Creative English Poetry

Contributing Artists:

Jaime Solis, Jin Park, Juan Carlos Zatarain Cardenas, Laura Park, Levi Joo, Mana Ishimatsu,

Momiji Komaru, Pluto Kamolrat, Sumin Nam, and Yeonju Song

"Brown - Eyes"

Looking at you intently

Resting at night

Getting tired

Crying with lost love

By Jaime Solis

March 2018

"Red - Fire"

Burning the picture

Getting hotter

Blazing through my soul

Lighting in the darkest hour

By Jaime Solis

The indigo cloud

Is gone

The blue sky appears

A nice day!

Jin (1993~)

"New Life"

Grow, gleam, and flower

How pretty life is growing

My flower garden

By Laura

March 2018

"Phone Booth"

Looks like a jail

On a light grey

Hard bumpy concrete wall

Echoing  silence

Old classical phones

Cold steel in one touch

Ground sound of the bell

Toasting paper

Oak wood

Tastes of wood

And a little salt 

By Momiji

Indigo - Headset

Connecting to my new laptop

Placed on my head

Playing classical music

Recording my voice

By Sumin

March 2018

New Things around Me

Smells like wood and lacquer

Becoming dark

Rain falling down on stinking garbage

Old concrete shelves

A little bit rough

A rough texture on the brick

Small place of the information center

Extremely solid brown decoration

Fresh vegetable

By Pluto

"Red Snow"

Feel pain

Hear screams

Experience a panic attack

Don't feel anything

An average day

Accident, blood, injuries, and fear

Lingering nineteen hours

An exhausting journey

By Juan Carlos Zatarain

March 9th 2018

The Last Evening Meal

Holding somber emotion

Eyes are already filled with lukewarm water

An old apartment

Is placed on a hill

Flaming sunset

Late in the day

Without high huddles

Dramatically become chill

By Levi Joo

"Last Night in My Dream"

The trees looked like people dancing

An old wood smell

A tourist chatting with her lover

Warm and fluffy feeling

New plastic

Strong concrete

Looks like drawing

On a light-grey hard bumpy concrete wall

Set into chilly brass plates

By Yeonju

March 8th 2018

Happy with Friends

Worrying about everything

Not independent person

All of a sudden, some people knock

With fancy cakes and gifts

Surprise and impression

To say good bye and cheer up as an event

Thanks to superlative friends

To be better

Meeting splendid pals again

By Yeonju

" The Person Whom I loved "

Black - Hair

Shining

Flowing through the air

Becoming a little bit wet

Having the scent of a rose

Brown - Eyes

Looking at me lovingly

Drawing me deep inside

Reflecting my smiling face

Being filled with beautiful night stars

Pink - Lips

Leaving lip prints on my white shirt

Shining with fresh lip gloss

Touching my lips softly

Whispering tempting words to me

Red - Wine

Lapping in your glass

Making the mood romantically

Soaking through your glossy lips

Being left on the table

By Sumin

March 2018

Like old style mixed with modern

Smells like old plastic

Touches a phone box smooth

Tastes like lacquered plastic

Sounds

By Pluto

Wrong Bus, Good Person

Trouble finding way all the time

Taking the wrong bus

Getting off the bus at a strange place

Being embarrassed

Finding way home again

Fortunately, meeting friendly person

Helped to take the right bus

Thanks to her

Coming back home

Be a beneficent person

Like her

By Yeonju

"Beautiful Pheasant"

Looks so hard like chipped teeth

Smells totally bronze

Refined and good old designs

Lovely pheasant flower and grass

Like my grandma's house

Bringing out the nostalgia in me

By Momiji

8th March 2018

"Inspired Life"

Fresh, refresh, and free

How perfect life is blooming

My timber garden

By Laura

"The Adorned Interior"

As light as a feather

And brighter than neon signs

As tidy as a pattern

And fitter than items made to order

As delicate as a handcraft

And more classic than art

As antique as old funiture

And more meaningful than poetry

The marine building in Vancouver

By Levi

9th March 2018

Treasure I've Never Had

Grand sound of the bell

Strong ropes

Oakwood

Smells like a old plastic

Looks like my grandma's house

Rough old grey asphalt at my feet

Looking like a big spider

A little bit rough

Rough texture of the brick

By Sumin

March 2018

Tastes like a vegetable

Smells fresh

Like the wind blowing in the bushes

Like flowers blossoming

By Pluto

March 2018

"Blue Ocean"

Moving up and down

Hitting the seawall in Vancouver

Getting bigger with each passing year

Making people feel peaceful and calm

By Jin

7th March 2018

Tastes like wood

And little bit of salt

Smells like wood and lacquer

Sounds like a knock knock!

