In this barren frozen waste land
Nestled out of sight
Lives the gifts of natures wonders
In this land covered in snow and ice
Dressed in all his finery
The emperor penguin is standing tall
their little friendly neighbor the Adelie penguin
What a beautiful sight he makes
And what about the tern
That soars high above them
In this wasteland that mother nature
Chose to dress in white
And then there's the beauty of the leopard seal
That lives upon the ice
Hunting for his meal
In Antarctica's icy ocean blue
Or the wonder of mother nature
The blue whale that lives in the waters
Of this picturesque wonderland
At the bottom of the world hidden out of sight
- Darryn John Murphey
This is a beautiful poem full of imagery. Every stanza has a ABAC rhyme scheme which makes the poem easy to read and have a strong rhyth. The imagery in this poem is gorgeous. Murphey creates very vivid pictures of both the animals that inhabit the Antartic and the beauty of the continent itself. Finding a poem about Antarctica was one of the biggest challenges I faced, but I belive that Murphey's work fits in beautifully. My favorite lines are the last two :" Of this picturesque wonderland At the bottom of the world hidden out of sight". I think that these words portay the Antartic as a hidden, almost undiscovered, world.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Brazil
Music and color fill my eyes and ears
Rio in summer and hot peppers that bring tears.
Suntanned children in the street
With a soccer ball at their feet
Scents in the air of flowers and jungle
Amazonian boarders around me
Brazil the country astounds me.
- Unknown
What i really enjoy about this poem is the directness and simpleness. These rhyming couplets cover many aspects of the country Brazil. The most vivid picture I get is from Stanza 2 " Suntannned children in the street, with a soccer ball at their feet." This line relays a very classic image of a Brazilian street with children playing soccer on the cement. Despite how short this stanza is the picture in my head is very vivid because this unknown poet made reference to already well known images. One thing that intrigues me about this poem is how the last stanza does not follow the AA BB rhyme scheme, but rather has a first line that does not rhyme. This puzzels me, but also draws more attention to: "Scents in the air of flowers and jungle." Prehaps the poet found this point very important.
Rio in summer and hot peppers that bring tears.
Suntanned children in the street
With a soccer ball at their feet
Scents in the air of flowers and jungle
Amazonian boarders around me
Brazil the country astounds me.
- Unknown
What i really enjoy about this poem is the directness and simpleness. These rhyming couplets cover many aspects of the country Brazil. The most vivid picture I get is from Stanza 2 " Suntannned children in the street, with a soccer ball at their feet." This line relays a very classic image of a Brazilian street with children playing soccer on the cement. Despite how short this stanza is the picture in my head is very vivid because this unknown poet made reference to already well known images. One thing that intrigues me about this poem is how the last stanza does not follow the AA BB rhyme scheme, but rather has a first line that does not rhyme. This puzzels me, but also draws more attention to: "Scents in the air of flowers and jungle." Prehaps the poet found this point very important.
Excerpt from "Canada" by Munda
| Canada, oh Canada what hast thou done with me whenever I do close my eyes my heart is there with thee Your mountains and great forests of an infinity Sequoias stand majestically ancient serenity Golden fields of waving grain whisper a lullaby the sunset slowly fades away beyond your endless sky Mem'ries of the days gone by engraved into my soul return to you I will some day it's always been my goal |
I had to include one poem about Canada of course. I think that this poem creates many pictures and captures the variety of scenery we have in this huge country. Unfortunately, this poem was very long and I had to only include my favorite stanza's for the sake of my calander. Imagery is used very well in this poem creating great pictures of our forests, mountains, and praries.This poem has an ABCB rhyme scheme, but in addition to this both the 2nd and 4th line of every stanza has 6 syllables . This must have made the writing of this poem more of a challenge for "Munda", however the effort pays off as when read outloud this poem has beautiful flow and a great rhytm throughout all stanza's. I noticed that in the first line the poet made an allusion to our national anthem by saying: "Canada, oh Canada" of course drawing connection to O' Canada. I thought this was very smart and enjoyed how it connected the poem even more to the country.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Traveling is...
