
One day he went to the hospital
He had developed cancer
I sat next to him and it was so hard
So hard to see him like this
He passed away the next day on June 21st
He will always be remembered in my heart
He was my best friend
Football
Football is my everyday.
You can play it, live it, and love it.
Sometimes on the field you may feel like king.
Just to find out you can be taken down in an instant.
That just gives you the fire to fight back.
Then you work on it to get better.
And when you get back to the field you shine.
You’ve forgotten plays and get back to knowing them.
When you remember you work to D1 caliber.
When you make those wonderful plays you get it all.
You soon make football and playing it your masterpiece.
Then you play college ball and forget your roots at High School.
When you make it through college you leave your legacy.
Then you make it to the NFL and are remembered by all.
Free Verse
Another day passes by
Slowly the nights grow long
The sun soars high in the eastern sky
As the beasts sing their song
The elephants like trumpets play
The white winged birds take flight
We watch the beginning of another day
The plains of Africa, a marvelous sight
The sands burn hot, in the dead of day
Ever long the sun burns bright
Stillness meets the land as all creatures in darkness lay
In comes slowly, the creeping night
Dusk is peaceful on the plain
Tomorrow will be much the same
Parents
Care so much for you
Feed you when you’re hungry
Shelter you when you’re cold
Protecting your scared soul
Give you money to have a joyful time
Make you happy
Give you lessons of how to live your life
Help you decide good from bad
Never give up on you
Always forgive you
Never stop loving you
Always there for you
Limericks
The Lance Dance
There once was a young boy named Lance
Who had lots of ants in his pants
He jumped and he twirled
He leaped and he swirled
Now everyone’s doing his dance
Limerick
There is a compulsive liar
He lies, and his nose gets higher
But he lies and lies
It’s not very wise
Even his pants are on fire
Limerick
There once was a chef that was blue
He had trouble making his stew
He added pepper and salt
But then had to halt
‘Cause his pepper was labeled “Shampoo”
Limerick
Thee is a land filled with creators
They had sharp and scary features
We went there one day
School’s canceled you say?
The monsters ate my math teacher.
Limerick
There once was a kid with swine flu
People cringed when he sneezed "Achoo"
They all fled in alarm,
But to a pig farm
And now they all have it too
Limerick
There once was a group of good friends
Everyday they went out and spent
The money went dry
The bills were sky high
Their friendship has come to an end
Limerick
There once was a guy on a date
He hoped it would all go great
But then the waiter tripped
And the food tray flipped
So they used the floor as their plate
Limerick
There was a man who slept all day
And when he woke up he would say
I am way too tired
Who cares if I’m fired?
I don’t like my job anyway
Limerick
There once was a penny heads up
I found it next to an old cup
I stored it away
On my desk to stay
And wound up getting a new pup
Limerick
There once was a man named Larry
His legs were really quite hairy
He fell on some tape
And tried to escape
And now his legs are quite scary
Limerick
There was a boy fling a kite
He went in to go get a bite
When he came back
After his great snack
He found that it was out of sight
Emulate an author’s style
Dreams (emulation of Langston Hughes’ “Dreams”)
Keep your dreams close
Because they can float away
Life is like a butterfly
That will never stay
Keep your dreams close
Because when they disappear
Life is like an open road
With a path so unclear
Keep Love With You (emulation of Langston Hughes’ “Dreams”)
Keep love with you
For when love’s lush
Humanity is a young child
With a first crush
Keep love with you
For when love’s gone
Humanity is a wounded solider
Lacking his brawn
Goals (emulation of Langston Hughes’ “Dreams”)
Never let go of your goals
For if goals leave
Your life is an unplanted seed
Not able to sprout
Never let go of your goals
For when goals leave
Life is a blank piece of paper
Boring with no meaning
Emulation of “The Jabberwocky”
‘Twas frivious in the cluthy castle
with grimboles and gryles glarbing.
A fraving maiden trapped by a frassle
Sat locked in her chack larging.
“Come listen of the maiden, boy.
Come listen on and all.
A victim of a plorthy plot,
This frassle must fall.
The boy fripped home with flissil speed
He grabbed his shtarcle sword and shield
And frapled them with ease.
“This frassle awaits,” he said and stracked out the door.
He framped his way to the castle slacking every foe
With every step his fraygen took he was closer to the castle’s gloor.
The castle lorned in front of him
He pulled out his shtarcle sword
A grimbole starched out a quim
But it missed him by a quord.
He worily stracked from room to room
He was quaesing for the maiden
The frassle slorched out at him
He flid behind a frume.
