Tuesday, April 28, 2009

"Moon and the Ocean" by Kyle B.


This is Kyle's poem for our poetry project. His comments about the poem are also included below.

Moon And The Ocean
The sky is dark, the moon is full,the ocean is calm

she dances across him, he relaxes and accepts her

this is neither an erotic dance nor a seductive one

this is the dancing of nature upon itself

the moons glistening on the calm waters

the waves crashing against the cold sand

the two continue this little dance until the dawn

where the sun takes over and she has her chance with the ocean

leaving the moon longing till the dusk

where they are reunited and joined by many more.


This is personal observation of nature in its beauty' it has special meaning to me because I lived near the water for so long, seeing couples pass by on the beaches. How they walked hand and hand only to long for someone else to do the same with. Then it dawned on me that the moon and water were a graceful couple. The story is told in 3rd person omniscient. You can tell as the speaker knows everything but isn't part of the story. Personification can be seen in this poem such as the water and moon having human traits. It's meant to be a spoken word poem.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

"A Beautiful Black Woman" by Shakala N.



A beautiful black woman is who I claim to be, never to be ashamed,

Hair may be different but guess what,

A beautiful black woman is what I am walking with my head up high
Got some people who try to bring you down but never can they do

Because I’m beautiful and black

Not just here and not just there but all around.

Never can you be me, neither can you hurt me

But what you can do is join me
You can like me or dislike me it really wouldn’t matter

Why?

Because I'm a beautiful black woman
If you dislike me it's because you don’t know me

Because if you knew me then you wouldn’t have nothing to say

Unless it's four words like

A BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN.