Monday, January 6, 2020
Poetry is...
Author William Somerset Maugham wrote: 'The crown of literature is poetry." To commence our poetry unit, we are publishing our own poems on poetry using imagery, metaphor, simile, and anaphora. Thank you for taking the time to provide your thoughts and feedback on our first poems of the year.
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Poetry is mist
ReplyDeletePoetry is like a cloud of mist in a sunny field
Poetry is about the subtle wisps of the mist
Poetry is as important as the sunny field
Poetry is as pointless as ignoring the mist
Poetry means that the mist has purpose
Poetry is mist
-Argo
Poetry is the color to an artist
ReplyDeletePoetry is like a flame in the darkness
Poetry is about using words to express your feelings
Poetry is as important as water to a fish
Poetry is as pointless as a violin without strings
Poetry means that life holds purpose
Poetry is the sound that breaks the silence
-Fork
The Importance of Poetry, by: Tom.
ReplyDeletePoetry is a stream of endless glory.
Poetry is like lemonade on a sunny day.
Poetry is about letting go of the shadows that hold you down.
Poetry is as important as the sun in the sky.
Poetry is as pointless as a wingless fly.
Poetry means the release of the unknown.
Poetry is a story of the creativity of the unknown.
Poetry is a relief
ReplyDeletePoetry is a break of sunlight on a cloudy day.
Poetry is like finishing a project you have been working on.
Poetry is about a short break on a long day.
Poetry is as important as air is to life.
Poetry is as pointless as washing your car on a rainy day.
Poetry means stopping in the relentless journey of life.
Poetry is a relief.
-Baba ghanoush
LIFE
ReplyDeletePoetry is putting color in a black and white painting
Poetry is like a anti-depressent to the depressing life
Poetry is about putting expression in the most expressionless stone
Poetry is as important as water in the driest desert
Poetry is as pointless as wearing a coat on the hottest day
Poetry means everything is a intricate painting
Poetry is the life of life
-Dinosaur Chicken Nugget
What is Poetry?
ReplyDeletePoetry is a rainbow n a hurricane
Poetry is like the fish in the sea
Poetry is about the emotions that have risen
Poetry is as important as the life you were given
Poetry is as pointless as working on vacation
Poetry means we need dedication
Poetry is a kitten doing meditation
-huh
Poetry is a sun shining on the darkest days
ReplyDeletePoetry is like succeeding in the thing that you have worked so hard for
Poetry is about reaching out to the ones you love the most
Poetry is as important as progress
Poetry is as pointless as doing something you don't enjoy
Poetry means beauty withing oneself
Poetry is a smile in a crowd of frowns
-k
Poetry is a symphony travelling through the silence
ReplyDeletePoetry is like dancing in the rain
Poetry is about everyone being a part of something bigger than themselves
Poetry is as important as the people you surround yourself with
Poetry is as pointless as the negative insults thrown at you
Poetry means showing the similarities in the good and the evil
Poetry is a perfect pitch in a harmonization
-kapeeps
Poetry is trees falling with no one around to hear.
ReplyDeletePoetry is like a rose bloom in the winter.
Poetry is about words being orchestrated to strike with joy, anger or fear.
Poetry is as important as conveying your ideas in a vague, yet meaningful assortment of one's vocabulary.
Poetry is a s pointless as living indefinitely in a world created for mortals.
Poetry means to show yourself and all your opinions and morals.
Poetry is poetry.
A Poem I Guess
ReplyDeletePoetry is an island surrounded by water
Poetry is like taking a breath
Poetry is about being a dot in this universe
Poetry is as important as your heart beat
Poetry is as important as each thought your brain has
Poetry is as pointless as a jacket in a desert
Poetry means leaping before you look
Poetry is like going skydiving
-Space Cadet
Poetry is as complicated as the Hilo Weather
ReplyDeletePoetry is like mixing ingredients to make food
Poetry is about writing how you feel.
Poetry is as important as the video you watch to earn 30 minutes of uninterrupted Spotify listening.
Poetry is as pointless as a car without an engine.
Poetry means telling a story.
Poetry is imagining a new world.