The frassle splarched closer
He saw it in his shtarchle shield
The frassle splorched a proser
He knapped his sword and tield.
The frassle was now spached
He fripped to the maiden
He and the maiden a kiss the snatched
Upon his laten fraygen.
Music Connects Us (Emulating “Nothing Gold Can Stay”)
In this world, we are alone
We are smaller than we have ever known
In this universe, it’s hard to make a sound
So that then we can be found
To be heard above the noise
In music, we find our voice
Music unites us all
With it, we are no longer small
Infected (Emulated Sick by: Shel Silverstein)
“I don’t feel good at all”
Said young Johnny McPaul
“I have a tick and small pox,
I found dots, its chicken pox!
There are shooting pains up my left arm,
In my head I hear alarms.
My toes cringe, my fingers ache,
I’m 109; I’m about to bake.
My eyes feel like they’re on fire,
Out my knee is a protruding wire.
Remember that tick? It’s Limes Disease,
In my brain, I feel a breeze.
I constantly need to go number 2,
I swear I caught the Swine Flu.
It makes me sad, I feel so bad,
I can’t go to the game, I’m so mad!
I just don’t want to infect-what?
What’s that? What’s that you say?
You say it was cancelled last Saturday?
G’Bye I’m going swimming at the bay!”
People (emulation of “Life” by Colin Hunt)
People are like a box
You can pick them up and drop them off and yet you cannot see them for who they are
Sometimes you think that you can change them
Just to discover that they are very much the same
Then you get angry and throw the box away
And you refuse to see or talk to them for months
By the time you have a change of heart,
You have forgotten who they really were
Soon you remember a little bit and try to change them once again
When you finally get somewhere
That really changes them for the better
They are so fragile that they collapse right in front of you
All that is left is the memory…
Casey at QB (Emulating “Casey at Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer)
The outcome of the game did not look very fine
First an incomplete pass, then a holding penalty on number 69
Some fans were booing, others were crying
It seemed that the team just stopped trying
All of the commotion seemed to come to a yield
When out of the locker room came Casey running to the field.
It seemed he would not come back after taking a hard hit in quarter number one
Now there seemed to be a chance since he could throw a ball like a bullet out of a gun.
The booing turned to cheers and the crying turned to smiles
When Casey threw a first down to his receiver named Myles.
Down by five with three seconds left to play
The Bulldogs had a chance to win the game that day
Casey had the perfect play so he called it in the huddle and the team yelled “break!”
He knew a perfect pass is what it would take
Casey knew this play by heart, like riding a bike
He went down to the center and yelled out “hike!”
Casey went back to throw but he had to break tackles, which was not fun
He had enough of the bad blocking so he began to run
But at the last second he saw Myles in the corner of his eye
He threw the ball so deep it seemed to touch the sky
The cheers turned back to boos and the smiles turned back to crying
The fans were in disbelief and they felt like dying
People listening on the radio thought they were getting bad reception
Because mighty Casey had thrown an interception
Ballads
Ballad
When Sarah was five years of age,
She saw a ballet dancer on TV
She asked her parents for ballet shoes but their happiness turned to rage
But Sarah knew what she wanted to be.
Sarah screeched and Sarah cried
She told her parents if she didn’t dance she would die
When her parents invited over friends they would sigh
They just ignored her cries
Christmas came
Of course Sarah’s parents ignored her
But she didn’t care it was always the same
So Sarah decided to ask Santa, she started her letter with “Dear Santa Sir…”
But the shoes never came
Sarah screeched and Sarah cried
She told her parents if she didn’t dance she would die
When her parents invited over friends they would sight
They just ignored her cries
Sarah decided to take things upon herself and stole her parent’s money
She snick out at night
When she passed her parents they called her “honey,”
But Sarah just left their sight
Sarah screeched and Sarah cried
She told her parents if she didn’t dance she would die
When her parents invited over friends they would sigh
They just ignored her cries
She saw the perfect pair of shoes
And as she crossed the street she stopped,
and remembered her parents drinking boos,
That car came and Jesus she will meet
Sarah screeched and Sarah cried
She told her parents if she didn’t dance she would die
When her parents invited over friends they would sigh
They just ignored her cries
Her parents knowing it was their fault
Buried their daughter with the ballet shoes,
That they bought
They promised to never again drink boos
Sarah screeched and Sarah cried
She told her parents if she didn’t dance she would die
When her parents invited over friends they would sigh
They just ignored her cries
Ballad of Two Brothers
Two brothers stand arguing
As brothers often do
They fought, they argued and they hit
Though parents told them not to
But these two were the closest
Two brothers could be
They did everything together
Made each other happy
The two grew up together
Into two strong men
These brothers, two best friends
Were no longer ten
War came and the two were drafted
To fight side by side
They left together, these two strong men
To help their losing side
They fought together, won together
One never leaving the other
They helped turn the tide of war
Strengthening the bond with each other
Then one dreadful day of war
One saw death shadowing the other
And threw himself in front of it
To save his younger brother
The younger one was now aware
He was watching his brother die
“I love you” were his final words
He then began to cry
The younger one returned home
Triumphant like the others
But he had lost his on true friend
The one he called brother
Freedom (On the Holocaust) (ballad)
The soldiers were drafted
To fight in the war
They didn’t choose to be fighting
But they’re country, they couldn’t ignore
They marched into Germany that year
Fighting day to day
They came among cities and towns
They were told there was any other way
But then they came to a place
They had to persist
Such horror and devastation
How could this even exist?
