Everyday
The blinding sun as eyes awaken
The smell of a cigarette as a person blows out
The roar of a truck as it comes to life
The crunch of a leaf as somebody steps on it
The ripping of paper as a sheet is teared out
The grinding of teeth as someone waits to presents
The clicking of a clock as students wait for the bell to ring
The cheers of kids as they flee school
The weeping of little kids as their ice cream falls
The rattling of as a cup is held out to you
The slamming of a door as someone walks out
The crying of a daughter as she lowers her mother down
The silence of the night as lights click off
I was inspired by the typical day, other than the second to last sentence of the poem. I thought about everyday things that happen to people, and being a student I had to throw a couple sentences about that.
The devices used are alliteration, imagery, and line break more specifically end-stopped line.
Lost
I am lost without you
Lost as a kid in a grocery store
Lost as a star in a galaxy
Your actions destroyed me
But your words console me
Refusing to let me go
But I am not yours
Although I long to be
I cannot
I have been hurt to many times to count
Your words cannot mend my broken soul anymore
For you are the reason it is shattered into a million pieces
You helped me through hard times
As I did to you
And I am grateful for that
But you could have warned me if you were going to leave me
I let my guard down with you around
Never to be done again
You made your bed
So lie in it
But just know
I will never be the same
You made sure of that
When you skin went cold
When your eyes that once shined so bright dulled
And when you heart stopped beating
So did mine
This past year a good friend pasted away. He (my friend) was in surgery when it happened, the doctors kept telling him to fight to live and when he didn’t I couldn’t help but feel alone. There will never be enough words to express my feelings but this is a start.
The literary devices used are similes, allusion, apostrophe, hyperbole and tone and mood.
Never Together
She sat beside the window looking out
A world now blurred by a burden of tears
By sorrow sated she would have no doubt
That mourn would bring to life her secret fears
Upon her lap lay all his letters bound
The multitude of dreams he had shared
His picture slipped from fingers to the ground
Along with all the hopes that he had bared
She pressed to a chest the latest one
In which he pledged his love undying true
He hoped with rose her heart he’d finally won
It was a symbol of his passions hue
All this she pondered as she sat and signed
For love forbidden have to be denied
When I found out we were going to do Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet I looked into it. I really liked the idea of their love, and how they died for each other. Obviously, it is a bit different but it revolves around Romeo and Juliet.
The literary devices used are rhymes (end rhyme), rhythm, symbol, speaker, tone and mood and allusion.
I Am Not Yours by Sara Teasdale
I am not yours, not lost in you,
Not lost, although I long to be
Lost as a candle lit at noon,
Lost as a snowflake in the sea.
You love me, and I find you still
A spirit beautiful and bright,
Yet I am I, who long to be
Lost as a light is lost in light.
Oh plunge me deep in love—put out
My senses, leave me deaf and blind,
Swept by the tempest of your love,
A taper in a rushing wind.
The literary devices used are similes, stanza, rhyme, hyperbole, and tone and mood.
At first I had no idea what poem to use. But then I realized my brother had a poetry unit when he was in middle school. I went back and read through his poetry book. That is where I was introduced to I Am Not Yours by Sara Teasdale. It is almost a tragic love poem. The poem itself in a bit indirect to what happened to the person she loved. You could say he died, or he left her, whatever you want to believe. My personal opinion is that the person she loved left her for someone else, and she still loved him.
The poem is about a woman who wants to be in love. But of course she can’t be with him. The person wants to lose herself in the persons for Sara writes “ Put out my senses, leave me deaf and blind “. The repetition of “ I long to be lost” also allows the reader to understand this better. Also similes are used such as “ Lost as a snowflake in the sea” , the similes seem to have a deeper meaning the farther you get into the poem. You could describe the mood as powerless, pained and of course heart broken.
This poem reminds me of two things. The kind of love everyone desires. To be able to be lost in love when the person you love is around. It also reminds me of myself, somewhat. So my zodiac sign is Leo. While I was looking on Instagram and found a post that said Leo’s wanted someone to love them more than they loved themselves. I want to have someone there to hold me up when I can’t for myself. Love is what makes up humanity, at least in my opinion. Without it we’d be lost, going know where in life. Although I haven’t been in love, this is the kind I want. I know this sounds reedy but I would be lying if I said it wasn’t true. Yes, you could say on the inside I’m a hopeless romantic.
