So, as of now, I have completed 4 stanzas in my '12 on 12' poem. This poem is supposed to have 12 stanzas, each stanza has 12 lines, and each line has 12 syllables. So, it's obviously kind of difficult to complete. Though, I'm actually pretty proud of my first stanza. The mood changes throughout … Continue reading Mid-Product Reflection
Author: Libra
Haiku/Tanka
Haiku: Move only forwards, Getting older, all alone. Why aren't my friends here? Tanka: Shriveled hands, wrinkly face, Limping, only friend a cane.
Shadows
Awoken with a start, Dinosaurs just outside the window, walking in the night and leaving shadows on the wall. Fear in the gut, surrounding and crushing. Terror and panic in control. Scrambling out of bed, pushing past the trapping rapes, shadows everywhere. Have to run Have to run. The door, open! I can escape… A … Continue reading Shadows
Reactions to Poetry: p1
Sonnet for September 27th By Jack Prelutsky How wonderful that you have recognized That poetry for children has great worth, And is a part of being civilized, Of being human on our planet Earth. Soon after people first began to speak, They put their thoughts and feeling into rhyme. In this they were, and we … Continue reading Reactions to Poetry: p1
Missing
I don’t miss people, it’s as simple as that. Missing hurts, missing is long. I don’t want that. Friends, family, miles and miles away. When we get the chance to visit, they always say they missed me and I say I missed them. But my deceit tears me up inside, guilt brewing within me, clenching … Continue reading Missing
Who the frick is this crazy writer?
Welp, all of you freaks can call me Muffin. You don't need to know my name or where I am. You just need to know that I write poetry and post it here against my will. I need the grade and my teacher is forcing us all to get an account and post our poetry. … Continue reading Who the frick is this crazy writer?