Assignment #5

The Avalanche

An avalanche is like a gusty fall day,

Hectic but Soothing.

It rushes down the mountain like a leaf dropping to the ground

Swirling around in confusion

Until it reaches the end, where it lays down and becomes disintegrated,

old, forgotten, but changing what and who it has touched.

An avalanche is like an Autumn storm,

sometimes creating destruction,

taking homes, buildings, lives,

but still refreshing everything in its path.

An avalanche is provoked by loudness, craziness, confusion, similair to

a deciduous tree being shaken by a child,

the result being a loud event with temporary evidence and

permanent results.

An avalanche is like a gusty fall day,

Always coming to an end,

But in the process, creating a new beginning.

Assignment #4

Carpe Diem!

Seize the day, if you'd like

There's always a chance to do so

In every event, bad or good,

There's always a way to seize the day

Make the best of everything,

Or at least you may as well try,

There's only one chance you'll ever have

to laugh instead of cry

Live every second to its best,

Every minute to its fullest

And at the end, be glad you can say

You've seized the day in every way

Assignment #3

"Child with a Dove"

Picasso

A little girl cradles a dove in her hands,

Dressed in clothing that suggests her lifestyle

and the time period she lives in,

she looks at this dove with peacefulness

during a time that may not have been that way

Not only happiness is around her, but perhaps

loneliness too as she is by herself

looking at this dove with peacefulness

during a time that may not have been that way

How are we, viewers of these paintings painted

more than a hundred years ago,

supposed to know what is happening in them?

Hints are left - her eyes, her surroundings, her

clothes, her actions, for us to decipher as best we can

as she looks at this dove with peacefulness,

during a time that may not have been that way

Assignment #2

There are many challenges in understanding

The many ways that people express themselves

Poetry is just one

And often difficult to comprehend

So we can only guess

While the author can maybe know

And we can only read,

So they can only show,

And when we read poetry

We need to not judge in our possible misunderstanding

We only need to relate as best we can,

And read on,

To enjoy.

Assignment #1

"I've written some poetry I don't understand myself." - Carl Sandburg (www.brainyquote.com)

I think this quote shows that poetry is often based on just the writer's feelings. No one seems to care if it doesn't make sense, that's what poetry is. It seems that poetry is it's best if the writer has high emotions. That may be what Carl Sandburg means by this quote.