TASK: Write a write-like poem using “The Taxi” or “Love Without Love” as your model. Last week’s poem should have been about a childhood memory involving platonic love between parent/child. This week’s poem should be about a reflection on the nature of romantic love. What does love mean to you?
Your poem can be rhymed or in free-verse. Post your poem in comments below, and also send a copy of it to Mr.Sabath via email.
Model Poems:
Love Without Love
-Luis Lloréns Torres
I love you, because in my thousand and one nights of dreams,
I Never once dreamed of you.
I looked down paths that traveled from afar,
but it was never you I expected.
Suddenly I've felt you flying through my soul
in quick , lofty flight,
and how beautiful you seem way up there, far
from my always idiot heart!
Love me that way, flying over everything.
And, like the bird on its branch, land in my arms
only to rest,
then fly off again.
Be not like the romantic one who,
In love, set me on fire.
When you climb up my mansion,
enter so lightly, that as you enter
the dog on my heart will not bark.
-Luis Lloréns Torres
I love you, because in my thousand and one nights of dreams,
I Never once dreamed of you.
I looked down paths that traveled from afar,
but it was never you I expected.
Suddenly I've felt you flying through my soul
in quick , lofty flight,
and how beautiful you seem way up there, far
from my always idiot heart!
Love me that way, flying over everything.
And, like the bird on its branch, land in my arms
only to rest,
then fly off again.
Be not like the romantic one who,
In love, set me on fire.
When you climb up my mansion,
enter so lightly, that as you enter
the dog on my heart will not bark.
The Taxi
When I go away from you
The world beats dead
Like a slackened drum.
I call out for you against the jutted stars
And shout into the ridges of the wind.
Streets coming fast,
One after the other,
Wedge you away from me,
And the lamps of the city prick my eyes
So that I can no longer see your face.
Why should I leave you,
To wound myself upon the sharp edges of the night?
Alexus Unique` Parker 2Bday
ReplyDelete"To Be Your OFFICIAL Girl"
Going back to my dreams,
Back to where I first met you.
Trying to remember who you used to be,
Not what you have turned into.
Closed my eyes, with your pictures in my hand,
Holding it close to me,
Thinking of the days when you would make me laugh.
There are so many toys in the world,
But emotions are what you choose to play with.
Unfortunately, they were mine,
The heart that you thought was made of steel, stainless.
...Or painless.
But all these bruises and marks you left proved you wrong.
All I'm left with is a broken heart,
Im just another concept for a love song.
Yet I'm still standing here, waiting,
Holding my breath for you.
On the corner of breaking point and Love/Hate avenue.
Wondering if one day you'll wake up and open your eyes for me.
And finally your blind eyes will see the world,
And see it through me.
Until then, I'll go back to my dreams,
To my own little world,
Where you'll tell me what it takes to be,
To be your OFFICIAL Girl...
William(Be Easy)Martin Period2B
ReplyDeleteI never understood throwing it back in
All that precious time, effort, thought, wasted.
Like an abandoned bird house during a storm.
I watch you travel further and further away from me.
With every move, apart of our memory erased over and over.
Substance fills the void
Laughing at my choice
Expediting that which is being expunged
A voluminous hand rest upon my shoulder
My vision is cleared and you are gone.
Why should I stop,
When I can cast my rod into the lake and play again and play...forevermore.
Love is one of kind
ReplyDeleteand I wish you were mine
the way you smile , laugh and talk
makes me giggle and wiggle
your like a kangaroo I want to jump with you
the way I stare at you is the way I want to date you
I don't want you to leave me
just believe me that one day it could be us two
walking in the sand you being my man
just me and you....
Do you remember?
ReplyDeleteHow it all began
Long days and many hours
Spent on the phone
We were so mindlessly lost
Blinded by each others love
Our hearts guided us
When our eyes failed us.
My heart showed you a new me
Hell! My heart showed me a new me
Still I wouldn't trade this for anything in the world
You're my diamond in the rough
My treasured gold in this ocean of
Heart breaker and easy access
That first time was all I needed baby
You're my everything
You always will be
My first true love.
D'Amonte White 2B
ReplyDeleteAs we part ways down the hall,
school starts to feel a lot more dull.
I yell your name through the thick crowd of red and black; when you're gone my heart is under attack.
Students walking pass, from side to side,
they make it seem like I am trying to hide.
You are my delicate flower, that I will never share, the only thing that can come between us is air.
Breaking us up is considered a crime,
to my heart which would be an inmate doing time.
How could we leave each other? We can't miss this chance, not everybody can find our "this was meant to be", type romance.
...and you can see the love in my eyes what I feel for him is real.
ReplyDeleteBut I just cant shake the feeling,
That he might be playin me.
And even if he was I still could'nt tear my soul away.
He has the key and is the only one allowed inside the walls of my hallow heart
But Everyday I Wonder
Do I own his?
Has he managed to build up this same passion for me as I have for him ?
Or have I once again been fooled by his trickery ?
Does he really love me or does he just say it to keep me around ?
Is this thing with us for real ? Are "we" real ?
Or am I just alone and in love with him ?
Everyday I Used to wonder
If our love would last
But after all the time I've spent with him
I can see, I never wan to let him go
And everytime I Look in his eyes
I know he'll never let me go
And I know, I cant do without.
'HIM.
Marcus Moss 2b
ReplyDeleteFor my love, that ambitious girl.
I feel so blessed, thrilled upbeat and confused sometimes,
When I dream of you each night and day,
And when I think of you, I smile and wish you were mine,
I love you more than words can say...
You're so special! This love is neverending!
I can't resist your presence, it's true!
The sunsets and ocean fade into shadows...
