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?
Davon Parker 3A
ReplyDeleteFor You Are The One
For you I would climb the highest mountain peak,
Swim the deepest ocean, your love I do seek.
For you I would cross the rivers most wide
Walk the hottest desert sand to have you by my side. For you are the one who makes me whole, you've captured my heart and touched my soul.
For you are the one that stepped out of my dreams, gave me new hope, showed me what love means. You came into my life and made me complete, each time I see you my heart skips a beat.
When I was alone, and had nothing
ReplyDeleteI asked for a friend to help me bear the pain.
No one came.
Except God.
When I needed a breath to rise, from my sleep
No one could help me,
except God.
Denzel Trent 3A
I love you for being you and the way you make me feel when I'm with you!
ReplyDeletelove you because i can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than my dreams.
juventina galdamez 3A
When
ReplyDeleteYou talk about
Your wasted love,
You just increase
Your blind ignorance.
Love
Is never wasted.
Love
Can never be wasted,
For love is Infinity's Life.
Love is a powerful emotion that cant be taken for granted
ReplyDeletelove is how you feel
In love is what i am
Its something that i cant explain
Its a feeling that you cant control
I love beyond the stars
When Im In your arms.
Love's Journey.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think of u I feel as though i am crossing the world
to get to your door step and thst
I only wnat to be greated by your presence.
When we are together I feel as though nothing not even a sharp blade or sisors can seporate us
no matter how sharp the blade the love we share will keep us together.
When we are away from each other a part of me shatters
T wana be close to you, next to you and love you
I wana be your man.
Love is everything
ReplyDeleteLove can hurt
Love can feel so good
Too be in love
Is one of the best feelings
I love
I am loved
Love is everything.
tevin roberson
ReplyDeleteTo love is to share life together
to build special plans just for two
to work side by side
and then smile with pride
as one by one, dreams all come true.
To love is to help and encourage
with smiles and sincere words of praise
to take time to share
to listen and care
in tender, affectionate ways.
To love is to have someone special
one who you can always depend
to be there through the years
sharing laughter and tears
as a partner, a lover, a friend.
To love is to make special memories
of moments you love to recall
of all the good things
that sharing life brings
love is the greatest of all.
I've learned the full meaning
of sharing and caring
and having my dreams all come true;
I've learned the full meaning
of being in love
by being an loving with you.
Source: The Meaning Of Love, Romantic Poem http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-meaning-of-love#ixzz1l6P9cS9Q
Family Friend Poems
What does love mean to me?
ReplyDeleteHmm let me see....
A bird and a tree connecting so freely
A family in a home reading this little poem.
Love is peace
Love is passion
Love can be part of a fashion!
Having compassion for those who've been lash'n.
Your love, my love can always be true.By:Breanna Vaden 3A
Love is like a rose.
ReplyDeleteYou hold it gentle not to close.
You squeeze to hard , petals fall off.
You water it, feed it, give it sunlight, and space it grows.
But do none of those and you lost your rose.
Flower welts, petals fall off, and the thing that
once grew is dead because of YOU.
Daris Hodge 3A
ReplyDeleteLove.... A tranquiliic state of mind that we all over exagerate and fool ourselves over because we are too weak and open hearted and give in so easy to its power.
This....Love if its so great then why does love
hurt people o so badly. Dont get love and lust mixed up
because you could soon learn that love has a beautiful side and an ugly side... which side can you stay on?
tevin roberson\\
ReplyDeleteLoving you, and being loved by you,
its equal remains unknown.
Except for the loss of this pure delight,
Through the pain this loss has shown.
Feelings I am unable to suppress,
The beauty, or the pain.
Though the pain does fiercely BITE SO DEEP
its beauty does remain
This coin I hold, does have two sides,
This much is easy to see,
But what I want to express to you ,
Is what love means to me!
Love means giving , all it takes,
And taking all it gives.
For the pain is but a reminder,
Of the value of a love that lives!
This love does live so abundantly,
from my lips, to the core of my soul.
Having your love returned to me ,
Is only half way to my goal!
For the love that you once gave to me,
Is what stirred my love so deep!
Only having your love returned to me ,
could ever put this pain to sleep!
Although this pain is felt so FIERCE,
I can look at it with a smile.
For the long road it has accompanied me
HAS BEEN WORTH IT EVERY MILE
Brittaeny Foxworth period 3a
ReplyDeleteLove is a four letter word
And everywhere you go its often heard
But who really knows what it mean
How can you see what can't be seen
Or feel what can't be felt
Most of the time thing really change
For me love will never be the same
Love name is often used in vein
Love to me is a game.
A special world for you and me
ReplyDeleteA special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.
Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.
And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.
Edmond 3A