http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen TLW 2008 Poetry Slam Blog Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:07:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On a silent winter eve the snow gathers beneath the trees. I stare and watch with content as the yard starts to fill with snow. Through the window the snow looks like water glistening in the moonlight. Or a ever peaceful blanket draped over the silent field that is illuminated ... http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/12/06/winter-poem/ Gus Berry I wish we had a cat Not some lousy dog Because a dog knows not of the word “bathroom” Or not to go into it just to get a drink. Haley Smith I wish we had a dog Not some lousy cat Because a cat scratched up my barbie doll And tossed her up a tree. Cynthia Jacman I ... http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/06/10/pets-the-real-story-from-their-owners/ The “L” would stand for life commitment The “O” for over and over The “V” for the vow it shall represent The “E” for eternity moreover. The “H” stands for hunger of malevolence The “A” for alone The “T” for taunting common sense The “E” for the everlasting unknown. Writeheart http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/06/10/the-most-common-emotions/ He sits there Only a few feet away, His alabaster hands Fiddling with the hem Of his dilapidated Trousers. I stare at him. He stares back. I glare at him. He glares back With those Majestic valley green eyes Much like a cat's. His lips are Cracked Parched with the dearth We have experienced profoundly. That Sun faded button up He wore every day, And that torn Ten-gallon hat that I knew ... http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/06/10/cowboy/ A place not so long before With towering silver gates And a gilded door. In this garden extravaganza Sunflowers taking sun's place This embellished bonanza. A safe haven for those of great tragedies A balmy spring wind Buzzing with bees. I had felt the rays hot upon my back As I meandered through the flowers I found nothing was black. I felt ... http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/06/05/180/ Actions speak louder than words? But for that person who heard It burns like they set their hand on a stove. Gossip can't stop its nasty rove. Drama is filling up the glass Immersing my mass. Watching in as words ride I can run but I can't hide. I dive down a foxhole Like a caged animal. Nothing I can ... http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/06/05/words-have-power/ Terrified Cole waited, had the bear returned to kill him? As he waited the storm worsened wind picking up gusting harder rain fell ATSSS http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/06/02/spirit-bear-3/ Flowers oh how beautiful. Growing from seeds, what a lovely thing. Flowers on a gravestone, who would've thought for someone dead. One thing we know is that, people cared about them. Flowers oh how beautiful. Swaying in the wind. Looking so stunning, like always. -cadoozles4 http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/06/02/flowers/ Don’t look at people and automatically hate them cause of there color or race Don’t hate like that Do you know who they are or if they are bad or good? Don’t hate like that Don’t hate them for what they’ve done badly Like them for what they’ve done good Don’t hate like that When you are ... http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/06/02/dont-hate-like-that/ Never in his life had he felt so exposed-- so vulnerable-- so helpless-- Fighting to survive he could stay here a short while longer. He clenched his teeth against pain and despair. Acid electrical smell burned his nose. Then. Once more he lost consciousness. By B-Rabbit http://literacyworkshop.org/wpmu/rallen/2008/06/02/spirit-bear-2/