This is a poem I wrote for my Mom who passed away earlier this month. She was an excellent pianist/organist. I read this villanelle at the beginning of her memorial service, so the prelude nature of the bells and the repeating sounds would stand as a testament to her talent and life. ...
Full analysis of 'Still I Rise', one of Maya Angelou's best and most famous poems. It's a defiant, hopeful, and uplifting lyrical poem that stirs the heart, prepares the soul for struggle, and gives us food for thought.
I knew him for the last 2 years. He was kind, pious, gentle, talented, and hardworking. I encouraged and assured him that all would be well, right till death snatched him away. This poem comforted me. I hope it will comfort his family, community, and friends who are inconsolable. ...
My poem is for my son, who has had many struggles. He does not believe in himself, to the point that he sometimes does not want to live. He is so talented and bright, but he cannot seem to stay motivated enough or long enough to make his dreams come true
(1)Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem making up of five lines. (2)I would appreciate that if you accepted my invitation. (3)We know that the levels of carbon dioxide have been increased greatly over the last 100 to 150 years. (4)I wo...
For 15 years, With Mom and Dad, Today in tears. My time has come, No more robin call, Or dad throwing, My blue ball. I’ve chased the rabbits, The squirrels too, I’ve seen the Kingfisher, With that splash of blue! Those green parakeets, ...
Death is the only fantasy that becomes real for all humans.~ Zaman Ali ~ The beauty of death is hidden beneath the miseries of life.~ Bonolo Duma ~ Indeed, life is tough. But the greatest agony lies at death. You'll look back, but no one born of this world can save you. Only...
Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life. ~ Henry Van Dyke ~ By a curious confusion, many modern critics have passed from the proposition that a masterpiece may be unpopular to th...
out of you what they expect out of their own lives. The Wildcats are up by two now. Sure, writers, we write from observation, imagination, experience. This suggests that the loneliness was easier to deal with when Josh wasn't the one enforcing it. Vondie is suffocated by the defense ...
I had our minister read it at my Mom 's funeral service on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. She was 87 years old. Dad passed away from aggressive Esophageal Cancer on May 17, 1996 and he was barely 65 years old. He was a Purple Heart Korean War Veteran!!! Part of that War followed...