At Least I PoeTRYed by Booger McFarland
Poetry is the melody of the clefs
ReplyDeletePoetry is like a light breeze on a summer morning
Poetry is about hiking a difficult trail
Poetry is as important as the people you walk by
Poetry is as pointless as running with no desire to race
Poetry means eating a jalapeno pepper
Poetry is a sheet of classical music
-bananak
Poetry is the first snowfall on a winters eve
ReplyDeletePoetry is like sweet tea on a sunny day
Poetry is about spreading your wings and being creative
Poetry is as important as rainfall is in a rain forest
Poetry is as pointless as a blind man is living upon a cliff
Poetry means remaining tranquil in a time of hardship
Poetry is a rainbow after the storm
-billy goat
Meta Poetry
ReplyDeletePoetry is the light of dawn caressing the dewdrops strewn delicately across a quiet land.
Poetry is like the blue sky in the eye of a storm.
Poetry is about the simple emotions of life, and the complexity that they truly contain.
Poetry is as important as the small gasp of air a newborn takes on it's first day on Earth.
Poetry is as pointless as the smooth stones skipped across a clear river on a sunny afternoon.
Poetry means purity, fragility, and untouched truth.
Poetry is the window to the heart.
Poetry is the language of enlightenment
ReplyDeletePoetry is like hieroglyphs made for the empaths to solve
Poetry is about expressing thousands of meaningful notes with mysterious hints
Poetry is as important as the wand that chose the wizard
Poetry is as pointless as a broken pencil
Poetry means expecting the unexpected and comprehending the incomprehensible
Poetry is decoding the language of tomorrow
-Baby YodaAaAAAaaAa
Poetry is a beam of light in a dark place
ReplyDeletePoetry is like a flower blooming in the mud
Poetry is about expression of soul and mind
Poetry is as important as the music to a song
Poetry is as pointless as a story without words
Poetry means reflecting on past moments
Poetry is achieving your goal after failing
-MCRX
Poetry is a space of meaning
ReplyDeletePoetry is like finishing homework at one in the morning
Poetry is about letting go of emotions
Poetry is as important as a tree to the Earth
Poetry is as pointless as eating fries without ketchup
Poetry means relief
Poetry is free
-Bob Ross
Poetry is a vast library carrying the thoughts and beliefs of many
ReplyDeletePoetry is like a window into the mind of the author
Poetry is about communicating the thoughts of the author to the world
Poetry is as important as man’s first fire
Poetry is as pointless as a hammer made of fresh bread
Poetry means to save your thoughts for future generations
Poetry is a web of human history
- peter griffin
Poetry is Reality
ReplyDeletepoetry is the cool breeze on a hot summer day
Poetry is like the moon in the night sky
Poetry is about saying all the thing's you've never said before
Poetry is as important as the blood that runs through your veins
Poetry is as pointless as a needle without a point
Poetry means showing all the beauty and pain in living
Poetry is the vibrant colors as the late afternoon sky
-scout
Poetry is the rising sun on a cold morning
ReplyDeletePoetry is like the shells that wash up on a calm beach
Poetry is about the mundane tasks that pollute the day
Poetry is as important as the ground we step on
Poetry is as pointless as a blanket in the midst of summer
Poetry means he experiences we live through and the stories we tell
Poetry is the world we wake up to every day
Poetry is a painting where its colors seep deeply into you,
ReplyDeletePoetry is like breaking through the water's surface after being trapped in its dark abyss,
Poetry is about expressing every hidden feeling being suppressed,
Poetry is as important as breath is to life,
Poetry is as pointless as water droplets to a dried out plant,
Poetry means an opportunity for a flower bud to finally bloom,
Poetry is a vessel for true colors to shine brightly like stars.
-Boar vessel 500-600 B.C.
Poetry is a drink of cool water on a hot summer day
ReplyDeletePoetry is like a calming massage for your mind
Poetry is about releasing the tension and stress that clouds your body
Poetry is as important as memes are to humanity
Poetry is as pointless as wearing winter clothes in Summer
Poetry means one person expressing their feelings
Poetry is like a spark of hope in our darkest times
Babatune