Friday, October 30, 2009
Write a List Poem
Beginning with "Life is the only way", write your own list poem using "A Note" as a model. Your poem must use the same number of words and structure as Szymborska's. Post a copy of your poem to the blog before coming to Wednesday's class. Be prepared to do a recital of your poem (please practice ahead of time!) and give some short remarks on the process you followed and any difficulties you experienced.
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Note to Myself
Life is the only way
to hear whispers in trees,
hold your silence in a forest,
rise on winds;
to be a man,
or fight his cold rage;
to tell friends
from everyone who’s not;
to hold a lover,
cuddle under sheets,
to seek the least of all our misunderstandings.
An extraordinary time
to remember for a moment
the first breath
of a child born before you;
and if only once
to fall into a gutter,
end up broken by one mistake or another,
mislay your car in the lot;
and to witness raindrops perched on the end of your nose;
and to keep on not feeling
something important.
—Brad Hyde
My Daughter’s Life
Life is the only way
to be embellished with dandelions,
fly a kite on the grass,
giggle in happiness.
to be an angel,
or dressed like a flower;
to know good
from everything it’s not;
to soar above fields,
range over fairs,
to search the most of all possible funs.
An extraordinary chance
to remember for a moment
a schoolbag shouldered
without stationery or anything found;
and if only once
to fail in a quiz
end up corrected by one teacher or another,
lose your books in the park;
and to catch a flash through the sky with your eyes;
and to stick in your mind
noting wrong.
A Note to my son
Life is the only way
To drizzle on the grass
Rise on waterfall
To be an Anteus
Or fight against all evils
To know honesty
From every one who is or not
To hold patience
In hot, cold
To know the difference between right, wrong
An extraordinary event
To remember for ever
Grandfather, s big prize
Not to tell a lie
And if only once
Do a big mistake,
End up with a firm promise, not to repeat
Mislay your feelings in the heart,
Or wait for a death with bulging eyes
And to note on not experiencing
Something important
Soul's speech
Life is the only way
to be adept from attempts
hunt your goals from the dark,
climb to summit;
to be a lion,
or borrow its creative force;
to hide tears
from anyone who's non;
to dive into challenges,
cultivate in hearts,
to modify the least of all potential slips.
An awful chance
to mention for a moment
a frustration gone
from the God saved you;
even if one day
to give up after a lapse,
end up hopeless in some task or another,
leave your turtle on the grass;
and to fly through the stars with your desires;
and to believe on not thinking something essential.
Note to Everyone
Life is the only way
To listen to the sound of the sea’s waves,
Breathe comfortably,
And rejuvenate the fresh air;
To be honest,
Or burn the forest;
To tell the truth
From everyone who deserve it;
To keep a secret safe,
Prevent envy,
To show a smile to everyone at all the time;
An extraordinary imagination,
To speak with no tongue
The conversations can not be heard
By a listener;
And if only once
To get education,
End up with a great career or a good job;
Mislay your bad behavior in the pocket;
And to remember a casket of the final sleep;
And keep on trying new things
At all the moment.
My Father
Life is the only way
to know one can endure
the pain of death and betrayal
and still live
to survive on little
or be humble before plenty
to help others
whenever you are able
to forgive and love,
grin under wrinkles,
to show all of your dignity and intrepidity
An unexpected moment
to recollect the forgotten taste
air of seashore
deep in the snowy night
and if only once
to laugh at your loss
end up lighter on the heart or shoulder
mislay your glasses in the house
and to see the glee on the faces of the young;
and to keep on always knowing
being loved.
- Jessie Sun
Note to Everyone
Life is the only way
to be honest and responsible,
build up your steps for the future,
live with hope;
to be a friend,
or to help someone;
to tell love
from what is not;
to share your ideas,
listen to others,
to be able to tell a secret.
An extraordinary chance
to remember for a moment
the childhood laughs
ringing from far away;
and if only once
to disagree with each other,
end up with a stronger relationship,
find yourself in a significant way;
and to follow our conscience with confidence;
and to keep on defending
something you believe in.
Fatima kourkumaz
A Note to Everyone
Life is the only way
to get cradle in bed sheets,
hold a finger in a petite hand,
grow safe on earth;
to be a creature,
or Pinoquio it’s a real dream;
to tell lies
for anything is an useless trick;
to discover life is all around,
admiring nature,
to live in a perfect rapture.
An extraordinary act
when two lovers became one
in a journey beyond galaxies,
with humans and gods’delight;
and if many times
frustration comes to you,
pursue the light and ride on a new star once again;
mislay your life in a foggy twilight,
and afterwards to chase a tiny light in your soul;
tying heaven and earth to the new life
it’s something important!
Desolate Spirit
Life is the only way
to fly freely in mind,
oversee whole world from deep soul
rise on meditations;
to be a spirit,
or vanish from other’s sight
to tell solitude
from where it’s not;
to clutch every light,
travel in nights,
to seek the least of all possible flashes.
