The poets from Waters Elementary learned how poems not just meant to be read, and heard, but also to be viewed as visual art. The poets read poems that written in the shape of their subject. The poets were then asked to the shape. They used their shapes as inspiration for their words. Enjoy!
Venom
Gabhg
Dependent on your love
Hungry, attached, protective
Days without your voice is like loud noise
You tears burn like fire on my skin
Hostile to anyone that is not you
Just a simple lonely alien…without you.
Roses
Julia B.
Their love is a trap
They’re vibrant and beautiful
They attract your love and attention
However I feel none of it is true
Their thorns are ever so painful
An unpleasant and unexpected surprise
The pain makes you realize it all…
That looks can be deceiving
That love can cause pain
That you should always be
Cautious with your heart
Clocks
Thomas D.
Click-Clock
Tick-Tock
Time is an infinite, endless cycle
Future, past, and present
Blends to create a timeline
Something so simple yet so complex
Every second, minute, and hour of your day
You can anywhere
Yet you must obey the laws of time
Flowers
Andrea F.
The blooming life
Moist, soft, and smooth
The light comes closer
Illuminating the vibrant shades
Pink, orange, yellow, blue
Full of life, the door opens
A new opportunity is born
A sweet new smell
Welcomes nature
Glistening water drops
Clouds
Amara T.
I loathe you
But you’re so lovely
You’re quiet presence
Is so loud to me
The way you can change is confusing
You make others gloomy
You make me pleased
Water
Bella Z.
Bends of anything
The round shape
Trickles down a wind-shield
Or someone’s skin,
Or maybe the sweat of glass of cold water
Gentle and quiet as the rain fogs up the window
The sublte pitter-patter against the glass
It muffles the sound of your mind
Of everyones’ words and voices
The water smooths everything
As the friction eats away at rock, skin, and wood
A stream of tears,
fluctuating, frustration, sadness, happiness, jealousy
The spectrum is a never-ending line.
Never stagnant
For eternity is here
The constant of life, the birth,
The one who gives it all
Releasing it all
Books
Gracelyn C.
Only a once-know name to hold
To each page and phrase
That skims through the hours
Through each furious phrase
Holds the dim lightness of aspirations
I cannot hide from Earth
Lost from the deviant dwelling
Glass pane of hope
Scissors
Maia F.
I sever peoples’ dreams like paper
I snip away to the away to the tune of despair
People cry as I destroy
Ink from pages spill like black blood
You should be weary, or I’ll take your eyes
Broken dreams fall to the ground
Drifting sadly in the wind
I eat away hopes like unwanted hair
Leaving it to be swept up by the cleaner
The fabric of your dreams cut into tethers
Balance
Gorman S.
The good and bad
Life and death
Happiness and sadness
In all chaos I bring peace
Fire
Natalya Mendez
Raging ball of fire
Distributing scorching heat
Spreads all around like a disease
Blends of orange and red
Burning, smoking and crashing down
Causing destruction all around
One of the four elements
It moves like trickling spirals
Sending sparks into the air
Waves
Evelyn S.
The ocean waves crash along the shores
It flows across the sand, it soars
The blue hue brings relaxation
The slow sound of crashing waves
Creates exhilaration
Thoughts
Jennifer B.
It is unique
Special to everyone
It can be entertaining yet scary
Interesting yet boring
They can hold relevance
They can be happy and beautiful
Yet terrifying and confusing
They are long or short
Happy or sad
They can bring back memories
They live in you unconscious
Sun
Ameer E.
Sometimes on the darkest day
When there’s no sign of hope
And you’ve given all up
You see a light beaming through
That floating ball so deep in space
It is a sight you will never escape
No matter where you are on this planet
You will always see that big light
Showing that no matter what happens
You’re never alone
Stars
Lucy
Yellow, bright, unblinding
Tiny flashlights
Golden, helpful
Glowing through darkness
A spotlight on our struggles
A mirror, a message
Reflecting what burns inside
Standing out against the darkness
We look to the stars
Because the only defeat is giving up
Chocolate
Kaya
It can be bitter
It can be sweet
Chocolate is like life
There’s the ooey gooey sunshine in your face
Smiling all day as a part of life
Then there’s the bitter that’s disgusting part of life
That leaves the sour taste in you mouth
The melty caramel can cling to you
The satisfying crunch-crunch-crunch will fill you
