Hannah Pinelo

Poetry 2010-2011 school year

Nellie

Ballad

I walked up and down the rows

I stopped and looked into her cage

She lay upon a little bed

My heart began to fill with rage

How can someone leave this thing?

With big eyes so brown

As I should and watched her there

I knew I could no longer frown.

I knew right then and there

That she was the one for me

She wagged her tail and winked her eye

Now I just needed everyone else to see.

I called them over and pointed her out

As they came near she rolled to her belly

They were not so sure that she was the one

But in the end she became our Nellie.

Poetry with an Erasure

Such Great Heights

By: the Postal Service

I am thinking it's a sign

That the freckles in our eyes are mirror images

And when we kiss they're perfectly aligned

I have to speculate

That God himself did make

Us into corresponding shapes

Like puzzle pieces from the clay

True, it may seem like a stretch

But its thoughts like this that catch

My troubled head when you're away

When I am missing you to death

When you are out there on the road

For several weeks it shows

And when you scan the radio

I hope this song will guide you home

They won't see us waving from such great heights,

"Come down now", they'll say

But everything looks perfect from far away,

"Come down now", but we'll stay...

I tried my best to leave

This all on your machine

But the persistent beat it sounded thin

Upon listening

And that frankly will not fly

You will hear the shrillest highs

And lowest lows with the windows down

When this is guiding you home

They won't see us waving from such great heights,

"Come down now", they'll say

But everything looks perfect from far away

"Come down now", but we'll stay...

They won't see us waving from such great heights,

"Come down now", they'll say

But everything looks perfect from far away

"Come down now", but we'll stay...

(They won't see us waving from such great heights,

"Come down now", they'll say

They won't see us waving from such great heights)

Free

Allegory Poem

The sun had gone down

The stars finally visible

The moon full of light

As they all sleep in their beds

She cries and watches the stars

Lying in the grass watching she dreams of being free

Soon the sun is creeping back

The mountains begin glowing

The stars slowly disappear into the light sky

The moon is now a faint shadow against the blue

She begins to drift away

The once again life is full and bright

She can now sleep peacefully

She is finally free

Something

Free Poem

Time stops

Everyone stands still

Life doesn’t move

Only for a second until it starts

The temperature drops

The sun hidden behind a cloud

Hiding from mans imperfections

Rain starts to pour

The sky is crying

Saddened by the lack of love

The violence and pain

Crying for change

Good Bye

Lyric Poem

Never wanted to feel this way

Never wanted to hate you

Through cries and good times

And pain and lies I stuck beside you

But now that I see we aren’t who we used to be

I see we are too different to be happy

With tears in my eyes I write this good bye

To a life a friendship that can no longer thrive

As much as it hurts to say good bye

I know we can’t keep up the lies

As I continue through life

You will never leave my mind

Andrew Latreille

Acrostic poem

A special person

Never knows what to do

Do you know how much he needs my help?

Really wish he knew

Everything so I wouldn’t have to help him

Wish he wasn’t so slow

Leaves his stuff every where

Another thing I have to do for him

Try to teach him but he never learns

Rocket power was his favorite show

Eventually it went of air

It made him sad

Lions are his passion

Loves his stuffed lion sleeps with it every night

Even though he is slow let’s not let him read this

Birds

Haiku

(1) Birds flying around

High in the sky soaring free

Wings open happy

(2) Chirping happily

Everywhere flowers blooming

Singing songs of spring

(3) High up in the air

Wind blowing between their wings

Birds live happily

Renga

I awoke with fright.

The monsters coming at night

Were soon in my bed.

They scratched and bit at my legs,

They growled at me viciously.

I tried to beat them,

But they simply would not flee.

They devoured me.

But then something queer occurred;

Each monster became a bird.

They flew round my head,

Their wings flapping so loud;

Feathers were flying.

Then my head became a pear.

The birds nibbled near my hair.

Then the birds were wolves,

Howling at the midnight moon.

Oh, how their teeth gleamed!

Suddenly, my room transformed.

We were standing on the moon.

This moon was different.

Not white and gleaming like milk;

Technicolor blasts

Yes, this moon was rather strange;

At this point I was quite dazed.

Everything would shift,

Everything kept flying fast;

A kaleidoscope.

And then I started flying,

The monster-bird-wolves behind.

I stared down below,

At the land so dark and bleak;

A single tear shed.

I felt like I was crazy;

Infinitely amazing,

To put it in words,

And things were still changing.

The monsters fell fast; dead.

I kinda missed them.

At least I felt more normal.

I stood in front of a throne.

Well, there goes feeling normal

The king came to me and said,

“What are you seeking?

Why do you stand before me?

What made you float here?”

“Well, I thought this was a dream.

You mean to tell me it’s not?”

And then the king laughed,

“This is your life now,

strange and confusing.

You must be here to be blessed

With wisdom to carry on.”

“Wisdom? What wisdom?

I’m certainly smart as is,”

I answered him back.

“Sure, but what is your destiny?

Something must be wrong in life,

People do not come here

Unless their soul needs repair

You must be broken.”

“I suppose I am not whole.

Please, give me guidance.”

“You must be the saint

The saint inside of yourself

You must learn freedom,

But, you must learn on your own,

Because you lead your own soul,

No one can take it

And don’t take that for granted

Learn from living life.”

His insight inspired me.

Life was now changed forever.

I ventured back home.

Monsters no longer followed.

Slowly, I drifted.

But his words played in my head,

His utter brilliance shined,

And as I floated,

Back to my reality,

I found my purpose.

See, the monsters were the past.

The negative things, of course.

Slowly, I started

To let go of yesterday.

Starting fresh, I guess.

You can’t let the past weigh down

What might happen in the now.

The king had taught me

To live each day as your last,

And never look back

But it was never the king.

It had always just been me.

The Doctors

Free poem 2

The clock counts down to my turn

My thoughts are filled with concern

I’m unaware of what this will bring

So I nervously play with my purse string

What will I do when they call my name?

I try to calm down and just stare at the window frame

Every time the door opens my heart skips a beat

I hate sitting in this hot seat

I hope everything goes well

I guess I shouldn’t dwell

I have been dreading this appointment

I hope it doesn’t end in disappointment

I start to head for the door

Then I heard my name and swore

Looks like it too late to run away

This better not make for a bad day.

It Ain’t You by Squirrel Nut Zippers

I've been searchin' all over for someone

I can tell my troubles to

Searching all the wide world over

Is it you?

Is it you?

Are you the kind of man that marries,

Then gets his mind on somethin' new

You've got to let me know, I'm all alone

Is it you?

Is it you?

Is it you, baby?

Is it you?

I confide in you

You seem to understand my point of view

I moan and sigh

You can't understand why

Can't understand why

I confide in you

You seem to understand my point of view

I moan and sigh

You can't understand why

Can't understand why

I've been searchin' all over for someone

I can tell my troubles to

Searching all the wide world over

Is it you?

Is it you?

Is it you, baby?

Is it you?