Friday, January 16, 2009

Poetry Friday


Once again, for Poetry Friday, I'm going to offer a poem written by my 12-year-old daughter. This was written as a school assignment. It is about a warrior - and through the poem you can see his transition from brave, before battle, to scared during the battle, to relief to be home afterwards.

I Am...
by KRM

I am the warrior,
I am the strength of words,
Cutting deeply into someone's mind.
I am the swiftness of a bolt of lightning,
Here one minute, gone the next.
I am the sweetness of revenge,
Like peppermint dipped in powdered sugar.
I am the silence of snow, spilling from the sky.
I am the anger of the wind,
Wrecking homes and uprooting trees,
I am the warrior.

I am the stillness of a rabbit that's been seen,
I am the teeth of a wolf, sharp,
and bloodstained.
I am the curtain of death,
Blocking out the light of life.
I am the ferocity of a tiger,
I am the boldness of a bear,
I am the warrior.

I am the size of an ant,
Praying that I won't get squished.
I am the sadness of an empty home
I am the whisper of the breeze
tickling the trees,
I am the lie in the fruit of truth.
I am the mistake in perfection.
I am betrayed.

I am the taste of relief, warm
and bittersweet.
I am the color of happiness
and hope.
I am the calm of warm cookies
in the winter
I am the laughter of a newborn
I am the strength of words,
I am the warrior,
I am back.


The Poetry Friday round up is at Karen Edmisten's place today.

12 comments:

  1. Before I was married, my initials were KRM...it was funny seeing my old initials by a poem!
    Your daughter has quite a talent with poetry! Love her word choices!

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  2. I love these lines: "I am the lie in the fruit of truth.
    I am the mistake in perfection.
    I am betrayed."

    She's only 12!

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  3. She turned 12 this week. I'm in awe of her writing ability, and not just because I'm her mom!

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  4. I am IMPRESSED. Wow. Seriously wow. She is quite a talent, regardless of her age. You could have told me she was 26 and I'd have still been amazed by her work.

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  5. I am impressed, and I am definitely not her mom and therefore have no bias!

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  6. Totally totally impressed. As usual :)

    My fav line: "I am the stillness of a rabbit that's been seen"

    Brilliant!!

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  7. I love my granddaughter's poetry. She brings words to life! Ammy

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  8. I agree with the others: wow. What a fabulous poem!

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  9. Thank you, thank you, one and all. I like the lines: I am the Lie in the fruit of truth, I am the lie in perfection. But that's just me. Just wait until I am old enough to publish NOVELS!
    -KRM (Pippi, for those of you who know me that way.)

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  10. Oh, I love this poem. Powerful! What a talented poet!

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  11. "Awesome" is not enough to express my admiration for her! Christine, she is very talented!

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  12. Wow! She should submit somewhere that accepts works done by children, like Stone Soup.

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