Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Poem Response 2


The Secrets We Hide
By Tiffany Franklin
      I could really relate to the poem. I think anyone could. “we struggle to have meaning on this world.” Everyone struggles to know who they are and what they are doing. What does anything mean? What are we supposed to do in life? Everyone has these and other questions at some point in their life. People may think or try to make it seem like they  know what their doing, but honestly no one can predict the future. No one knows what's going to happen tomorrow. Know one knows who they will meet or who they will run into. No one knows who you're not going to know in a year from now. Or more. No one knows who you will still know. I have had a lot of really great friends. Most I thought we would be close forever. I have fallen farther apart from all of them. People change. We change. I have changed. Were all different. Except one. One person that . has always been there. My best friend. Everyone needs someone who is always there. SOme of the stuff I have been through I wouldn't have made it without that one person. I see it like, at some point in life everyone will fall apart. Everyone will feel lost and broken and not know where to go. Honestly you control your own life. Being happy and being sad is all up to you. Its good to have a balance, but dealing with one of the extremes is way too much to handle. Dealing with life is up to you. Take it one step at a time, laugh, breath, spend time doing what you want. This poem let me contemplate on life. I really enjoyed it. The poem had a lot of alliteration and approximate rhyme. It could be from the perspective of a wise person or maybe a “creator” who knows the secret of the world.
http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-secrets-we-hide

Response Poem 1



Why
By Helen Grandison
Honestly, why do we do what we do when it will all be over someday?
I don’t know about you, but I wanna have a great life. If we have been blessed to live then why waste it? Its not like we get more lives.  We frown when things are not right because frowning is expressing anger or sadness. Just like smiling is expressing that you’re happy. Emotions are expressing how you feel in your body. We question what shouldn’t be questioned because even if we know the answer or know why we shouldn't ask we want to hear it from them.
We want to see the story in different ways. We want to know different opinions. Kind of how we want to know different opinions on life and how to deal. Its like everything in life is up to you. Your future depends on the decisions you make now. All these “why” questions... We do these things because we want to live and live happily. A lot of repetition,  as me and Alyssa would say “hella rep”. The poem had a lot of meaning and thought. “Why do we cry when someday it will be alright?” I think we cry because even though deep down we know it will be over someday, we want to express the emotions that are building up inside us. Crying is good for you.

 

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Haiku


Seasons
Snow, Screaming Wind, Ice
  I Close My Eyes, Then Open Them
Hot Sun Shining, Flowers Blooming

Nature

      Out The Window
Fog Blurs My Vision, But I
    Faintly See The Infinite Sky


Media

No Vibrations
      I Feel It Burning In My Pocket
Don’t Take It out

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Big Vs. Small

                                                                                                                       Kateri Ennis
                                                                                                                        Vs. Poem


New York
Vs.
Humboldt
City
Vs.
Small Town
Not Knowing Anyone
Vs.
Knowing Everyone
Being Lost
Vs.
Being Found
Overwhelming
Vs.
Welcoming
Stress
Vs.
Creativity
Popularity
Vs.
Friendship
Being Fake
Vs.
Being Real
Happy
Vs.
Sad
Excited
Vs.
Exciting
Awkward
Vs.
Comfortable
Being Unfair
Vs.
Being Respectable
Lies
Vs.
Trust
Clogged
Vs.
Open
Death
Vs.
Life
Being Bull
Vs.
Being There
Bad
Vs.
Good
Good
Vs.
Bad
Cars
Vs.
Animals
Being Big
Vs.
Being True
Lots
Vs.
Little
Black
Vs.
White
Big
Vs.
Small

Thursday, April 11, 2013

My Favorite Things


                                                                                                                          Kateri Ennis                                
                                                                                                                              List Poem                    
                        
                                                             Horses
                                        Ocean
                                                                              Best Friends
                                                              Music
                                            Singing
                                                                           Lyrics
                                                      Redwoods
                                Reading
                                                                                  Outfits
                                                           Macklemore
                                     Grapefruit
                                                                              Dolphins
                                                        Sweaters
                                       Alyssa                       Books
                                                       Hiking
                                  Running
                                                                         Curls
                                                       Swirls
                                     Volleyball
                                                                           Stars
                                                     Sonora
                              Nature
                                                                   Wings
                                               Mushrooms
                                    Surfing


                                                                     Piercings
                                                   AnnaMae
                               Tanning
                                                                         Leggings
                                           
                                                 Sundays
                                        Family
                                                                     Acorns

                                                  
                                                                                                               Humboldt.