Original Poems I

Ladder Poem

Classroom

Silence
stressed students
a big test
hits every person's desk.
A long list of questions
seeing what you know
what you studied
if you
tried.

William Carlos Williams Variation Poem

Baseball

Ball in the pitcher's hand
shuffling around to find the right grip
his arm loads back.

Out of the hand
moving closer and closer
your eyes trying to find it.

Laces spinning
faster and faster
moving towards you.

Moving straight,
then it spins out of sight
right into the catcher's glove.

Terzanelle

Night Storm

Darkness in the sky
until the lightning breaks through
as a displeasing sight to the eye

The sky where birds once flew is
filled only with silence
until the lightning breaks through

The rain needs no guidance
it simply falls on the streets
filled only with silence

scared children hide under sheets
as the rain continues to fall
it simply falls on the streets

the children, frightened start to bawl
as the lightning is still crashing
as the rain continues to fall


Like the ground and the sky are clashing
darkness in the sky
as the lightning is still crashing
as a displeasing sight to the eye.