poetry thread

So color me Wonderful



you look at me
with mirror eyes
show me who i am inside
and tell me that i'm beautiful

you hold me close
warm my soul
promise to never let me go
you make me feel beautiful

you kiss my lips
i felt the spark
look what you've done to my heart
you've shown me that i'm beautiful

now that you're here
please never leave
you're the only one who sees
that deep down, i am beautiful

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Devin-

I adored your poem. I would love to set it to music...

-Chris

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i shall volunteer something 1 of my 5th graders wrote yesterday:

It's almost time for Math.
I'd rather take a bath.
That's all.



sooooooo inspiring!!

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aren't 5th graders just the pooh?

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i usually do a session on "elements of poetry" with at least one of our 5th grade classes each year. a lot of it goes over their head, but at least i'm exposing them to what poetry REALLY is.

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I keep reading this as Pottery Thread....

ooooooooooooooh BSO, i love it! let's do it!

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its a great book about a boy who hates poetry. the whole book is written in poetic form and set up like a journal conversation between the boy and his teacher. he starts out saying he hates poetry and only girls write it. but as the book goes on, he has a growing appreciation for it... it's great. it helps get kids interested in poetry right along with him.


and you can't miss it... it has a bright yellow cover :P

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Here are a few of mine...I would love to know what you think!! Enjoy!

Note: Mrs.VandeWalle is the same "Inspiring teacher" I was talking about on the "Inspiring teacher" thread

My Guiding Light

Dedicated to Tracy VandeWalle, Nicole Micolichek, and Emily Kane. I owe you three the world. You are the guiding light in my life, and keep me from drowning in my tears. I love you!

The million shards of glass/Cut deep into my soul/A feeling that I cannot surpass/I am falling down an endless hole

I see the light, so very dim/I see your hand reaching to me/You seem to know when my life is grim /You hold the candle so I can see

Pull the pain from my life/Bottle up all my tears/It is cutting like a knife/Protect me from all my fears

I looked into the mirror and cried/A portrait that is not my own/Unworthy, skewed, broken inside/The image I have always known

Holding tightly to your hand/You guide me to the surface/Seeming always to understand/You bring me to a better place

Once again you have saved me/When I lost all will to try/You caught me when I was falling endlessly/You offered me a shoulder upon to cry

You save me when I am going down/I owe all my sanity to you/You make me smile when I want to frown/I want to thank you for all that you do

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This was also written to Mrs.VandeWalle

Angel Undercover

An angel undercover/Is watching over me/I have often wondered/If it is possible to see

Wings lined with silver/A heart so pure and sweet/An angel undercover/Is watching over me

God has sent an angel/To keep me safe and strong/I will never tell/But I have known all along

Here to keep me well/Watching what I do/My undercover angel/Is none other than you


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Debut

Broadway debut

Opening night scares

You’ve made your dreams come true

Spotlight glares

The curtain’s rising

Music starts to play

Your heart is pounding

Finally, you have found your way

Audience is watching

They’ve come for a show

You stand there waiting

There’s your cue, you’ve got to go

Here is your chance

Here is your shot

Just listen to the song and dance

There you go, give it all you’ve got

Five...Six...Seven...Eight...

The pressure is on

Keep in time, you don’t want to be late

No mistake can be withdrawn

The act is coming to an end

The show is ending now

You take a final bend

Go ahead, take your bow

~*~Dannah~*~


Dedicated to: Ildi. Love your #1 Fan. I cannot wait to sit in the front row of your show.

The good old days

My good old days

Weren’t all that good

Their relationship was just a phase

She gave him everything she thought she should

She tried to raise me best

My sister tried to care for me

But after a few years they both lost interest

And that’s when my daddy began to see

Secrets, lies, and nothing’s right

My daddy knew he wanted me

I’d hear them fight in the late, late night

So he fought to win custody

I was scared with nobody to comfort me

Questions were asked and pictures were drawn

I told them all that I loved my mommy

I was their little game piece, their little pawn

My daddy finally won the fight

And to my mommy I had to say good bye

I would silently cry in the middle of the night

I didn’t want to leave, but I see now that was a lie

I miss my mommy and love my daddy

I hate my daddy when we fight

And I think of how my mommy treated me badly

But then I thank God before I fall asleep at night

He got me out of that Godforsaken place

I see the past and look to the roads ahead

He has helped to put a smile on my face

I thank him for where I have been led

So my good old days my not have been great

I’m sorry that it had to happen

I was going down hill at a fast rate

But I think of how much worse it could have been

I look to the future and forget the past

My good old days weren’t the best

But my future days are going to last

I want to go on living, and forget the rest

~*~Dannah~*~

And last but no least...


My Dream

Who has the right to tell me what’s right and wrong?

Who are they to tell me what I can and can’t do?

What and what not to dream

To set boundaries around my capabilities

There’s a whole new world out there!

God, just let me go!

I’ve got to break free

And see what’s waiting for me

The lengths of my sweet anticipation

Have turned into whirl winds of bitter anguish

If I could collect all my tears and drown my insecurities

I would not need their precious reassurance

The vivid daydreams in my mind

Make it all seem oh-so real

So real that I can almost touch it

And as my fingers wrap around it

It slowly slips away

And the vicious cycle starts again

~*~Dannah~*~

Hope you enjoyed!! Let me know what you think!!

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Winoker fan i loved your poems!!


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i loved the imagery and the personification!

truely wonderful!!


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please keep writing!!


~*Devin*~

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Thanks Devin!! Feel free to read some of my other poems here : Http://winokur_fan.tripod.com under "My Art/Writings"--There is also a drawing I Did of Harvey and Marissa.

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chris ill tell Devin to post hear when your on!lol