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Laughter
By: Miriam Waddington

We are light
as dandelion
parachutes we land anywhere
take the shape of whereever we fall

we are often the size of
grasshoppers in a jungle of grass
or we’re squirmy chains of willow catkins

then we become curly seashells knobby little
swimmers ina sea of air lying

on our backs our eyes fly up higher than kites
airplanes clouds winds higher than star and we stare plown
at the little distant world and we laugh laugh laugh
What is the mood of this poem? what words and images help reveal the poem’s mood? What language in this poem appeals to your senses? Is there a simile or metaphor used to compare dissimiar things? Why do you like this poem?

By: Nicole

What is the spanish word for: Umbrella, Sheep, They grow, bees, rabbit, it flies, raincoat, it’s raining, sun, kite, butterflies, eggs? THNX SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Shellen A

When you mess up trying to say something?

Example:

“I like to fly cats, i mean cats, kites.”

By: Um

I crawl along the tree branch, wishing I could fly
I want to be with the birds, flying in the sky
No other animal, is quite as slow as me
Green leaves and acorns are all that I see

I saw a butterfly today; I wish I could be him
But surely such vanity, must be a sin
Will I someday be like him too?
I can only pray that such things are true

So I build my cocoon, and anticipate my fate
Now the only thing left to do is wait
After what seems like a lifetime I finally break free
But as I look down, I do not believe this is me!

I have colorful wings and I am graceful in flight
I feel like I could soar higher than a kite
No longer am I forced to only crawling on the ground
Now I can explore this beautiful world around

This is the most happy that I have ever been
Now I feel like my life can finally begin
I wish I could go to the heavens way up high
And personally thank God for my ability to fly

By: Care

My friend saved a tiny bird caught up in a bunch of kite string in a tree. It was fairly small (smaller than a golden finch). It had a solid black like mask face. It also had distinctive golden fringe on its tail. It was amazing he saved it because it was so tangled. It flew away within seconds. We put a twig in its mouth because it was trying to bite us (something to remember if you ever encounter a similar situation). What a nice guy, huh?
Oh, this was in Northwest Indiana. That probably helps!
My guess was it was a warbler?

By: SHELTIELUVER

Man in the Moon, Last Night, Last Night,
I wrote my song
on a paper kite,
The Kite went with it
and off it flew
and carried my message
up to you.

Thanks in advance :]

By: DONAL M

i just want to know if you like it. what do you think?

A cold silver river of hard winter water

Upon a night of a dance with her skates and her father

Her blades cut the ice with such elegant strides

She hides in his arms than flies out like a kite

He chased her again, her giggles flood behind

Her dark bouncy curls that tickle her eyes

She was lifted off the ice and kissed on the head

And was carried away like a princess out of bed

He twirled her around holding close to his daughter

Her tiny fingers gripped tight the thumb of her father

His skates danced her slowly as she rest upon his shoulder

He kissed her again before she got older

aww, thanks guys! and parkplace85, i love that song!! aww, thanks guys! and parkplace85, i love that song!!

By: rorrim3

there’s this brother & sister.the boy is abt 5 & the girl is about 10 & a man accompanies them the story is abt i think the 15 century ,the plauge has spread every where & in this movie the plague is some times shown as a mouse & some times as a woman with long black hair,the gir & the boy were running from sth,i don’t remember what & remember once when they were running the man made a kind of kite whith wood & cloth to fly with it,the boy was sensitive to gold & wherever there was gold he became sick & couldn’t breath ,2 villains knew this & were pursuing him to abuse his sensitivity to find gold,sothey got him & the sister spent several years to find his brother so after several years once she was wandering around in a field that some soldiers came & got her & took her to the king to punish her ,but then he that was infact the girl’s brother recognized his sister & hugged her,he had bocame vicious & could control his health when he was near gold & could even attract the gold.
her sister made him aware how bad his deads were,& together ,they ran away & the castle was destroyed,i think the movie was older than 20 years .

By: m n

Laughter
By: Miriam Waddington

We are light
as dandelion
parachutes we land anywhere
take the shape of whereever we fall

we are often the size of
grasshoppers in a jungle of grass
or we’re squirmy chains of willow catkins

then we become curly seashells knobby little
swimmers ina sea of air lying

on our backs our eyes fly up higher than kites
airplanes clouds winds higher than star and we stare plown
at the little distant world and we laugh laugh laugh
What is the mood of this poem? what words and images help reveal the poem’s mood? What language in this poem appeals to your senses? Is there a simile or metaphor used to compare dissimiar things? Why do you like this poem?

By: Nicole

If I read & enjoyed the following books:

A Thousand Splendid Suns & The Kite Runner (my favorites)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Good Earth
Wuthering Heights
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Tortilla Curtain

Any suggestions to what else I should read? Preferably books that can be read in an AP Literature class.

By: Lola