Friday, October 24, 2014

I am from.

Where am I from?
I thought this thought the other day.
Full of wonder and want,
and never growing smaller.

I thought and thought,
and came to this.
I am from many things,
made only by the past

I am from the six years spent,
five hours every week,
which has shown me what to seek.
Look for truth, and loyalty,
is what karate taught me.

I am from the building blocks
that took so long to place.
Creation and creation,
came on to every space.

I am from the songs I wrote
that can only speak my mind.
The words do ring like a bell
to the melody inside.

I am from the tree
that has always stood to be.
Looking out at the land,
I finally understand.

I am from everything I have seen and been.
I am from my choices and mistakes,
my past and all the aches.
I am from my sorrows, and all the read tomes.
I am from a place, that only I can call home.

14 comments:

  1. I like your rhyme scheme and the last two lines.

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  2. With your six years of karate and my 9 weeks, we are the protectors of the school! Good job!

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  3. You have great rhyming skills. The second to last stanza really stood out to me. Great job!

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  4. I like your rhymes . And your simile

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  5. I love how your poem told a story and you mentioned you're from your past and all the aches. It showed more emotion.

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  6. I like how you talked about that you are from the building blocks that took so long to place.

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  7. I really like the last stanza of your poem, really stood out to me. Good poem.

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  8. I liked your rhyming and descriptiveness

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  9. I like how you used to describe the words ringing as bells.

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  10. I love how you started off your poem with a question, but ended with an answer. It's a lovely transition and flow. You did a fantastic job. My favorite stanza is the very last one.

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  11. I liked the tone in it and how you rhymed.

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  12. It's cool how this poem was more of current personal thoughts and reflections upon your name, it's a different style compared to what most everyone else did. (You started with a recounting of what your name meant to you.)

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