On the door

Feeling smooth

Square and small

By Pluto

March 2018

Printed paper smelled of colourful travel pamphlets layered in steps

In the small place

Of the information centre

A crisp new brochure reflecting white light

Grabbed by the soft gentle hand of a tourist

Chatting with her lover

Grand sound of the bell

Tolling loudly By Sumin

March 2018

A polished red post box

With many letters on it

Standing in the watery streets

As if waiting for someone

Makes a metallic sound

Looking sturdy

By YeonJu

March 2018

Standing out in the lonely streets

Like a hero

A skyblue wall

With a pink dog on it

Feels like it's going to hurt

But, likely has a sweet taste

By YeonJu

March 2018

Epiphany of Senses

Smell the wee wood, the humidity of it

A crisp new brochure reflecting white light

A mature watermelon in the dark

Like oak wood

Touch a phone box...smooth

circular

Staring back at me

Old classical phones

Hasting in the breeze

By Juan Carlos Zatarain

Saturated in Blue

One lunatic Friday night

In tidy black clothes

A quiescent place

Face heavy air

Can't find sadness on the surface

Luminous hefty blue moon in the sky

Weeps in low tones

Nobody interferes with the emotional echo

Melting embrace

Benign asking

Sympathetic holding

Let's keep eyes all around

Though, don't stay in the blues

By Levi Joo

March 2018

An ambulance

Colored red and white

Wails

To warn of an emergency

Appearing urgent

Feeling solid

Getting wet from the rain

By YeonJu

March 2018

"Green Pencil"

Resting on the worn classroom table

Facing the beautiful Korean girl, Yeon Ju

Being used everyday

Making marks on note paper

Getting shorter with each letter written

Copying notes from the board

Writing stories and poetry in my notebook

Penning letters to my family

By Creative English Class

7th March 2018

"An Attractive Color"

Pink - Cup

Holding fresh water

Getting warmed by hot coffee

Being washed in the dish washer

Meeting thirsty sexy lips

Pink - Lipstick

Looking fascinating

Helping other cosmetics to be harmonious

Making people more beautiful

Bringing men closer

Pink - Umbrella

Being used on a rainy day

Getting a little bit wet

Protecting people from the rain

Helping people to keep their hair style

Pink - Chair

Helping people take a rest

Sitting next to another chair

Meeting various hips

Getting warmed by different hips

By Yeonju

March 7th 2018

"Short Life"

Yellow, orange, red

How fast life is going away

My vivid garden

By Laura

March 2018

Blowing gentle wind

Fluttering cherry blossoms

You came to my heart.

By Sumin

Tasting of concrete

Smells cement

It touches convex

A woman's face

By Pluto

March 2018

A brown sofa like a chocolate

Feels restful and downy

Smells like leather

Makes me feel at home By YeonJu

"Green Tree"

Standing alone in my backyard

Producing oxygen for everyone

Growing tall above the rooftops

Shaking in strong winds

By Jin

7th March 2018

Looks like a jail

Becoming dirty and dark

Smells like garbage

Getting wet in the rain

By Momiji

March 9th 2018

Brown,orange, and white brick

Patterned stairs

Facing downward

Likely taste of trees

Make a wooden sound

When touched

A little bit coarse

By YeonJu

March 2018

If I were a star

In the beautiful night sky

I would light your room

By Sumin

March 2018

"White - Ice"

Freezing my hand

Showing me loneliness

Growing in the winter

Turning off the lights

By Jaime Solis

March 2018

Tastes of granite

It smells

It sounds

It touches smooth

Granite and thunder

By Pluto

March 2018

"Red Phone Booth"

Old classical phones

On a light grey hard bumpy concrete wall

The trees look like people dancing

Smell of wet wood

Printed paper smelling colorful

Silence in the dark

Old oak wood

Tastes like a vegetable

Looks like a name brand

by Laura

March 11th 2018

Try to do your best

Miraculous victory

Sweat will become tears

By Sumin

March 2018

A Spider Above Us

A creature on the street

Wet wood 

Wet earth

Hear the wind hit the tree

See how it cuts sunlight

Fear and fantasy in one sight 

Touch its harshness

Admire this beast

By Juan Carlos Zatarain

As it snows in white

The whole world is shining on

Special Christmas eve

In the cold winter

A cup of hot coffee to

Warm my frozen hands

By YeonJu

March 2018

Happier than children

Shinier than jewelry

Whiter than a cloud

As awesome as athletics

As kind as volunteers

More gorgeous than actors

And as sunny as the sun

My Friends

By Jin