Week 2 Quick Writes Week 2 Quick Writes

July 18- July 22

Quick Write #6Quick Write #6Tuesday, July 18, 2011Tuesday, July 18, 2011

Waiting for the Splash

Last nightAfter you hung up

I wrote you a poemHoping it might change your heart.

This morning I tell myself; Get serious man.

Someone once comparedWriting a poem

And hoping it willChange the world

To dropping rose petalsDown a deep well

Waiting for the splash

At least 5 sentences =

•Take 2 minutes to write all that this poem brings to mind for you.

•Borrow any line, and write what that one line means to you, letting the line lead your thinking.

Quick Write #7Quick Write #7Tuesday, July 19, 2011Tuesday, July 19, 2011

School Dazehelpi am going to berefracted and i can’tcount a present progressiveis staring me in the face with verbs cryingto be conjugated algebraicsentences are chasingme as i run into a mercantilistpolicy a phosphorescent light appearsin front of me tryingto help me in this massconfusion i stare at it hopingfor enlightenmentbut nothingjumps out at me so irun head oninto a quadraticmonomial factor a voiceout of nowhere echoes around me

“You’re eighth graders now!”

Then why do I feel as befuddled as ever?

At least 5 sentences =

•Take 2 minutes to write all that this poem brings to mind for you.

•Think about all you are expected to know and do, and write as quickly as you can all those things that come o mind (home, school, music, sports, etc.)

Quick Write #8Quick Write #8Wednesday, July 20, 2011Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Just Me, the Ball, and the Basket

It’s just me, the ball, and the basketThe crowd may roar

The players may talk trashThe officials may blow their whistles

But I don’t hear themIt’s a free shot

No hands waving in my faceNo opponents diving and reaching at

meNo twenty-four second clock tickingNo eager teammates waiting for a

pass I can’t makeIt just me, the ball, and the basket

I slowly raise the ballRoll it sweetly off my fingertips

Watch its rainbow arcSwish

At least 5 sentences =

•For 2 minutes write as quickly as you can about all that this poem brings to mind for you.

•Borrow any line, and write what that one line means to you, letting the line lead your thinking.

Quick Write #9Quick Write #9Thursday, July 21, 2011Thursday, July 21, 2011

He Shaved His Head

He shaved his head to release his imagination.He did it to get a tattoo on his shiny head.He did it to lose hi normality.He did it to become a freak.He did it because he was angry.He did it to make people angry.He did it for himself.

At least 5 sentences =

•For 2 minutes write as quickly as you can about all that this poem brings to mind for you.

•Borrow any line, and write what that one line means to you, letting the line lead your thinking.

Quick Write #10Quick Write #10Friday, July 22, 2011Friday, July 22, 2011

A Day in July

Do you remember? I do.A day in July,

We were on the beach,Our pants rolled to our calves.

The sand and salt made our ankles itch,Like lemon juice on a rash,

And the sun made my cheeks burn.Our conversation was not heavy.

We did not talk in circles to pull us down.Our words were light and I can’t remember them,They were lost like bubbles on a crashing wave.

As the shadows lengthenedSo did the focus on my eyes.

I knew the day would end.My heart was in my throat,

Like seaweed choking a tidal pool.I wanted to stay on the beach with you

Until the sand covered our anklesAnd the moon held the tide from us.

At least 5 sentences =

•For 2 minutes write as quickly as you can about all that this poem brings to mind for you.•What is one special memory who have with someone in the summer?