Writing Excercises

A cure for writer's block. When I was in the 8th grade I had the best English teacher I have ever encountered. He encouraged his students to do an exercise that would help to clear the mind. The task was to write essentially a chain of events starting with whatever random item he'd selected for the day. This would then open the imagination. Here is one of those I wrote this morning.


Because a butterfly flew a little higher.. 


Because a butterfly flew a little higher,
A bird dove to grasp it,
Because the Bird missed the butterfly,
it crashed into the ground,
Because a Bird crashed into the ground,
A deer was startled,
Because a Deer was startled,
the deer ran through the meadow,
Because the deer ran through the meadow,
the geese began to fly,
Because the geese began to fly,
A slight wind headed east,
Because a slight wind headed east,
the scent of lavender filled the air,
Because the scent of lavender filled the air,
Pete decided today is the day,
Because Pete decided today is the day,
Pete asked Jane to marry him,
Because Pete Asked Jane to marry him,
They lived a long happy life together,
Because a butterfly flew a little higher.

Where are you now?

Where Are You Now?

Where are you now my garden,

Where are you now my trees,

Where are you now my riches,

They must have been right somehow,

I couldn’t take my garden,

I couldn’t take my trees,

I couldn’t take my riches,

And now I’m just gone

Children's Poems 2

Surprise

You get it for a gift

You get it when you get gifts

And sometimes you wake up and bump your head

Sometimes you get it for holidays or sometimes when you watch sports

Surprise!!

Children's Poems

Mad

When I see bullies I get mad

I think of DISCO but I’m still mad

I think about the motorcycle and boy I get mad.

I think about sisters and I get mad

When brothers tease me I get sad

And when I’m sad I’m real mad.

When I think of stories I didn’t write

And homework that takes all Night!!

I get mad

Ain’t that sad

I can’t help it but I get Mad

My Love

My Love

This is The One Who makes My Heart Glow,
This Is The One How I Love Her So,
She Has My Heart Its Hers Forever,
To Please My Love I'll Endeavor.

I Never Knew I Could Love So Much,
Then I Met You And I Can't Love Enough,
Your Perfect Smile Your Tender Touch,
Oh, I Love You So Very Much.

I Never Knew I could Not Live Without,
Someone I Didn't Know About,
When I Met You I Learned Something New,
That I cannot Live Without You.

Now On This Day, I Confess My Love,
To You My Dear Before God Above,
With You I'll Serve HIM Forever,
And I'll Love You Forever.

As Deep As A Well

My pain is as deep as a well,

The loss of my love my one true friend,

Gone for all eternity,

I had loved with my heart,

my mind and my soul,

Yet never attained my goal,

I refused to accept the fate of my love,

forever entombed by the sea,

The love of my life the wife of my heart,

fate seemed to laugh as it tore us a part,

As a well bucket drops in that endless silence,

my pain will go on as deep as a well..

I am

I Am

I am a bridge to a city unknown,
I wonder where I'll go,
I hear a trumpet blow,
I see a ship go,
I want to know what's in that city,
I am a bridge to city unknown,

I pretend to be you,
I feel that's something I can't do,
I touch the heart of someone gone,
I worry that I may be lost,
I cry when I lose one at great cost,
I am a bridge to a city unknown,

I understand that people die.
I say I understand why,
I dream I'll see again those that crossed way back when,
I try to see far away,
I hope for this pain to go away forever, not a day,
I am a bridge to a city unknown.

Gone

Gone

A Heart Beats,

A true embrace,

Love in its great place,

Blue sky,

Fresh flowers,

Smiling child,

New car,

Death!!!

No Feeling,

No Love,

Hurt Friends,

Tears,

GONE.

Homeless

Homeless

No Job,

No Hope,

No Rights,

No Race,

No Creed,

No Thought,

No Food,

No Feeling,

No Sympathy,

No Help,

Homeless.