The Computer
I type. The keys pressing one by one by one. One, then the other. The lines are almost written. The code almost ready to release. Then I finish typing pressing the keys one by one by one. I look over the lines written in perfection. Each is different until they combine To form a story. […]
The Baton
“Just follow the yellow brick road.” Go. Walk. Feet move. What? Wait, are we going? OK. We’re going. Yay! This so Fun! 5 minutes of pure perfect moments have passed Clank. What was that? I steal a Smiley glance at the dusty Stage. The baton. Oh god, the baton. I feel a sharp pain In […]
The Hat
I walked into a shoe store last Tuesday and went to the boys’ shoe aisle and started looking at Nikes They had the Nike Air’s and the Nike ZOOM for sale I moved to the AIR JORDAN aisle because the Nikes Were $160 and guess what the Jordan’s were, even more expensive! I looked at […]
Soccer
Thunk! My feet connect with the ball, sending it to the opposite side of the field. the opponents side, it lands, thunk! In front of my teammates’ feet. Dribble, dribble. Around defense Whoosh! Into the goal! We yell and give high fives! The whistle blows, and we’re off again. I steal the ball from the […]
Elephant Poem
A huge animal I never felt before is now before me. It feels kinda wrinkled as I move my hand around I feel a bump of the heart I can hear him/her breathing in and out calmly. As the tail swings back and forth. -Cierra M. 7th
Little Gold Lock
Little gold lock Lock must have a key Separated long ago Alone, but does not know it. Small, but in its own world. Gleaming, but does not feel it. Happy Birthday! Present wrapping paper crackles Knife cuts through cake Scoop dishes out ice cream Wishes made over burning flames Candles flutter out Blown by the […]
Stuck on Coffee: a pantoum
Smells like vanilla and cinnamon too Helps me open my eyes I’m stuck on coffee just like glue It tastes better than grandma’s pies Helps me open my eyes Coffee helps me feel free It tastes better than grandma’s pies During school it makes me have to pee Coffee helps me feel free The perfect […]
Poem
Where I’m From: Silent water rests. Smooth waves splash as they roll in. Snow falls from the stars. Where I Am Now: Pencils, scratch, scratch, scratch A world unfolds in my head, The world created through words. Where I Want to Be: Flying to the stars. I step into a new world. I forget my […]
The Glass Slipper
The glass slipper that belongs to the princess Who wore blue to the ball and danced away with the prince Oh, I wish I had on the same if it broke who would I blame? Cinderella is who comes to mind when I see a shoe the same Glass slipper Cierra M. 7th
Raccoon Pantoum
This is a pantoum What a pantoum is, I know not. It is about a raccoon On the street it will rot. What a pantoum is, I know not. This is not fine. On the street it will rot This writing of mine This is not fine. Rotting just like the coon This writing of […]