I am absolutely crazy for you!
Your soul is warming; your heart is outstanding,
And my heart is truly in your hands.
I wish we could kiss and hug 'til life on earth would end,
But let me say you are the focus of my plans.
This exceptional happiness is special my love,
And if i could find you, that ambitious girl, Id thank Heaven above.
Kiera Jones 2B
ReplyDeleteLove is..
Love is warm and cozy like your childhood blanket
Love is protection that will always be with you
Love is friendship which comes with honesty and loyalty
Love is being able to be yourself
And at times love is heart wrenching and confusing
Overall love is deep & hard to find
Our love is all of those things combined
But there will never be a love that could compare to yours & mine
Juwan Whitaker 2B
ReplyDelete'Natural Love"
Oh, loving you
Comes easily to me
It's what I'm living for
It's all in the chemistry
Baby, loving you
Is how it's meant to be
It's something that is
So natural to me.
"Your so called love"
ReplyDeleteThose three word's you tell me
how do I know it's true
It's not just 1,2,3
But I love you
You will know its real "Love"
Because you will feel it in your heart
When you look in his eyes and see that spark
You will know till the day you die that will be your other part.
Fatima Ahmed
ReplyDeleteI remember the days
when you would wipe up my tears
When the days would just past by
With no frights or fears
I remember the days
When i always thought of you
And just the sound of your voice
would make me turn to goo
I remember the days
When i loved to see your face
And i knew in my heart
At that time and place
That you always loved me
the way that i do
that you always cared
the way i did too
So now im writing a poem
Out of need for a good grade
that we will always need each other
and our love will never fade
Liliana Charrez 2B
ReplyDeleteI wish I could call you mine
and mine only.
How could I not fall for you
when you smile my way...
when I catch you and you catch me.
Isn't it the best feeling in the world when you look into the eyes of the person you love?
When it feels so right...
and my heart beats faster
the closer I get to you.
You color my thoughts
with happiness and the thought of your smile.
The sound of your voice is so harmonious to my ears like my favorite song.
When you look at me I feel like I'm at my peak
where no one but you could bring me down.
These few seconds have brought me to a new high
but I know that the fall will be harder...
but as long as you're holding my hand, I couldn't possibly let you go
and we could be together
just the two of us
in a world where no one would ever find us.
Love is not a game
ReplyDeleteLove is not a game,
if i love you then i know our
feelings are the same,
Nothing can come in between us
Not even heartache and pain,
If someone tried to break us up
We will fill them with shame,
With our love the sky is the limit,
This wonderful thing right here
Not even death can end it.
Clifton White2b
Rashad Richardson 2B
ReplyDeleteI wake up thinking about you only.
And go to sleep doing the same.
We frequently talk on the phone
Although we don't say much.
We text all day
Sending smiley faces and hearts
To show our love for eachother.
But this is still nowhere near enough
To symbolize our love.
Charles Owens 2B
ReplyDeleteWhen we have our arugments
I apologize
to make everything better.
When your having a bad day
I hold you close
To make everything better.
When I see you everyday
I tell you I love you
Not to make anything better
But because I mean it.
Alexia Strickland 2B
ReplyDelete"Stay"
Yea you messed up over a thousand times
Said I wouldn't forgive you but somehow you changed my mind
And now that we're here, you won't let me go
And you got my ear, so i need you to let me know
would go the extra mile to make me smile and
Just to make my day?
go out your way and do whatever it takes?
will your love for me always be the same?
promise your love wont change
and i promise i'll stay
Terrell Kornegay 2B
ReplyDeleteOne day I'll show you
what you've done to me.
You have made me what I am today.
And I'll always love you for it.
You’ve unleashed the demon in me.
You've set that beast free.
One day we will be together in the darkness.
Forever, you and me
You'll hear the screams and cries
that's been in my head for so long.
You'll hear the thoughts of a madman
that was tortured by the lover for which he longed.
Anja Perry 2b
ReplyDeleteMy lover high off X told him call me when your sober
Within two hours of the next still no call,
wish this was over.
Maybe he's home safe and sound
But I've got a bad fellin,
for to him, I'm bound.
I'm sorry I yelled,
Your actions put me in distress
I wanna forget that moment
So lets digress
Without the pressing and stressing out of eachothers progression.
Let me know what's going on
Because right now I'm confused.
You know I want to love you,
Yet you insist that I refuse.
But I simply dont want to
Because baby I want you
But, you're with her
So what more can I do?
Other than sit back and endure this heartache
That's feeling like an earthquake,
Causing me to slowly break...
Into a millon shatterd pieces
That will never be together
Kinda like me and you.
Maybe what we once had will grow so deep
that when our love retires we'll be eternally sleep
Now dont that sound sweet?
Laying next to you now, even then in death.
Meaning you took my last breath
Because your words are breath-taking
And no I'm not faking,
Baby everything I'm saying is impossibly true
And all I want to hear from your mouth is
"Anja I love You".
Jeremy Lin 2b
ReplyDeleteWilliam Martin, nice plagiarism (THAT'S how you spell it). Did you give credit to John Kempt, AKA Johboy? (http://johboy.deviantart.com/art/The-memories-from-long-ago-286297010) You know people go to jail over this right?
You thought you were in the clear taking a poem from someone not very popular, didn't you?
Terrell Kornegay's Mom
ReplyDeleteI apologize for my sons miscreant behavior, Mr. Sabath. He will recieve a stern talking to and no child of mine is too old to be popped! I am also reprimanding his Playboy Magazines and Penthouse magazines, those are privileges not rights! Once again, I apologize for Terrell's behavior it seems without his dreadlocks common sense is free to exit his big head!