Authors Note: This is a parody to "This is just to say" from the Novel "Where the Heart Is"
I left you.
In Walmart
While you were in the bathroom.
I apologize,
but you were holding me back
Tell our baby I say hello
I'm way better off now
so sorry to say
but I have a record deal
So glad, I left.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Look Past the Trees, and Discovery True Beauty.
Authors Note: This is another creative writing piece for my goals of writing once a week and word choice.
Nobody knows the meadow like I do. It's soft, the ground is soft, as soft as a baby's skin being first washed. It bright green vibrancy flows through the wind, as it whispers secrets to the surrounding forest. The flowers, they bloom. But these blooming flowers are not just ordinary flowers, they're new lives beginning to breathe. Whoosh! The grass sways as graceful as a couple on a ballroom floor. Each time your feet touch the smooth soil, the ground crumbles beneath you. I run across the earth, wind races through my skin, up my spine, and through my veins, giving me breath to the places I've been aching to heal. The flowers leave a fragrance as I lie down. The trees to my left look pleased and satisfied, as if their mother as just returned. My fingertips dig into the earths surface, leaving rich, moist soil underneath my fingernails. Here, here is my home, where I'm finally at peace. The meadow here is a beautiful place like no other. And finally, I'm where I belong.
Nobody knows the meadow like I do. It's soft, the ground is soft, as soft as a baby's skin being first washed. It bright green vibrancy flows through the wind, as it whispers secrets to the surrounding forest. The flowers, they bloom. But these blooming flowers are not just ordinary flowers, they're new lives beginning to breathe. Whoosh! The grass sways as graceful as a couple on a ballroom floor. Each time your feet touch the smooth soil, the ground crumbles beneath you. I run across the earth, wind races through my skin, up my spine, and through my veins, giving me breath to the places I've been aching to heal. The flowers leave a fragrance as I lie down. The trees to my left look pleased and satisfied, as if their mother as just returned. My fingertips dig into the earths surface, leaving rich, moist soil underneath my fingernails. Here, here is my home, where I'm finally at peace. The meadow here is a beautiful place like no other. And finally, I'm where I belong.
"Life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
Authors Note: This is a short response for the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes
In the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, He uses an amazing metaphor. "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." Which means, that her life was not smooth and breezy. It wasn't easy, it was hard, painful. The mood and tone is inspiring, encouraging. She says that it wasn't easy but she stuck through it. She never had a simple, easy going life, but she kept climbing and made it to the top, she's delivered three simple words through-out the poem. Never. Give. Up.
In the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes, He uses an amazing metaphor. "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." Which means, that her life was not smooth and breezy. It wasn't easy, it was hard, painful. The mood and tone is inspiring, encouraging. She says that it wasn't easy but she stuck through it. She never had a simple, easy going life, but she kept climbing and made it to the top, she's delivered three simple words through-out the poem. Never. Give. Up.
Friday, March 9, 2012
The Night that Changed Their Lives
Authors Note: This is a re-telling piece for the book "Aquamarine."
From the depths of the ocean to the clear flowing liquid waves, there lives Aquamarine. She was a so called "myth" "fairytale" , but after her encounter with humans, her life was never the same. She fell in love.. But the main question is, Is it possible for a mermaid to stay human for so long? And what will happen if he doesn't love her back? It all changed when she met the best friends who lived on the deserted beach. It was Claire and Hailey's last summer together before they had to move apart, so they seized each and every living moment they could be together. The best friends were in the same routine for a long while, until one night when the storm came splashing over the shore line, that night changed everything.
From the depths of the ocean to the clear flowing liquid waves, there lives Aquamarine. She was a so called "myth" "fairytale" , but after her encounter with humans, her life was never the same. She fell in love.. But the main question is, Is it possible for a mermaid to stay human for so long? And what will happen if he doesn't love her back? It all changed when she met the best friends who lived on the deserted beach. It was Claire and Hailey's last summer together before they had to move apart, so they seized each and every living moment they could be together. The best friends were in the same routine for a long while, until one night when the storm came splashing over the shore line, that night changed everything.
"That's Where the Heart Is"
Authors Note:This is a piece for Text Analysis of a quote from Novalee, from the Novel "Where the Heart Is."
When I child is born, new eyes enter the world. They have to figure out all their senses. They start to smell, to feel, to look, for the first time. Every mother is struck my the thought of having a baby living inside of them, that's why I picked the quote from Novalee when she acknowledged the baby. "You feel that, that little bomp, bomp, bomp. That's where he heart is."
The heart, the heart of the baby. There is another heart living inside the mother, another being. The title of the book is "Where the heart is" so now I know that that's where the author got that title. The heart of the baby, it's the whole point of the novel. Why do parents cry when they see their baby in an ultrasound? Why do the weep when they figure out that their pregnant in the first place? Because now they have someone in their possession that they can love as a child, as their own kid. I know my parents loved me . I don't only know that because they provide for me and give me food, clothes and a shelter, but they tell me.
"I love you." The three little words that can change anyone's life. A young daughter going to her first middle school dance, "I love you." Says her dad, and she tears up. A man on vacation with his girlfriend, "I love you." and he realizes, he does to. A woman at a beach staring at the waves, as she turns around she sees him on one knee, with a ring in his left had. "I love you." and then comes the wedding bells. The most important, a baby coming from his mother's whom "I love you." the mother says as the happy tears flow down her cheeks. The heart of a baby is in the soul. The baby is a whole new person than yourself. She/he won't act the same as it's fother or Father, but the parents love him. The place where you can love and what guides your decisions… "That's Where the Heart Is."
