Collage Poem

Class Assignment.

The day buzzed with chatter and chirp from children and animals alike

Soft green lawn whispered of sunshine and warmth not felt for months

Kids gathered up at the classroom door fighting to be first in line

Out the doors we went bubbling with talk and laughter

 

The deal in the Ukraine looked to give hope to the people

A way of making peace with the European Union

The people wanted to be a part of that union and move closer to Europe

Instead the president rejected the deal and moved closer to appeasing Russia

 

A rock, flat and smooth, perfect for skipping across water

Soothing beige that caught the child’s eye

Small chubby fingers pick it up and make it go sailing across the darkness

It hits the surface for the last time and is lost sinking to the blackness of the depths

 

The girl sat near her crush, only to hear him rating the looks of the girls around her

‘ice cold’ he said when he got to the little girl

She nearly wept right there as her heart sank to the bottom of her stomach

The rest of the day for her was cloudy and cold; filled with ice

 

Fire billowed up from the people’s hearts spilling over into action

War raged in the streets as everyone fought to be heard over the madness

‘no deal’ they said to the president ‘we pick our leaders not you’

Blood, fire, smoke and snow all poured into the streets resisting the oppression

 

The lion stood in the bushes stalking its prey waiting for the time to kill

With a quick flick of the tail it bounded out and quickly brought the animal down

Sinking its fangs into the soft flesh of a baby animal

An animal so new to the world it didn’t know how to defend itself from the monster

Author's Note

This poem is interesting because it's broken into three seperate scenes which all tie in together. The first and fourth paragraph pertain to a memory of mine, the second and fifth deal with a current event from the news and finally the third and sixth paragraph are desricptions of any random scenes from nature.

Reviews

[Matthew Lasekan]

This was a great poem and i think you should build on this poem so it be a even better poem. Have you tried ryhming in your poems I really like poems that ryhme.

[Annie LaHue]

I really lover the contrasting elements you have at play. It's so abstract! Great food for thought. That last line ties in so perfectly with the core of your piece. Great job!