Traveling is how people,
earn and spend,
relax and learn,
discover and loose,
remember and forget,
aid and violate,
laugh and stress.
Traveling is how people,
experience.
This poem is clearly a list poem. I coupled contradicting ideas to express the large array of experiences one can have when traveling. I connected the two contradicting ideas with the word and to separate them and make their connection more clear. Also I believe the addition of the word and adds flow to the poem when being read outloud. One line that I would like to explain furthur is Line 6: "aid and violate". Travel is how people aid when they go to foriegn countires to help people in poverty. Travel is how people violate when they go to countries and expose national landmarks, or ruin natural places of beauty. This poem is full of contrast and I think it displays many aspects of traveling.
earn and spend,
relax and learn,
discover and loose,
remember and forget,
aid and violate,
laugh and stress.
Traveling is how people,
experience.
This poem is clearly a list poem. I coupled contradicting ideas to express the large array of experiences one can have when traveling. I connected the two contradicting ideas with the word and to separate them and make their connection more clear. Also I believe the addition of the word and adds flow to the poem when being read outloud. One line that I would like to explain furthur is Line 6: "aid and violate". Travel is how people aid when they go to foriegn countires to help people in poverty. Travel is how people violate when they go to countries and expose national landmarks, or ruin natural places of beauty. This poem is full of contrast and I think it displays many aspects of traveling.
Concrete poem for the Mountains
This is a concrete poem. The simple consice sentence forms a picture of the mountains causing the reader to remember cold days skiing, playing in the snow, sledding, and other such memories. I wanted to make the readers remember the relief of finally coming indoors, taking off your wet winter clothing, and sitting down to a cup of hot chocolate; such an amazing feeling that I'm sure we've all experienced. It is a hyperbole that the chapped lips can only be healed by a cup of coco, but when your that cold it certainly feels that way. This poem was the obvious choice for the month of December.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
P.O.R.T.U.G.A.L.
P eople here laugh
O r smile
R emembering
T he
U ncertan resolution of
G oals
A nd
L ife
Yes, I chose to do an acrostic poem. However, I tried to make it slightly more sophisticated than the elemantary school version by making the lines flow into each other. Some may be questioning how the content of this poem relates to the country of Portugal. I went to Portugal when I was much younger and what I remember most about the spot was the happy go lucky easy nature of the people there. They tend to live in the moment and appreciate what they have rather than focusing on the next best thing. My first memories are in portugal so it's a very special spot for me. I'm glad I can share this largley unknown fact about portegese culture through poetry.
O r smile
R emembering
T he
U ncertan resolution of
G oals
A nd
L ife
Yes, I chose to do an acrostic poem. However, I tried to make it slightly more sophisticated than the elemantary school version by making the lines flow into each other. Some may be questioning how the content of this poem relates to the country of Portugal. I went to Portugal when I was much younger and what I remember most about the spot was the happy go lucky easy nature of the people there. They tend to live in the moment and appreciate what they have rather than focusing on the next best thing. My first memories are in portugal so it's a very special spot for me. I'm glad I can share this largley unknown fact about portegese culture through poetry.
Limerick about Dublin
Shelly found a city called Dublin
a city meant to be fun'in
but not quite by fluke
She got covered in puke.
Typical story in Dublin
-Nancy-Anne McLaren
Lymricks are meant to be funny, silly, poems that don't have to 100% make sense. I think that this poem fits those categories. This poem alludes to the fact that people often get into the "drinking atmosphere" of Dublin, and in some cases may over expose themselves to alcohol. The rhyme scheme of all lymricks are AABBA. I chose to do a lymrick for this poem because they originated in Ireland and have a long history there.
Lymricks are meant to be funny, silly, poems that don't have to 100% make sense. I think that this poem fits those categories. This poem alludes to the fact that people often get into the "drinking atmosphere" of Dublin, and in some cases may over expose themselves to alcohol. The rhyme scheme of all lymricks are AABBA. I chose to do a lymrick for this poem because they originated in Ireland and have a long history there.
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