An extraordinary chance
to remember for a moment
a spark burst
like a lighthouse stroke the ocean;
and if only once
to catch up a torch,
end up lost in a darkness or another,
mislay your heart in the barren;
and to follow a direction in the future with your feelings;
and to keep on not concerning
something important
Following your heart
Life is the only way
to follow your heart want,
heart give you the true feeling,
follow its instructions;
to refresh your mind,
or make heart more clearer;
To give friends
the truth heart deliver;
To kiss your lover,
share your feelings,
to fasten your hearts together through the bridge.
For particular time
to check your heart hiding
the first idea
of your lover appeared from memory;
if becoming youth
to have a different life,
heart will guide you to the same way,
all of happiness from this one;
and everything constantly changes but keep heart from pollution and dirt.
And to stay on the wonderful
God wants.
A Little Note
Life is the only way
to see the beauty of the light,
enjoy a sunset with the sing of the birds,
feel alive;
to be a fish
or swim against the ocean currents;
to yell like crazy
like if it there was no end;
to create a new world,
dream the impossible,
to wander without borders,
An extraordinary chance
to catch the picture
that would make you fly;
and if only once
to sink the ship
lead to a new world or another,
forget about the irrelevant;
keep walking forward with your eyes turned skywards;
and achieve any goal
is a reason to survive.
-Carlos Herrera
A Note
Life is the only way
to get shaded under the sun,
follow my steps under the moon,
fly with stars;
to be a llama,
or touch its soft hair;
to tell love
from everything it’s not;
to sneak into feasts,
saunter in views,
to catch the most of all possible chances.
An accidental opportunity
to talk for a while,
a dialogue held
with the star shone off;
and if only once
to slide on the ice,
end up berried in one snowdrift or another,
throw your belongings on the ground;
and to chase a hummingbird in the air with your eyes;
and to keep on not remembering
anything serious.
Note to Everyone
Life is the only way
To listen to the sound of the sea’s waves,
Breathe comfortably,
And rejuvenately;
To be honest,
Or burn the forest;
To tell the truth
To everyone who deserves it;
To keep a secret safe,
Often give a friend spaces,
To avoid troubles;
An extraordinary imagination,
To speak with no tongue
The conversations can not be heard
By a listener;
And if only once
To get education,
End up with a great career or a good job;
Mislay your bad behavior in the pocket;
And to remember a casket of the final sleep;
And keep on trying new things
At all moments.
A Note to My Son
Life is the only way
to giggle at home,
hold on breath in the school,
run like wind;
to be a kite
or touch the sky;
to be number one
from everything it’s not;
to draw a picture,
hold on pencil,
to seek help all the time.
An extraordinary chance
to remember for a moment
get hurt from fall
everything happened yesterday;
and one time
to get a cane candy from bus driver,
end up dreaming in smile,
repeat your songs on the keyboard;
and to follow the rules with you intense eyes;
and to live in hope
something you don’t know.
--Audrey
Mementos
Life is the only way
to dance flowers in the breeze,
meet dreamy princesses on the beach,
sun at night;
to be a candle,
or light in the dark;
to be respectful
to every one who has nothing;
to dive inside mementos,
black and white,
bring a few but the valuable pearls in your hands.
An enchanting mementos
to remember it forever
at first glance
before love caress your heart;
fall down at first
stand on one’s own feet,
end up played soccer on the grassy field,
mislay your shoe‘s heel on the street;
a long way have to go alone in the rain storm;
to remind of the last one
heaven’s hands.
Note to a young man
Life is the only way
To feel warmness in your heart
Show your kindness to your parents
Stay with them
To be a son
To act like a wise man
To give love
From everyone who’s not
To hold a anger
Avoid trouble
To pretend like a wonderful man
An extraordinary time
To remember for moment
The only a hope
A flower gives light
And if only once
To hurt someone’s heart
End up with a strong tie or relation
Bring your goodness on the palm
To stand as a stick with old eyes
And put in your mind
You are best flower
Tip to Myself
Life is the only way
to be daffodils with the colours,
dancing with the breathing,
lived in the wild;
to be a brambling,
or touch the rainbow on wings;
to keep the lantern
lightening the desolate land;
to be a pine tree,
unflinching in the snowflake,
welcome the next breeze;
An extraordinary chance
to remember for a moment
a bamboo held with the flowers switched off;
and if only once
to get lost in the sense,
end up the rive hang on the sky,
mislay your car in the darkness;
and to follow a twinkle on the wind with your eyes;
and to remind on not knowing
something important.
Notes to a Young Man
Life is the only way
To feel warmness in your heart
Show your kindness to your parents
Stay with them
To be a son
or act like a wise man
To give help
to everyone who needs it
To hold an anger
Avoid trouble
To pretend to be a wonderful man
An extraordinary time
To remember for a moment
The little face
of a smiling star
And if only once
To hurt someone’s heart
End up with a strong tie or relation
Bring your goodness on the palm
To stand as a cane with old eyes
And put in your mind
You are the best flower
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