Poverty in the struggle
I saw an old cottage of clay, And only of mud was the floor; It was all falling into decay, And the snow drifted in at the door. Yet there a poor family dwelt, In a hovel so dismal and…
Don’t Think I Don’t Notice
Don’t think i don’t notice I saw how your eyes are looking like newly cut glass and how you are starting to wear long sleeves even when the sun is bright Don’t think that i don’t see You’re sitting there…
Community of Clouds
She is like a cloud always brightening my day with light Pushing away the crowd Shining big and bright but she quickly turns gray like a haunted shadow shedding rainy tears out of my control but i am something she…
The Mountains
The mountains such an amazing place full of white snow. Also green with trees all over and grass. Everyone enjoying themselves skiing in the mountains now. But in the summer people hike and fish and catch bass. Everyone carefree and…
saint thomas
The smell of a salty ocean. The feel of soft ocean sand. The taste of fruity drinks with the ocean lightly brushing against your feet. The sight of children playing and thick breezes lightly hitting your skin The welcoming kind…
Spring
Alas the spring is here No more snow As summer is near The sun shall glow New life is everywhere Rivers are flowing "Spring is here!" the birds declare The grass is growing Summer is near But spring is here.
Italy is My Place
Italy is my place Italy never fails to amaze It feels like home It is beautiful in every way Some things good some bad Italy is my place Some places are not luxury Some places are When you walk down…
The Game of Lacrosse
Once on the field it was a whole new world, The ball was flyin and the sticks were risin, Once the ball was thrown it was a perfect whirl, But once a goal was scored you felt like dyin, The…
Swimming
Getting in the pool requires a set a values You need discipline and hard work You will be pushed by the people around you Passion will never let you fork. You will keep coming back It’s like an act you…
Hush Little Baby
Don’t you dare tell me that I’m too young to understand For I have swam through many seas None of which were drastically bland Bland is calm, warm, too happy for me Don’t tell me that I’m not strong For…
Fishing
Don't you just love the river sound When you are having a fun time As you are fishing on the ground When you feel like you a frozen mime But when you get that first hit And you start to…
Values/Valued
Live selflessly, yet for yourself, for there are those who would die for you and those who would live; and the very fabric of this world curls itself around you to keep you safe while you walk; and at night,…
Oreos
DO YOU LIKE OREOS? It doesn’t matter where they go Even if they end up on the flooreo, You better never say no. Made with chemicals like no other (hint hint) Fab as bacon Don’t even bother To even try…
Violence
Violence violence is something very bad Violence like police brutality When you think about it's really sad Try to stop mob mentality Violence is everywhere as we know it Committing violence makes some feel good I wanna stop it by…
quiet
an unspoken tension grips us tight we know he's there but we keep quiet he slows are speech tears our minds in two we suffer silently and we keep quiet he makes our hands shake our skin tremble our bodies…
the quiet
an unspoken tension grips us tight we know he's there but we keep quiet he slows are speech tears our minds in two we suffer silently and we keep quiet he makes our hands shake our skin tremble our bodies…
Slippery slope
You The place I live You are filled with evergreens Grass Mountains Hills And people You have snowboarders Skiers Coloradans But you accept them all because you are the best
A Poem of no Poem
I cannot rhyme I cannot write A poem that requires the rhymes of time I have a sense of rhythm, but no sense in one of this height In another dimension maybe One I can rhyme But that would also…
The Mama Bear
With the things I could I have ever gotten, I thought But the bear that catches the fish and tires another And all of the war that she had ever fought Just to protect her little three messy bear of…
Me?
Who am I? we all ask ourselves. I am gentle but courageous I am.. me? Who is ME? Just let it be it's on the tip of my tongue I'm sure it'll come to Me?