OK. If you had told me I'd be posting 14 year old girl poetry on MY blog, I'da thought you were nuts....
Lauren's class was returning from a field trip and yet another very impressive teacher used the long bus ride having the kids memorize the Gettysburg Address (in honor of memorial Day). Back at school the kids were asked to produce a poem about it. Anything. Most were the 'Roses are Red' variety. This was Lauren's.
Never Forget What They Did Here
A call
An idea
“I’ll fight”
Added Enthusiasm
“For my country”
A decided expression
“For the People”
A command
A whine
“Life would be easier”
A grumble
“If slaves could do our chores”
A grimace
“For the People”
A departure
A cry
“Leave my family”
A sob
“For my country”
A kiss goodbye
“So nobly advanced”
A slamming door
A shout
“Wish I didn’t have to go”
A huff
“To school”
An ignored goodbye
“So nobly advanced”
A cold tent
A frosty breath
“I’m a brave soldier”
A determined nod
“I’ll follow through with this”
A stretch
“Fitting and proper that we should do this”
A warm comforter
A sigh
“I won’t get up”
A yawn
“There’s nothing to do”
A doze
“Fitting and proper that we should do this”
A fear
A thumping heart
“I may die”
A coordinated step
“In battle”
An acceptance
“The brave men”
A whimper
A stubborn refusal
“I won’t”
A stomp
“Eat this broccoli”
A tantrum
“The brave men”
A halt
A silence
“I hope I’m ready”
A gulp
“My country’s counting on me”
A forward march
“Great battlefield of that war”
A check
A sulk
“you’ll beat me”
A sniff
“You always win”
A surrender
“Great battlefield of that war”
A gunshot
A passing thought
“My country”
A labored breath
“Will thank me”
A throbbing pain
“Shall not perish from this earth”
A foul ball
A wince
“My team would be better”
A hung head
“Without me on it”
A resignation
“Shall not perish from the earth”
A deadly field
A survivor
“How brave they were”
An admiration
“To die”
A tear
“Shall not die in vain”
A computer game
A champion
“I won”
A prideful smile
“And you lost”
A sneer
“Shall not have died in vain”
An address
A live listener
“How true”
A hope
“We must carry it out”
An agreement
“Never forget what they did here”
A history book page
A student
“How true”
A hope
“We must carry it out”
An agreement
“Never forget what they did here”
A command
An obeyed
“For the People”
A slamming door
An apology
“So nobly advanced”
A warm comforter
An awakening
“Fitting and proper that we should do this”
A whimper
A courageous bite
“The brave men”
A check
A defensive move
“Great battlefield of that war”
A foul ball
A second try
“Shall not perish from the earth”
A computer game
A modest winner
“Shall not have died in vain”
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1 comment:
Pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing :)
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