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Katie Bowden

Life

Life is a roller coaster;

It has ups and downs,

And loop-d-loops.

But by the end,

It was fun.

Unless of course,

You hate roller coasters.

I chose my original poem “Life” to 

dedicate to Natalie. I’m dedicating it to 

her because we both know the ups and 

downs of life. She knows the loop-d-

loops of life. I know that she’ll help me 

when I need it. I know that she can 

relate to it in her own way. She can 

also interpret it in her own way. I think 

that the last two lines will make her 

laugh.

Megan Britt

Think of the Day

Lets all be happy. 

Just take off the day. 

No more making it snappy,

We will have time to think of what to say.

I will be the happiest thing under the sun.

Just to play all day for laughs,

With all of the work already done.

No books, no forms, no maths.

A simple life full of glee,

Like there is no such thing as time.

Well that’s the life for me.

Relaxing in the wind like a chime.

This day will only be one.

For our happiness can never be undone. 

My original poem “Think of the Day” was my 

favorite one to write. The other poems were darker 

with deeper meanings, while this one was 

lighthearted and happy. Since it is happy I am 

dedicating this poem to Amanda Sledge. She is 

always happy and seems like the type of person to 

really think about the day. Also since she is very in 

touch with God, I’m sure she understands how to 

enjoy each day. When I think of Amanda I also 

think of her smiling, which relates to a happy day. 

My goal is to enjoy each day and not take it for 

granted. I’m sure if I were to ask anyone how to 

live a better life Amanda would be one of the first 

people I’d ask.

Gavin Brundidge

“The Game of Soccer”

There he goes for his opponents goal. 

He dribbles through each player.

He’s on a roll.

He takes the shot and curves it by.

The keeper dives for it far and high.

The goalie misses it the balls in the net.

There’s a moment of silence and no regrets

The winners jump for joy that win was a must

Opponents heads tilt down low they leave in disgust

A player’s life fulfilled is playing world class

To be playing all year long on the rich green grass

Play with heart, that’s the real 

answer of how to play the true game of 

soccer

I dedicate this sample of “The Game of Soccer” to Javier 

Hernandez and Matthew Hendren because we all play soccer 

together outside of school. Other than in the classroom, we all come 

together to play a game we all adore and love. To play this game with 

friends, just makes it ten times better. Even though I am on a different 

team than them, we still scrimmage each other and have a great time.

Mallory Cheek

"The Weight of a World"

The weight of a world lies in my hands

Each rustle like the words of a person

It brings excitement to find the perfect one

That captures my attention

They keep my attention during lectures

And create another world for me

To disappear and forget reality

Even for just a moment

The weight of a world lies in my hands

Each rustle like the words of a person

The crunch of new bindings

Like the gates opening to another world

I sit and hear nothing

Except the clang of knight’s armor

The crinkling of leaves under shoes

Even when others talk to me

The weight of a world lies in my hands

Each rustle like the words of a person

And I read on to find a magical story

      Because it is one of the best things to do    

I am dedicating “The Weight of a World” to Amanda. This poem is an 

original work. I chose this work because it reminded of Amanda. The 

poem is about reading a good book. It mentions becoming lost in the story 

and enjoying the book immensely. It reminds me of Amanda because she 

loves to read. There are many books she has talked about that were 

interesting and different. I created it without anyone particular in mind, 

but it could describe any person who enjoys reading.  

Rose Cunningham 

"Forbidden" 

They can love another, 

But they can not love the same. 

Why shouldn’t they love? 

What makes them so wrong?

God does not judge anyone. 

So why must one judge? 

They have no power,

Over others, but yet, they- 

They are forbidden. 

Hannah Easley

"A Book" 

There is no frigate like a book

To take us lands away,

Nor any coursers like a page

of prancing poetry.

This travers may the poorest take

Without oppress of toll;

How frugal is the chariot

That bears a human soul!