What was called camps
Seeing it was hard to cope
They helped the oppressed
To the trapped they brought hope
Although they had to fight and
They didn’t sign up for this war
When they looked at the faces they freed
They knew some things are worth fighting for
Ballad
On a sturdy brown branch
Way up high in a tree
Sits a nest with an egg
Where no one can see
A mother bird is perched
On top of the nest
Keeping her egg warm and safe
Never will she rest
The egg slowly cracks
A baby bird appears
The mother bird is enlightened
And chirps out a cheer
As the baby gets strong
Mother bird knows best
It is not the right time
To push her out of the nest
On a sturdy brown branch
At a very high height
The new baby bird
Has taken its first flight
The Boy in the Time of War
There was a boy in a time of war,
That wished the fighting would end,
For it had taken his father,
His mother’s heart would not mend.
The little boy wanted peace,
And happiness to return,
But it was every night and day,
For his father he would yearn
When the enemy soldiers came,
To take over his town,
The look he had upon his face,
Turned into a frown.
They put the people in a group
Up against a wall,
Then the little boy cried out,
“Stop, don’t kill us all!”
“I am a boy in a time of war,
That wants the fighting to end,
For it has taken my father,
My mother’s heart will not mend.”
“Why do you hate us so much?”
“We’ve done nothing to you,
This war started as something small,
And then the hatred grew.”
“Please good sirs, put down your guns,
And return to your land,
Help to stop this pointless fighting.”
“I hope you understand.”
“He’s right.” The enemy captain said.
“This boy’s wisdom has shown.”
“For he has said the very thing,
That all of us have known.”
“He’s just a boy in a time of war,
That wants the fighting to end,
For it has taken his father,
His mother’s heart will not mend.”
Then the enemy soldiers left,
All because of a boy,
A boy whose words had saved his town,
And brought his mother joy.
Sonnets
You
To you it is hard to compare
Eyes like a full harvest moon
Your beautiful flowing hair
Yet nothing is better than seeing you soon
Without you I would despair
When I see your face I seem to swoon
For nothing about you needs repair
It is only you whom I wish to croon
A voice sweet and sonorous in every way
How much longer will we be apart?
If only I could spend time with you everyday
I love you with every beat of my heart
You are whom my heart is longing for
I shall never be the same as I was before
Sadness
Sadness fills my heart
It fills all the cracks
Away all happiness darts
All brightness turns to black
Until nothing is left
Just the darkness
It commits theft
Stealing all but sadness
I am all alone
Standing in the dark
It seems light has never shone
Then I hear the voice of a lark
And the sun comes out to shine
Now happiness is mine
Sonnet (Emulation of “I Too Sing America” by Langston Hughes)
I sing for America
We all sing to be free
Though freedom is not free
We pay a price for liberty
It’s not where I sit
It’s not where I stand
Whether black, blue, white, or yellow
We all have the same reasons
It comes from the history of Rosa parks
It comes from the statements of Martin Luther king
But comes from the voice of Obama, our king
We, he, she, it, they
Hey, I too sing for America
Cause I too am free
Valuable
You are too valuable to give away
We cannot waste time
For you are why I am writing today
To tell you how much you mean to me through this rhyme.
You are practically flawless in every aspect
You don't get mad at me when I make fun
You treat me with so much respect
And for this you deserve more than the sun
You are most definitely not unheeded
Your hair dances in the wind,
Whose strength is not needed
to bring out your beauty from within
As I finish writing this sonnet
I am easily imagining you to be as brilliant as a shining comet
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