Our Words Take Flight
Remember the heroes
Remember them all
For their ghosts walk at night on the floor in the hall
So bravely they died
So fast did they fall
But it wasn't in vain, for they saved us all
The evil could triumph
Could envelop the land
An era of darkness could soon be at hand
But out of the ashes
They arose like a light
To battle and defend, and to fight the good fight
- E. J. Blade
The Attic
Under the table
over the chair,
Enter the attic
on a dare,
What many things you may find
please be gentle,
please be kind,
to those days
we hail,
What things have you found,
boots and sails,
fables, folks and fairy tales,
China Dolls,
over stuffed
toy foxes,
and broken music boxes.
Dance in the dust,
silence is broken,
Enter the attic,
take a chance,
the doors open wide,
come inside.
Under the table
Over the chair,
Enter the attic,
on a dare.
- Ellen Abeli
My Prince Charming
Chocolate is brown
The sky is blue
You gave me my glass slipper, like Cinderella
And it was then that I knew you were for me & I am for you
- Leia, age 9
The Sounds of Love
Running water in a brook,
Leaves rustling in the silent woods,
Silent tears of joy,
Smiling faces,
Lots of hugs,
These are the sounds of love.
- Amber Bergeron, age 13
Stranger
I have never met him before tonight he is sweet and what a sight
He is as gentle as a lamb
He is quiet
and he wonders he wonders the world
Wondering aimlessly looking for someone to love him
Untill the end of time
He is scared to love someone for he has had
his heart broken intimes before
and I hope that he can trust me to love him
and not push me away.
For I truly love him
and someday I hope that he will see that I love him for him
and not for his money, his belongings
but for him and one day I hope that he will see that I love him for him.
- Emie B., age 11
Nature's Wish
What a beautiful place!
Flowers blooming on spring
Trees shake of their leaves on Autumn
Trees by the side are covered with snow in winter
NOW, Look around you - What do you see?
Life's slowly dying. . .Losing its glee
Remember the seeds on earth we plow
They were forgotten they fail to grow
The sweet air around me yesterday turned gray
The sweet smell of the trees in the forest turned
into a bald forest.
The cool blue ocean turned to black
Sometimes it peeks among the trees
Sometimes it whistles sadly
someplace where it is polluted
It is slowly dying . . .
will the next generation still have
sweet air to breathe in?
tall trees to climbup?
or a cool blue ocean to swim on?
No! there is nothing left for the next generation
How dare we all say that we care
when paradise then is now a nightmare
Was that a whisper or a gasp we hear?
Is it a denial for a picture so clear?
- Kjmnerva, age 12
Valentine
When I see your handsome face,
My heart just stops and skips a pace.
You send a chill up my spine.
Your looks are just so mighty fine.
It feels my heart is in a race.
It feels we're in another place.
I want your lips to touch with mine.
Oh please just be my Valentine.
- Cassie Morningstar, age 13
My Reply "To His Coy Mistress"
If all lust became obscure,My coyness would indeed endure.
You prod me to let down my guard,
But then you'd have my winning card.
You'd have four aces all in one,
And your life would have just begun,
But my life could not quite compare,
For I'd have only two aces in a pair.
If you love me as you confess,
My lifelong decision would be no stress.
You'd have no reason to push or shove,
For my ideals would come above
Your many urge of desire and lust
For my own need for friendship and trust.
I too hear that chariot rideUpon my back and on my hide.
I hear the time fly by my ear--
Week by week and year by year.
But this is where you're quite confused...
When I am dead, I won't be used.
And in my marble vault I'll lie;
I won't please you and you won't I.
My beauty will forever be
Upon my heart as you will see.
I'll rise to heaven up above;
I'll be surrounded by angel's love.
And while my youthful looks to last,My abstinence shall hold quite fast.
And when my face does wrinkle and age,
As it must from earthly rage,
I'll sit and laugh at your poor soul,
For you will be a lump of coal.
Although I cannot ask of you
TO give up lust as I would do,
You must let go and break away,
For I will not give up today.
Albeit you're known both far and wide,
Out love won't last and can't abide.
Granted, I can't offer much gain,
Our flame can last if you abstain.
Although the sun cannot stand still,
My honor can ... and so it will.
- Rachel Jo, age 17
The Pencil Sharpener
The pencil sharpener
is a small, metal
beast.
Who is helpfulat least.But to be cut by
those metalgears,is what every pencil
fears,But you should know,
more or less,to be stuck in a pencil
sharpener,scares a pencil,
half to death.
For all pencils suffer
fromclaustrophobicness
half to death
- Ellen Abeli
Life
The green of the leaves,
Full of life.
The seed in the fruit,
Spring to life any moment now.
I saw the eyes of a timid cat,
Glaring coldly.
I heard the cackle of a witch,
In a sweet melody.
I saw the timid cat in her eyes,
Purring softly.
I heard the melody in a cackle
Of a witch.
The leaves of the green,
Withering, dying.
The fruit in the seed,
Life won't come right now.
A poem written in the form of a Skipping Rhyme by
Ms. K. Sravana Reddy, 14 years, Bangalore, India.
Ships
Big ships,
Small ships,
All ships
Sailing in the sea.
The most important
ship of all,
What's that ship?
Of course,
It's our friendship .
- Lim Yang Ying, age 11
Brave Dan
There once was a young man named Dan,
Everyone said he was a brave man.
Until the 13th of Friday,
He fell on sharp hay,
He cried and it made Dan look like a old, scared man.
- Paul Tokko, age 13, Jan. 20, 1999
My Heart Has to be Fill!
My heart is pounding but my blood stands still,
There is a piece of my heart has to be fill.
But can you understand,
can you see what's inside my heart?
I never wanted this to happen
To fall in love with a stranger,
that I don't even know, but
in another way I do know.
When I see you my blood stops and
I can feel my vain
And its like a pain.
I dreamed of you whenever I could,
And I know you never would.
At home everything goes well,
but then when I go to school it turns like hell.
Oh god, I wish it would be over
my heart would just stop loving you.
You don't know how much it hurts,
You don't know if my heart burns.
Thats the way it has to be
Thats what they all say.
Now, I go to lay
lay down till my mind goes to sleep
So I can forget you forever
and ever.- Aydan Mirza 15, Los Angeles, California
What Happened?
You said that I'm your angel
but who is to believe
I once was your life now it's the t.v.
You treat me like a dog
when I'm the one with the job
you make smart remarks
that only benefit you
Finally I speak up
and you listen to me
I'm tired of living the life
of a little Indian girl
I want a real life
but will you be my goal?
You surprise me when the next day
I come home and you're not on the phone
I say what's going on
you say how was work
I go to take a nap
and wake up to the smell of
a nice steak cooked with onions topped with a nice thick gravy
We go on nice long walks
through the park
when you speak
look what could happen
so don't be afraid to say
what's on your mind
just look at them and say
that's the bottom line
- Beth Stevens
Sing Cherish Sing
Little Miss Cherish never sang for her supper
But she sang just the same
You could hum her a few bars of any old tune
And she would sing the refrain
Singing is her goal
It is her quest
And with lots and lots of practice
She'll be the very best
She will sing on the radio
And the TV, too
Maybe she'll sing
Something for you
And maybe someday
And if we get along
She'll write some nice words
And sing me a song
- William Cazalas
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