    I chose to dedicate the poem, “A Book” by Emily 

Dickinson to Katie Bowden because her and Emily 

Dickinson seem to share a love for reading. Within 

the poem, Dickinson uses a simile to compare 

books to ships or vessels. By doing this, she is 

trying to convey the idea the books can take you 

nowhere else can. When you read a book, you 

seem to be transferred into the story and taken 

away from reality. I know that Katie really enjoys 

reading and probably thinks and feels the same 

way that Dickinson does about books and reading 

in general. 

Kelsey Ellis

"Until the End"

As I plunged into the ocean of uncertainty,

I suddenly saw a hand

It reached for me and grabbed me

And pulled me onto the sand

Who is this person,

that saved me from this stress?

Then I heard a voice say 

Something that didn't make sense

Wait, I knew that voice from anywhere!

I knew it was my friend

She said “I would never let you sink, 

I’ll be there ‘til the end.”

This poem is dedicated to Tatianna Thompson. We are very close 

friends and I know she will always be there for me when I need her, 

just like the friend in the poem. We both pick each other up when 

we’re feeling down and playing volleyball together has helped with this. 

This is why I dedicated my poem to Tatianna.

Hunter Ellis

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Matthew Hendren

Javier Hernandez

Carly Juarez

Letter to Mrs Holley:

Mrs Holley, I must Confess

I need to address

This silly notion

I can not make potions 

and I can not write poems

Don’t worry, I know ‘em

Honest I'm not tellin’ a fib

Wait a second, I think I just did

Love Carly

This Poem from my Poetry Project is my favorite, 

because every time I read over it, it makes me 

laugh. When I wrote it, I had been sitting for at 

least an hour and I could not write anything, so I 

decided to write about not being able to write. This 

poem reminds of Mrs. Holley. Not only because I 

wrote it to her but also because it reminds me of 

her class. Mrs. Holley gives me homework that 

frustrates me but if I am pushed hard enough, I 

can do it and learn from it. After finishing, it the 

other two poems came easily to me.

Lorin Lesnicky

Samantha Matthews

“Missed Connections” by Sherman Alexie  

Ballad at the Santa Barbara Airport

Descending, in our forty-seat airplane,

I saw an older man had parked his car

At the edge of the runway. He waved

At us, so I waved, but we were too far.

Apart to see each other, and he was not

Welcoming me anyway. Near the back

Of the plane, a woman, hair in a knot,

Clutching a tattered Vintage paperback,

Waved and smiled and hugged her seatmate.

“That’s my husband,” she said. “I haven’t seen

Him in ten years. It’s so great, it’s so great.”

She shook and wept; it was quite a scene--

A mystery--and I was hungry to know

Why a wife and husband had lived apart

For a decade. I wanted to ask, but no,

I decided to imagine the parts

They’d been playing: She was the Red Cross

Nurse who’d been kidnapped by militant

Rebels, then blindfolded and marched across

The border, but he’d remained diligent

For ten epic years, pressuring despots

And presidents, until the March dawn

When Australian tourists spotted

Her staggering across a Thai hotel lawn.

Starved and weak, she fell into their arms.

“I’ve been released,” she said. “I’ve been released.”

Traded for ammunition and small arms,

And treated for malnutrition and disease,

She was only now, six weeks after rescue,

Reuniting with her husband. She was first

Off the airplane--we all gave her the room--

And she, aching with a different thirst,

Burst through the security gates

And rushed into her husband’s embrace.

Later, after they had gone, as I waited

For my bags, I saw a friendly face--

A young woman who’d just witnessed

What I’d witnessed. I wiped away tears.

“ten years,” I said. “I’d die from the stress.”

“Oh, no,” she said. “It wasn’t ten years.

It was ten days.” Jesus, I had misheard

The old woman and created glory

Out of the ordinary. Just one word,

Misplaced, turned a true and brief story

Into a myth. And, yes, it was lovely

To see how the long-in-love can stay

In love. But who truly gets that lonely

After only ten days away?

I thought I had witnessed an epic--

A Santa Barbara elderly Odyssey--

But it was something more simplistic.

It was a love story, small and silly,

And this is cruel, but here’s my confession:

Depending on the weather or my mood,

I’ll repeat the myth because it’s more impressive

Than something as clear and bright as the truth.

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