Three Poems

First Drafts

 

Acrostic:

Make her life amazing

Offer hugs often

Tell her you love her

Help her through hard times

Embrace her existence

Remember she’s the only mom you will ever have.

Free Verse:

My skates are laced,

It is time to play,

I step into the bright lights,

My eyes are not affected,

Sweat drips down my face,

Splashing on the ice without making a sound,

Pressure is building up,

I need to make something happen,

I know I can,

Pushing myself to the next level,

I get a second burst of energy,

Open on the “weak side”,

The puck comes to the blade of my stick,

It is in the net without a second thought,

The whistle blows,

My team cheers with excitement,

GOAL!!!

Stanza:

To lose a game,

Is never fun,

To score a goal,

Will not be as great,

If you don’t win as well,

To lose by one,

In a way is better than,

losing by two,

or three,

or four.

To lose a game,

May not be so bad at all,

People all over the world die every day,

For various reasons,

So in a way,

Losing is not so bad,

It could be worse,

I’m lucky to be alive,

To lose is not so bad at all.


Second Drafts

Acrostic:

Learn something from her every day

Open your schedule to accommodate her

Vary your interests to include hers

Embrace her presence

You only have one

Only one

Understand how lucky you are to have her

Respect her, for she has earned it

Make each moment of her life happy

Overly impress her with your accomplishments

Tell her how much she means to you

Hug her when she needs it most

Encourage her to try new things

Remind her constantly, that she is loved.

Free Verse:

My skates are laced,

It is time to play,

I step into the bright lights,

My eyes are not affected,

Sweat drips down my face,

Splashing on the ice without making a sound.

Pressure is building up,

I need to make something happen,

I know I can,

Pushing myself to the next level,

I get a second burst of energy,

Open on the “weak side”,

The puck comes to the blade of my stick,

It is in the net without a second thought,

The whistle blows,

My team cheers with excitement,

GOAL!!!

Stanza:

To lose a game,

Is never fun,

To score a goal,

Is not as exhilarating,

If you don’t win as well.

To lose by one,

In a way is better than,

losing by two,

or three,

or four.

To lose a game,

May not be so bad at all,

People all over the world die every day,

For various reasons.

So in a way,

Losing is not so bad,

It could be worse,

I’m lucky to be alive,

To lose is not so bad at all.
 

Tone Passages

HAPPY: Hockey is a very popular sport in todays’ America. It is especially popular in the northeast region, where the weather is cold for a longer period of time. This popularity began with the uprising of Bobby Orr and the “Big Bad Bruins” eventually led to the building of more than fifty state rinks region-wide. Without hockey, I don’t what life would be like.

ANGRY: Hockey is such a popular sport in America these days. And of course its popular in the northeast region, its so damn cold up there. And it all started with those goons “The Big Bad Bruins” and that stuck up Bobby Orr. This caused land all over the region to be filled with worthless state rinks. Without hockey, I don’t know what life would be like. Probably better.

200 Word Sentence (Exactly 200 Words)

English is the most important subject in todays’ high schools, it is inspiring the next generation of writers to dream big, keep an extremely open mind, and never stop editing or improving a writing piece; without these skills, there will be no more authors, thus no more books, no more novels, no more poems, or speeches, or blogs, or any kind of writing piece, if this happens there is no way for anyone of further their knowledge of the English language on their own; this could lead to a decline in the number of highly educated peoples, which leads to the decline in American society, we would have no more genius’ in this country, which would probably lead to other countries outsmarting us and eventually taking over our country, then the United States of America would seize to exist; And without America as a major power, ISIS may be able to overthrow the entire world, and that would lead to so much destruction to the beautiful planet we live on; If our planet is destroyed, aliens might one day arrive and see that the planet is worthless after all the destruction, and they’ll just blow it up, to tiny pieces.

Apostrophe/Synecdoche Pieces

Apostrophe:

I cannot believe I let you overtake me again. I was trying so hard to control you, but you always find a way to make me look bad. Why do you have to be so strong competitiveness? You make me look like a fool during friendly sporting events and even class activities. I wish you would only come out during hockey games. People think I am insane because of you, competitiveness. Why don’t you just go away?

Synecdoche:

The Capitals helmet with the number eight on the back has scored fifty goals again. This helmet has been one of the most feared scorers in the NHL since its career began. The helmets shaded face shield makes it ever so intimidating. Some people thought this helmet was starting to have a career decline a few years back. But man has this dark navy blue helmet proved them wrong. This helmet is a fan favorite, and probably always will be.