Table of Contents

1.Table of Contents

2.Being Human

3.Being Human response

4.All About Me

5.All About Me response

6.Remembering Fondly

7.Remembering Fondly response

8.Stitches

9.Stitches response

10.Imagine

11.Imagine response

12.Shalom

13.Shalom response

14.My Prince

15.My Prince response

16.Cold Night

17.Cold Night response

18.It's Complicated

19.It's Complicated response

20.Poem of Choice

21.Choice Response

22.Dedication

Being Human

1.I am a Crystal Gem

2.I wonder what the world has in store

3.I hear so much talk from them

4.I see that there’s so much more

5.I want to find my place

6.I am trying to be human

7.I pretend everything is great

8.I feel new opportunities bloomin

9.I worry the gems will miss me

10.I cry that I just want to be normal

11.I am going to find my real destiny

12.I understand that to others I’m unnormal

13.I say I can make it out there

14.I dream I’ll grow up 

15.I try to catch a breath of fresh air

16.I hope Connie saves me a cup

17.I am Being Human.

'Being Human' is an 'I Am' Poem, meaning every line starts with an 'I Am' statement. The subject of this poem is Steven Universe, a cartoon character from a show of the same name. At the end of the show, Steven leaves his home to find his own destiny instead of the one everyone expected of him. I used metaphors throughout the poem to show how he's grown now, and rhymes to make it seem more loving, like something he really wrote himself.

All About Me

1.Rylee

2.Bubbly, energetic, loyal, creative

3.Daughter to Angela and James

4.Lover of art, stories, and all genders

5.Who feels pride in her work, passion in her ideas, overflown with imagination

6.Who needs attention, exercise, quenching from quarantine 

7.Who gives what she expects, positivity, truth

8.Who fears losing others, being alone, or never amounting to 9.anything

10.Who would like to see the heritage of Germany, the beauty of Puerto Rico, or the peace of Wales

11.Resident of San Diego, California

12.Palumbo

'All About Me' is a Bio Poem that's, well, all about me. I had a difficult time writing about my self, but I just wanted to convey honesty. In line 10 I used a type of repetition of phrasing to describe the places I'd like to see. I also used consonance saying "quenching from quarantine."

Remembering Fondly

1.He once told me his favorite color was orange

2.Because it reminded him of me

3.And I once told him the way he looked at me

4.Was the only thing I could think

5.Every time our hands touched

6.His face would go rouge

7.And when I was cold

8.He gave me something warm to use

9.I said he was my light

10.And he said I was his girl

11.And I’ll always remember fondly

12.All those times at my house

13.Cuddling with my dog

14.When I’d make you laugh

15.And it would ring like a tiny bell

'Remembering Fondly' is a re-creation poem, with some of the lines and phrases originating from Gary Soto's 'Oranges.' I wrote this with my favorite person in mind, whom I am very fond of. He means a lot to me and gives me strength. The simile I used about his laughter ringing like a tiny bell is meant to mean that it sounds sweet and melodic to the ears. I also use rhymes up until the end, giving a soft ending affect.

Stitches

1.At just a bit past half noon.

2.I’m not sure exactly what time

3.Somewhere around half past noon.

4.The majestic creature chewed with spite

5.Just a bit past half noon

6.She comes closer to see what he’s got

7.Just a bit past half noon

8.He is told to ‘drop it, you ought’

9.Just a bit past half noon

10.He listens to his owner ruefully

11.Just a bit past half noon

12.She bends to take his prize, it all happened so fast

13.Was it even at past half noon?

14.She sees the look in his eyes

15.Past half noon

16.She screams and writhes out in surprise

17.Past half noon

18.She runs and panics and yells for mom

19.Past half noon

20.Mom to the rescue, hospital they go

21.At just a bit past half noon

22.23 stitches, 2 inside

23.Probably way after past half noon

24.The beast she had loved bit off her pride

25.At just a bit past half noon

'Stitches' is an Imitation Poem following Fredrico Garcia Lorca's style in his poem "Llanto por Ignacio Sanchez Mejias." It's a true story about myself, and how I was bit by my dog and got 23 stitches in my arm. It was the most traumatic experience in my life. I used rhymes to give the poem more substance, and used a metaphor at the end to convey how I changed a lot for a while after it happened.

Imagine

1.Imagination: [ih-mag-uh-ney-shuh n], noun, imaginative, imagine,

2.A conception of mental creation, often a baseless or fanciful one:

3.Like when I bob my head to the music

4.And daydream I can dance like a popstar

5.And sing as if I’m popular;

6.With this pen in my hand

7.I draw what I can;

8.Every creative image in my head

9.I can’t contain it all;

10.I’ve got to let the imagery escape onto paper.

'Imagine' is a Definition Poem, which means it defines a word and then is followed with a personal poem. I like to think that I am an imaginative person, and I wrote this with myself in mind. The simile 'Dancing like a popstar' just means I like to dance a lot. The metaphor 'escape onto paper' is used to convey writing or drawing.

Shalom

1.Someone told me black cats are bad luck 

2.But I didn’t believe in such muck     

3.So I took one home

4.And named her Shalom;

5.Then suddenly my life went amuck. 

'Shalom' is a limerick, meaning a short, usually silly poem with an a,a,b,b,a rhyme structure, 5 lines, and syllable structure. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have 8-10 syllables, and lines 3 and 4 have 5 syllables. I like this poem for it's small moral and cute simpleness. Irony us used here, because Shalom means peace and Shalom the cat creates the opposite.