Since There Is No Escape by Sara Teasdale

Since there is no escape, since at the end
My body will be utterly destroyed,
This hand I love as I have loved a friend,
This body I tended, wept with and enjoyed;
Since there is no escape even for me
Who love life with a love too sharp to bear:
The scent of orchards in the rain, the sea
And hours alone too still and sure for prayer—
Since darkness waits for me, then all the more
Let me go down as waves sweep to the shore
In pride, and let me sing with my last breath;
In these few hours of light I lift my head;
Life is my lover—I shall leave the dead
If there is any way to baffle death.

Winter by Marie Ponsot

I don’t know what to say to you, neighbor,
as you shovel snow from your part of our street
neat in your Greek black. I’ve waited for
chance to find words; now, by chance, we meet.


We took our boys to the same kindergarten,
thirteen years ago when our husbands went.
Both boys hated school, dropped out feral, dropped in
to separate troubles. You shift snow fast, back bent,
but your boy killed himself, six days dead.


My boy washed your wall when the police were done.
He says, “We weren’t friends?” and shakes his head,
“I told him it was great he had that gun,”
and shakes. I shake, close to you, close to you.
You have a path to clear, and so you do.

What is Poetry?

Poetry is a form of writing. It’s a different type of writing. There are many different styles of poetry. Some rhyme, some don’t rhyme. Some have beats, some don’t have beats. Some poems can be short and others can be pages long. It is a way of expressing something or someone. There are many different types of poems such as hymns, lyrics and haiku poems. Some poems are written for expressing an emotion while others can be expressing ideas in a collection of words which often has some tempo and/or beat.

intro to creative writing! (:

Hi.. My name is Rene. I’m 15 years old. I’m 5`1, yes I know I’m short and have light brown eyes. I love hanging out with my friends, going shopping, listening to music and having fun. I’m overly obsessed with Chris Brown. I think he is amazing and I love him to death!  When you first meet me, I’m really quiet but then once you get to know me you won’t hear the end of me. I signed up for this class because I stink at writing. English is one of my worst subjects, and I hope I get better at it soon. My favorite types of writing are poems, and reflection essays. Yeah, I know…who likes to write essays? But I think writing reflection essays are fun because you get to express what you thought could be fixed and what you’re doing wrong or right in your piece. I like to experiment with short stories, even though I’m horrible at writing them. I absolutely hate writing sumamries and book reports. They are so boring and they kill my mood. I love reading books I can relate to though. My favorite books are If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson and The Pact by Jodi Picoult. I’m excitefd to be in this class because I want tot see how I have progressed from the beginning of the year, till now. That’s all for now… peaceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

poem

Elephants =)



I love elephants oh so much

I wish I had one even though

they don’t have a light touch.

People say elephants are mean

But I think elephants are so clean.

They favorite foods are jelly beans

But I think that’s just in their genes.

I wish I could go to a safari

But whenever I ask my parents

They always say sorry!

When I go to sleep, I dream

of riding an elephant.

But then I end up gliding off my bed.

I love elephants oh so much

I wish I had one even though

they don’t have a light touch.

Reflection

I thought my story wasn’t the best it could’ve been. When we began writing stories, I had no clue to write about so I just started writing about the first thing that came to my mind and I went on from there. My whole story went really fast and wasn’t very original. I could’ve made the plot a little better too by adding more facts and more details so the story wouldn’t be too rushed. Also, I thought that I should have included more background info as to why she got so mad that her boyfriend was talking to another girl and how her and Ashley became friends. I thought my beginning was a strong start, but as it got to the middle and towards the end, it went downhill from there.
After reading everyone’s comments, I think I am going to add more details on Bobby and their relationship. I am also going to fix the end of my story because it seems too real and I think it needs a twist to it. I might also take out the part where Ashley says that she doesn’t want to talk to Bobby because it seems like I am portraying Ashley as a bad friend, which is what I don’t want to do. I will also describe her friendship with Ashley a little more as well. Another thing is that I’m going to explain why she doesn’t like Vanessa and what happened between them. My story has a lot of editing, adding and revising to do.