Junior Marina Chernin recently wrote two poems for her Creative Writing class. Enjoy!
Ode to the Online Thesaurus Oh, how the pages fill With letters that leap, jump, vault In alternating shades of Noun Verb And Adjective That fill oceans, replenish seas Paint each sunrise and color every morning They are beautiful, stunning, enchanting As they weave through each other, interlocking, Holding tight and keeping close, Fighting emptiness, opposing the voids that pull. They are salvation, redemption, deliverance. If one cares to bow at their altar, They will provide, and nourish, Sate hunger and thirst with Wholesome repair of sentences Obscured by lots and lots and lots Of repetition
Verse to the Wired Synonomy Oh, how the couriers fill With missives that spring, hop, crypt In alternating shadiness of Substantive Action Plus Attribute That fill seas, restock oceans Smear each daylight and stain every dawning They are handsome, startling, charming As they wobble through each other, reeling, Harboring fast and keeping consolidated, Warfare nothingness, defying the pickles that carry. They are saving, rescue, reprieve. If one manages to bend at their shrine, They resolve supply, and sustain, Sate yearning and desire with Healthful rehabilitation of penalties Blurred by tons and bunches and excesses Of repetition