Poetry Blog

Dear Lola (after Victoria B.) I can still taste the simplicity of sweet suman and hot chocolate, balut with a sprinkle of salt, steamed broccoli dipped in soy sauce, fresh fruits and frozen grapes   I can still see all the little trinkets: your colorful ESPER nametag– next to “Footprints in the Sand,” the photo […]

Reflection When I wrote this poem, I was in a hard time in my life. During this time, I felt like I was alone and couldn’t express myself. Poetry was the one way I could without being judged, so that compelled me to write this poem. Prompt The prompt for this poem is: create a

Reflection I wrote this poem because I was doing a challenge, and I achieved my goal. In this game, I achieved 20 kills. Near the end of the game, I killed four people (which was the last squad left). Prompt Now, you can write about video games or sports. Be sure to include your skills.

Reflection When writing this poem, I felt sad because I didn’t know what I should do, so I just chose this one because I needed to let out all of my anger and what I went through with my dad. One challenge I faced when writing this poem was just making the poem about my

Reflection While writing this poem, I had a challenge with finding what words to use and how to start the poem. One thing I would change about this poem is to make it longer, but this poem captures how I feel about games. In fact, this activity was fun because I got to write about

Reflection When writing this poem, it was easy and hard at the same time. Writing about my grandma was easy since I had only good things to say about her cause of what she has done for me. Prompt This week, you can write about a loved one or an important person in your life

Reflection When writing this poem, one challenge I faced while writing this was that I had to be expressive with it because it captures how many feelings I have for my brother. And, you might not know this, but this poem was inspired by another one of my poems called, “My Pillow.” One thing I

Reflection This poem captures some of my memories with my teddy bear. Lately, I have made new memories with and without my old stuffed animal. Prompt Therefore, I want you to think how you have made new memories. Describe the setting, the people, the things, and the event. Click This Link to Read Another Poem

Reflection I wrote this poem–called “Ocean”–because it reminded me of when me and my family used to go on vacations to the beach. It brought me back to those times when I was little. As you can see, I spelled out the word “ocean” along the side of my poem while expressing the meaning of

Reflection I wrote this poem because my brothers do not appreciate what I do for them. Even though they can be super rude at times, I still love them. Prompt This week, I want to challenge you to create a poem about someone you take for granted. For example: your older sister, older brother, grandparents,