Poetry

1. Poetry By Andrew Garver Edgar Allen Poe William Shakespeare Robert Frost

2. Table of Contents 2. Cinquain 4. Limerick 6. Lyric 8. Haiku 10. Narrative 11. Free Verse 12. Farewell 1

3. Cinquain Lotus Lotus sleek, quick rounding the corner shocking the world grace. Ferrari Ferrari fast, loud press the pedal the world flying by speed Meet run just run up, down hills a mile to go sprint By Andrew Garver 2

4. More Cinquains Dinosaurs Lived once, Long ago, but Only dust and dreams Remain (by Cindy Barden) Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious (by Cindy Barden) Baseball Bat cracks against The pitch, sending it out Over the back fence, I did it! Homerun (by Cindy Barden) 3

5. Limericks There once was a man named Fred who fell and hit his head on a floor of stone He let out a groan and now Fred is dead. There once was a young lady named Lynn who happened to sit on a pin she yelped in fright and rose with a might and frightened all of her kin. The man ate more than his share he soon looked like a pear he took one more bite and exploded with might which gave his mother a scare. By Andrew Garver 4

6. Famous Limericks There once was a man from Peru who dreamt he was eating a shoe he woke with a fright in the middle of the night to find that his dream had come true (From SpongeBob SquarePants) There was an Old Man with a beard,Who said, 'It is just as I feared!Two Owls and a Hen,Four Larks and a Wren,Have all built their nests in my beard!'by Edward Lear 5

7. Lyric Poetry Thunderstorm, Long ago I sat there gazing the heavens above stood blazing When my thoughts were disturbed, the skies looked perturbed The dazzling dagger piercing, shortly the blare followed The heavens endured though divided, the tears of the dark sky’s deluge The public scampered for refuge, run and cover from the deluge The sky splits again this time forever. By Andrew Garver 6

8. Lyric Poem Analysis Thunderstorm, Long ago I sat there gazing the heavens above stood blazing When my thoughts were disturbed, the skies looked perturbed The dazzling dagger piercing, shortly the blare followed The heavens endured even if divided, the tears of the dark sky’s deluge The public scampered for refuge, run and cover from the deluge The sky splits again this time forever. Internal Rhyme Alliteration Assonance This poem is a descriptive piece about the booming thunderstorms and a beautiful story. Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘The Raven’ this poem is something everyone can relate to. A thunderstorm booming a hideous wave of sound, scurrying toward safety. 7

9. Haiku Trees Old tree reaches up Spreading toward the heavens Leaves fall to earth Eagle Soaring in the blue Watching the world from above Gliding through soft air Hummingbird Hummingbird dances Shooting around the flowers Rising and falling Airplane Oh, craft high above Who is on this metal bird, What happens above? Air Force A metal falcon Warriors of the heavens A death from above By Andrew Garver 8

10. Famous Haikus An old pond! A frog jumps in- The sound of water. The first soft snow! Enough to bend the leaves Of the jonquil low. By: Basho 9

11. Narratives The man awoke to a sickening smoke Immediately he began to choke His gaze flitted ‘round, to find his bride If she still lived, she’d gone to hide He stumbled forth into the blaze He tumbled into a flaming daze Though the flames impeded his way He refused to perish today He burst from the flame His head hung in shame For the endless inferno Had shown all to Reno His wife hadn’t come out Even though he shout He cried to himself As his house fell in on itself. 10

12. Free Verse A poem by Andrew Garver There I walk through yonder passage, I glace for thee, you look not for me, There I tread distressing for you seem not to discern the way I fell, I rest there but you don’t see my heart reach out for you, You don’t know just how I feel, nor how I long for you. I’ve been observing from afar, just to tame my aching heart, And now we speak, for fleeting moments but all that arrives is pain, I admire, I adore, I desire, I crush, I endear, I feel, I love, All for you I fear, no one else makes me smile, there’s no one else for wish I long. You make me smile, when I see you, You make me beam, when you see me, You make me laugh, you make me love, Just to tame my aching heart. 11

13. Thanks For Reading A 7th Grader at Glen Lake School, Andrew has constructed many poems. He often uses poetry to express his feelings, particularly the more serious, Haikus, Free Verses, and Lyric Poems. He likes writing, especially poetry. He plays Soccer, Baseball, Cross-Country. Famous poets like Poe, Frost, Shakespeare, and Silverstein inspire Andrew to write poetry. 12 14