When I child is born, new eyes enter the world. They have to figure out all their senses. They start to smell, to feel, to look, for the first time. Every mother is struck my the thought of having a baby living inside of them, that's why I picked the quote from Novalee when she acknowledged the baby. "You feel that, that little bomp, bomp, bomp. That's where he heart is."
The heart, the heart of the baby. There is another heart living inside the mother, another being. The title of the book is "Where the heart is" so now I know that that's where the author got that title. The heart of the baby, it's the whole point of the novel. Why do parents cry when they see their baby in an ultrasound? Why do the weep when they figure out that their pregnant in the first place? Because now they have someone in their possession that they can love as a child, as their own kid. I know my parents loved me . I don't only know that because they provide for me and give me food, clothes and a shelter, but they tell me.
"I love you." The three little words that can change anyone's life. A young daughter going to her first middle school dance, "I love you." Says her dad, and she tears up. A man on vacation with his girlfriend, "I love you." and he realizes, he does to. A woman at a beach staring at the waves, as she turns around she sees him on one knee, with a ring in his left had. "I love you." and then comes the wedding bells. The most important, a baby coming from his mother's whom "I love you." the mother says as the happy tears flow down her cheeks. The heart of a baby is in the soul. The baby is a whole new person than yourself. She/he won't act the same as it's fother or Father, but the parents love him. The place where you can love and what guides your decisions… "That's Where the Heart Is."
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
There I Once Stood.
Authors note: a creative piece for some figurative language.
I stood above the cliff, as still as a statue, as quiet as a mouse. The waves below me were crawling the cliff, ever so slowly. Should I jump? I consider the chance that this might cause the end of my life, and quickly shoved it from my mind. I rocked on my heels to the tip of my toes, back and forth, for a decision to cross my mind. The wind howled in mighty objection, as I spread my arms like an eagle. Crash! The ocean swallowed the earth as it rose, higher and higher. The thunder clapped angrily in the distance. This is it. I lunged towards the sea, as I lept into the blistering air, my hair flew back, as the wind brushed through my tangled strands. Splash! The waves below me were grabbing at my body, as I kept struggling to keep my head above water. The ocean lashed out at me, pulling me like a prize they so desired, as the storm continued to brew. The last thing I saw was the sky clearing as the stars danced playfully in the moonlight sky. The moon gave me one last wink as the waves dragged me under, down into the sea.
I stood above the cliff, as still as a statue, as quiet as a mouse. The waves below me were crawling the cliff, ever so slowly. Should I jump? I consider the chance that this might cause the end of my life, and quickly shoved it from my mind. I rocked on my heels to the tip of my toes, back and forth, for a decision to cross my mind. The wind howled in mighty objection, as I spread my arms like an eagle. Crash! The ocean swallowed the earth as it rose, higher and higher. The thunder clapped angrily in the distance. This is it. I lunged towards the sea, as I lept into the blistering air, my hair flew back, as the wind brushed through my tangled strands. Splash! The waves below me were grabbing at my body, as I kept struggling to keep my head above water. The ocean lashed out at me, pulling me like a prize they so desired, as the storm continued to brew. The last thing I saw was the sky clearing as the stars danced playfully in the moonlight sky. The moon gave me one last wink as the waves dragged me under, down into the sea.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
A kind girl in sad situations.
AUTHORS NOTE: THIS IS A CHARACTER DESCRIPTION PIECE; UNGRADED; ASSIGNED.
In every book, the author of the story picks a personality for the characters. I'm only in the beginning of the book, so my thoughts about the characters personality are still being played out. So far, Novalee is just a pregnant woman who just wants a happy family, a healthy child and to be loved. She's only seventeen years old, but she's already seven months pregnant. She is thirty five pounds over weight, and can't wait to finally see her child. Novalee is the opposite of her ex- boyfriend Willy Jack. Willy is a stuck up, no good, tooth missing cowboy. He only wants woman and money. Novalee is sweet, kind, and a generous woman. She does not get upset with Willy, she doesn't even throw a tantrum when he ditches her.
In every book, the author of the story picks a personality for the characters. I'm only in the beginning of the book, so my thoughts about the characters personality are still being played out. So far, Novalee is just a pregnant woman who just wants a happy family, a healthy child and to be loved. She's only seventeen years old, but she's already seven months pregnant. She is thirty five pounds over weight, and can't wait to finally see her child. Novalee is the opposite of her ex- boyfriend Willy Jack. Willy is a stuck up, no good, tooth missing cowboy. He only wants woman and money. Novalee is sweet, kind, and a generous woman. She does not get upset with Willy, she doesn't even throw a tantrum when he ditches her.
Novalee's family never really cared for her. They thought she was a no good teenager. Novalee held in there, she didn't run away from her family. Running away from something means that there was something to run away from, Novalee had nothing, so she just left. She worked at a diner near by her trailer, she earned a little below minimum wage and never saw a nice home with out wheels in her life. Novalee Nation is a sweet young girl, she just needs to make the right decisions.
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