Poetry is my life between the lines. A magical world of words Absolute freedom Emotions becoming concrete Hidden feelings discovered One line at a time
Poem 1 I love making comic books because it is fun and funny I love to draw the pictures and the writing so call me an author
Poem 2 I am an author Always moving forward I like writing my comics Sometimes I spell my words wrong in my comic Making my comics is my life So I am an author Comic is my freedom
The Pen Something is missing Something in my house Clicking in my brothers room That he is writing on It has ink in it Every time he hides it from me Do you know what it is?
The Tree Trees give people oxygen Trees give animals food Trees give people paper Trees give us plants Trees make me happy to climb them Trees give us food What I feel is happy because I love climbing on the trees
My Fear
It has eight eyes We use webs for Halloween It is quiet It lives everywhere It is scary but it’s good for us It looks like a bad guy It’s dark It feels like pointy It use silk It is fat
What I See Pole is hard Fountain is liquid Table is metal Chair is metal Wind is gas Tree is healthy for us Mulch is good for plants Waves in the pool Plants in the bowl Grass in the ground Building made out of brick Clock on the small house Bench made out of wood Water in the fountain Gatorade what I’m drinking Brick is rock Pen is plastic Earbuds in my teacher ears Of course I see humans
Field of life Life is hard for us Life is not easy Writing is not easy When I first time when I swim it was hard for me Life is never easy my goal is to the problem You also need to work hard to solve the problem To get your wish come true
B It is scary but it’s good for us It looks like a bad guy It’s dark It feels like pointy It use silk It is fat
What I See Pole is hard Fountain is liquid Table is metal Chair is metal Wind is gas Tree is healthy for us Mulch is good for plants Waves in the pool Plants in the bowl Grass in the ground Building made out of brick Clock on the small house Bench made out of wood Water in the fountain Gatorade what I’m drinking Brick is rock Pen is plastic Earbuds in my teacher ears Of course I see humans
Field of life Life is hard for us Life is not easy Writing is not easy When I first time when I swim it was hard for me Life is never easy my goal is to the problem You also need to work hard to solve the problem To get your wish come true
Walking In My Shoes If you walk in my size 4 you can feel I’m creative. There are some days I move faster than others because I’m unfocused. I am a fast runner with my shoes. Always moving toward the sun. I try to train them but it doesn’t work.
I want to see my shoes upgrade.
Lace them up tight because it will collapse.
But these are my shoes and this is my life.
The Road I see it is brick It is straight It is smooth We can use it for walking Something that we can drive on It has webs It is rough It has different colors.
YOUNG WRITERS CAMP SPOKEN WORD 2019 By Jackson Buchanan
Poetry Is…
Poetry is my life between the lines A magical world of words Absolute freedom Emotions becoming concrete Hidden feelings discovered One line at a time
Jackson
Scared but Reassuring
Literal but Creative
Flying but Falling
Weak but Strong
My Five Senses
I hear Roaring, Romping sounds of engines Ripping across Until Peace
I taste the smoky sour taste of a cranky automobile The spicy taste of music beats makes a topping for anything
Grass tickles and pricks my fragile legs A soft breeze grazes me and shakes myself about
I see a partial city skyline housing people, A bustling people United over a city
I smell the emptiness of the room A scentless candles masking all other scents Good or Bad
I AM ART (Prompted Poem)
I am an artist Always moving with my art Sometimes too much My art is my life So I always keep drawing ART
Good, Bad: Diamante
Good Happy, Great Living, Breathing, Smile Life, Peace Weapon, Death Dying, Drowning, Frown Sad, Evil Bad
Natural Treehouse
Old tree, How do you see? Without eyes With your head in the skies? May I climb your branches with ease? Please, Pretty Please?
Insomnia
my fear is soft and tired tastes like stinging eyes on feathers i take in smells of dark and shaky shadows cold as i shiver is what i see sounds of breathing and heavy silence
Water Aerobics
I have a miniature ocean in front of me (splash) All mighty beast beneath my feet (splash) Splashing up a current up onto itself (splash) never safe never sound (splash)
Water Aerobics (from a birds eye view)
More water Yet not a fountain this time a WATERFALL Never ending Somehow always Flowing Not slow but rather Fast Bubbling the water below An even louder splash Shaking the pond
Rippling waves forcing to stop when anxious to move
Walk in my Shoes
If you walk a mile in my size 6 you can feel My thoughts There are some days I move faster than others because I’m tired My shoes are White Nike AIRS or my other Nikes which are ugly. And on some days I find myself barefoot and you can always find me in the couch. I am an artist Always moving toward something creative. I try to succeed But sometimes I fail Most wouldn’t make it through a day in my shoes But try them on anyway I want you to see my art I want you to experience my thoughts I want you to understand me Lace them up tight because they’ll fall off otherwise You might have to cry in my shoes But these are my shoes and this is my life
A Path for People not Machines
An endless path built for people NOT MACHINES Pave our way across life the ups the downs this path has no limits no matter the weather it stays OPEN Toughs out the storm for us THE ROAD
The Field of Life (The Soccer Field of Life)
On The field of life you’re always the underdog Think about a Soccer field Goal, Obstacles Opponents and teammates Teammates can become opponents Sometimes you’ll win Sometimes you’ll lose We all have different goals Some BIG some small Sometimes we score And hit it off rich Sometimes we’ll miss And find only despair But there’s always next game Win or Lose People will be people Some will leave but most will stay And if you try as hard as you can YOU’LL PROBABLY WIN