Assignment 3

Poem 1:

A soldier’s feet

It’s a bright sunny day
What’s wrong with this picture?
It’s the unfortunate soldier
with cracked feet
like a dried up riverbed
laying there on the ground,
lifeless.
The war goes on
until peace is achieved
which came much later
after more deaths, more fighting.
Poor unfortunate soldier
always be remembered for his sacrifice
in the capitol of D.C. with other fellow soldiers

Poem 2:

Time

Time is a weird thing
It has its quirks and moods
Sometimes it speeds up or slows down
Some people want it to pass fast, some want it to stop
It can be a mortal enemy or a friend
It can mean between life and death
It affects lives

It is such a strange thing
Looking in space is like a time machine
Seeing things ancient
Seeing things that no longer exist
Not seeing things already created

To conquer time means to conquer everything
Is such a feat possible?
Is it something that should be done if possible?
Could conquering it destroy everything?

Assignment #2

It was during last year when my family went to Sanibel, FL for summer vacation. The previous week, my grandfather suggested I read a book called Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku because he knew I was interested in science. The book intrigued me because I always had a knack for physics. It ended up taking the whole week to get through the novel because of the complexity of its concepts. It made me look at the universe with a new perspective and meaning.

“Physicists and astronomers around the world are now speculating about what these parallel worlds might look like, what laws they may obey, how they are born, and how they may eventually die. Perhaps these parallel worlds are barren, without the basic ingredients for life. Or perhaps they look just like our universe, separated by a single quantum event that made these universes diverge from us” (Kaku 5).

Isn’t it mind-blowing? Can you wrap your mind around it? Does it change your perspective of the universe, even life? Perhaps you need to read the novel in order to change your perspective and understand, however it might even make you more confused.

Prompt:
Is there an event, place, piece of writing that has significantly changed your perspective of things?

about me

A)
I like journal writing, but prefer not write poems.
B)
I like the authors Dan Brown and Michael Crichton because of their fast paced intense thriller novels they write. Some of my favorites include: Angels and Demons, Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Next
C)
Metaphor Poem:

Writing about Poems

Writing about poems can be fun
for some
For others, a poem is a huge ugly beast
that will eat them to say the least
However, the one practices writing
ideas will come like lightning
And poems won't be as threatening anymore
and you will want to write more
Nevertheless, it still is hard to write,
but teachers can help you do it right
if you let them, not out of sight
When you become a master of poems,
and other amateurs ask for help, its an omen
that you may become a professional writer
and in the future be writing poems on the computer
and publishing them to become an author.