New World

The discovery of the Americas
Was an opportunity to be free
To explore, and travel to new areas
Thanks to these adventurers we have our country

Chris Columbus discoveries America in 1492
He was sponsored by Isabella and Ferdinand
He set sail from Spain, though his crew was few
He thought he was in Asia, but he had found New Land

Cortez and Pizzaro, were both conquistadors
They traveled to the New World where they met natives
They both overthrew cities, which are unlike yours
Carrying smallpox they killed many lives

Magellan was a Spaniard who had his own crew
Traveled 'round America, while his crew almost died of thirst
He was killed in the Philippines and he never knew-
Traveling 'round the globe his crew was of the first

For the Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English
Building colonies, gaining territories,
And exploring was there only wish
These countries gained some power without worries

May 30

At the age of twenty, after living in the "city of the Khan" for six months. Marco Polo began feeling hew as just a mere shadow of his famous relatives. He decided he must prove himself worthy by going on adventure. After being discouraged by "the great Khan", Marco set out on foot. Marco did not know where he was going or where he was going to end up. Having no company or money, Marco survived by trading his various possesions along his journey. One thing he received from his trading was a compass. This compass came in very handy at certain times. This compass inspired Marco Polo to create a map of everywhere he went on this journey. Of course this map was not very accurate, but it was satisfactory. On this journey Marco met many amazing people. Marco made good friends with a man, who was an explorer. This man began traveling with Marco. Marco and this man would share stories of their life. This man had many things to tell Marco such as stories from his voyages, and why it was so hard to navigate. Which was of course, because of the lack of sea-faring technology. This man shared shared why he was he started exploring in the first place. Which was for money and glory. This inspired Marco to become an explorer.

Letter

Daryl,

I received your poem, and letter recently. I am doing well, and am currently living in Louisville. I was recently hired as a secretary for a hotel. I am hoping to get some time off in the coming months to visit some family.

I was so surprised when I read your letter; I thought we agreed we both would be better off without each other. I miss you, but you've confused me so much. I intend to stay here in Louisville.

I'm not nearly ready to go back to that old life. I am not ready to see you again. You sound really stressed out. This whole thing has been hard on me too.

I hope that maybe this letter will help you feel better. I hope you are doing well. Maybe you should take a vacation. I think it is best that I do not see you again.

Sincerely,
Amber

Posting...

This week I commented on Jackie, Julia M., and Jackson.

Skittles

Skittles

The word I have chosen to represent me is “skittles”. Even though these are not my favorite type of candy it is a nick-named I have earned with some of my friends. One of example Skittles representing me is: Skittles are all very bright colors, to me bright makes me think of happy. If you ask most they will say I am very cheerful. The poem I wrote applies to skittles, but me as well.

Different bits of cheerful colors
Varied flavors that are mostly sweet
The many hues are all alike
Joining together as something nice

If you get the chance to see inside
You might become quite surprised
The inside of this thing
Is so different from what you might think
You might have been fooled by the shell
But the inside is delicate and complex

Float On ;]

It was really hard for me to chose one song that I liked. In the end out of all the songs I liked I chose "Float On" by Modest Mouse. I chose this song, because it wasn't like any of the other songs I was considering. The lead singer from this band has an individual voice which is something I think is cool. I like the tune for this song, which I think is unique.

The song is about a person who is having a bunch of things hapen to him. This songs send the message that you shouldn't worry, because everything will turn out okay. The lyrics match the tune of the song really well.

I'm not the only one in my family who really likes this song. My sister Bethany tells a story about when she was taking the M-CAT to get into medical school. She would be taking really hard tests all day in a small room. At the end of the day she would get into her car put in the tape of "Float On". When she listened to "Float On" she would relax knowing that her M-CAT's for the day were over.

I personally tend to get stressed out easily, whenever I am I turn on this song and I feel better. I think the first time I heard this song was in my brother's car, when he was listening to one of "his" stations. Whenever I hear this song I just feel good. This proabaly sounds really funny, but I think the reason I like this song so much is, because it's sentimental to me. This song is sentimental to me, because it reminds me of hanging out with my brother.

Float On


I backed my car into a cop car the other day.
Well he just drove off, sometimes life's OK.
I ran my mouth off a bit too much, oh what did I say?
Well you just laughed it off, it was all OK.

And we'll all float on OK. And we'll all float on OK.
And we'll all float on OK. And we'll all float on anyway.

Well, a fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam.
It was worth it just to learn some sleight of hand.
Bad news comes, don't you worry even when it lands.
Good news will work its way to all them plans.
We both got fired on exactly the same day.
Well we'll float on, good news is on the way.

And we'll all float on OK. And we'll all float on OK.
And we'll all float on OK. And we'll all float on.
Alright already, we'll all float on.
No don't you worry. We'll all float on.
Alright, already. We'll all float on.
Alright, don't worry. We'll all float on.

And we'll all float on.
Alright already, we'll all float on.
Alright, don't worry even if things end up a bit too heavy.
We'll all float on.

Alright already, we'll all float on.
Alright already, we'll all float on OK.
Don't worry, we'll all float on.
Even if things get heavy, we'll all float on.
Alright already, we'll all float on alright.
Don't you worry, we'll all float on.
We'll all float on.

5-15-06

The poem I chose to talk about tonight was "Bitter Fruit of the Tree" by Sterling A. Brown. This poem talks about the hard life that his grandparents had. From the time period he lived and what he talks about, I am guessing his grandparents were slaves from before the cicvil war. I chose this poem, because I have always been interested in american history so I found this poem interesting. I liked how it was from the point of view of a slave. This poem was also easier fro me to understand and read.

Crying To Her Hearts Content

I saw her sitting on the sidewalk
She was looking down at her feet
She looked at me,
and lowered her head shamefully

In that small glimpse I saw of her face
I saw she was crying to her hearts content
Her eyes were red and had dark circles underneath
Her clothes were old and torn

I don't know what she's been through
probably never will,
but I do know that I walked by her
I didn't stop to see if she was going to be alright

Sunset

The picturesque tones up in the sky
A colorful pallette rich and deep
The brilliant hues, just can't be past by
Purples and pinks up so very high
But somewhat soon it will start to seep

How magical a sunset can be
When watched from the right point of view
I specially like them 'cause they are free
I love watching sunsets, you see
The sunset's colors are always on cue


The sunset's appear rather swiftly
Only to vanish much, much more quick
They leave so fast, but patience is the key
'Cause again sunsets I will see
Since seeing sunsets is my top pick

For this poem I used the rhythm scheme and meter from the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost