I picked this poem to share with you because it was my favorite when I was in high school. It is by Emily Dickenson. In the poem she uses extensive imagery, read the poem & see if you can find it. I hope that you can find the meaning within the poem.
Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.
We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.
Or rather, be passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.
We paused before house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.
Since then ’tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses’ heads
Were toward eternity.
chris martin:
hey miss wood how is your day i hope it is going good i was just writing u to tell u that i am so happy to have u as a teacher and u are the best in the world. p.s so can i go home now please
My heart is filled with pain.
My life full of sorrow and dispair.
My mind cluttered with hateful thoughts and painful memories.
You carried me and made me believe.
The lies and promises now broken.
WHY?
I gave you everything.
I opened up so easily.
I let you in.
A mistake on my part.
I allowed myself to get hurt once again.
I trusted you with my heart.
And in a blink of an eye, you ripped it apart.
Left there for someone else to finish off.
WHY?
I never thought I deserved this.
I never thought you were like this.
But I should have listened when I was told never judge a book by its cover.
I wanted to believe you were different.
Once again I was wrong.
So much for true love.
All I can say is,
” Now I know, your just like all the rest.”
Cedric Smith:
This is a poem someone who i gave my heart to and the crushed it.
~When I Look At You~
when i look at you i remember the good momments we had.
when i look at you i remember the times i comfort you when u were sad.
when i look at you i picture us a bout chillen like movie stars.
when i look at you i remember the time i cooked for you when u was hungry.
when i look at you i remember the time i maid you laugh when you were angry
i remember the time i said you were so beautiful when you first woke up
i remember the time we argued and then maid up
i remember the time you use to say cute things that would make me smile
i remember the time we discused things in the futre like Cars,us, and even a child
i remember showing you things and telling you things in deep convo
i remember saying things in spanish like tu ere muy bonita or tu ere mi novia y yo tu novio me muero por estar contigo.
But now when i look at you now i see you didn’t appreciate me and you lied to me
i gave you my heart to keep but all you did was make it bleed.
So now im saying “bye bye” from the N’SYNC Song
But remember this……You don’t know what you had untill it’s Gone.
so cry the warm tears wishing i would come back
But if u think i am…hahaha…U on Crack!!!.
Tell Me how u like it Mrs. Jones
Cedric Smith:
I know there are some typos but heres the correction
The when i said whos it for it should read…that this is a poem for someone who i gave my heart to…and u know the rest
and the line that says…. when i look at you i picture us on a boat chillen like movie stars….
srry i type to fast and i don’t noticed whats mispelled but here it is the corrections…..but tell me how u liked the poem Okay…peace
Tiara (Bubbles) Gordon:
THIS IS A POEM BY ADEN WARE BUT I CALL HIM MONKEYCHU. I LOVE HIS POEMS BECAUSE THEY SURPRISED ME. I NEVER KNEW HE COULD WRITE POEM SO HERE ARE A FEW THAT I LIKED:
Deadly Love
No words can describe my love for you,
you are my ambition, my rave, me ecstasy.
You are my chronic stimulation,
when around there’s a dreamy unrealization.
Just because of this passionate sensation.
At times I feel you are the lord’s greatest creation.
This poem is for you my deadly gratification.
The Game
Love is a game that plays us all.
We fell pain, joy, and even darkness.
We are manipulated and shaped to our emotions.
Tempers flare and rage by the oceans.
But it is worth it at the end,
when we find each other and we beat the game.
Radiant Maiden
I look forward to but one thing in the morning,
that is but my one true love sitting in her velvet red chair.
Gentleness sooths me as I run my hand through her golden soft hair.
So much does her beauty embrace me,
I wish not to leave this fantasy.
But to stay forever with my love,
Never to leave the side of my beloved.
But my maiden is ripped away from me,
Thus I am forced to leave this fantasy.
I am overwhelmed by anger and confusion,
So I leave desolate from this hateful syndrome fusion.
For I now know I have loved in vain,
Now I vowe I shall never love again.
But I will remember her crystal saphire eyes,
The curse is my love will never die.
I hope she remembers the name of Aden,
I am truly amazed at the talent in my precious students. I have never been so proud!
Tiara (Bubbles) Gordon:
TO CEDRIC:
THAT POEM WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL. I LIKED IT AND TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO WROTE POEMS GOOD JOB I LIKED THEM TOO.☻ ☻ ☻
Shawna Brown:
Cedric,
Its obvious who you wrote that poem for and like I said before. Not every thing is about you. I didn’t do it to hurt you. I did it because it was something I had to do at the time. Better now then later and it hurts more. You need to try and remember that I also was going threw a tough time and I have a very good reason to feel that way. I don’t know what else to say but, I am sorry I hurt you.
Brandon Lindsey:
NSYNC IS … why would u use them in a poem?
thats is fruity
Shawna Brown:
And sweety. Its not me on crack. And another thing what was the point of keeping the relationship if your going back to New York? Im sorry sweety. I don’t do long distance relationships. I need someone who I know will be there. And obviously it wasn’t you. YOUR LEAVING. So good luck.
Cedric Smith:
Shawna….
tisk tisk tisk see first of all i was only going there for a week or something to see ma family before i went to basic and then i was coming back but IF U WAS LISTENING…….and second of all why are u talking to me remember i got problems….but i maid the poem obivious like dat so u could see how i felt and u laffing lets me know how u felt about the whole thing i see u thought it was and game……and the problems u had im not worried about that if u got problems then u got problems feel …..but wat u did when Ur ex came and u did wat u did with in a short period of time……..WOW famz u straight got me like wow ….but it’s all good cause feel me u do and imma do me i’ll see u at graduation………and
Shawna Brown:
Yo,
Cedric, Im laughing because you had the nerve to post that …. and not have the nerve to tell me how you feel to my face. Now that Sir is childish. I don’t have time for … like that. Whether you were leaving for a week or for a year. YOUR LEAVING. And I wait for no one. If im not going to wait for Bryan. The one that I love then Im sure not going to wait for you. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Oh and you didn’t say that you were leaving for a week, when you first told me you said that you were going back to New York because you aunt kicked you out of the house and made you sleep with the dog. GET IT RIGHT. And another thing sweety. You had the nerve to be in my house on the phone with some chic when I got off work. Not going to happen. Then you had the nerve to threathen me on my property. That aint gonna happen. Im not the one. If you have any other issues with me then don’t post them. Tell me to my face. I don’t have time for childish games. BE A MAN.
Cedric Smith:
WOW shawna
Wow see first of all i did’nt threnten u on ur property and it’s not ur property i was on the dude downstaris property remember ,second i was talking to a another yea and wats wrong u said u did’nt care remember or did you forget and i knew u loved bryan u just did’nt want to say shit to someone who was nice to and then after everthing u told me that bryan did……Hit u…blew u off on valetines day….had u buy him everything……..treated u like s*?^% but u still wanted him wow ….oh yea i am a man feel me and im not talking to u because u said i had problems and u said itt was best that we stayed away remember dat ..so i guess wat his brother said was right wow dats crazy famz but imma holla at chu….oh wait no im not but IM Out PEACE…….~1~
Shawna Brown:
What ever Cedric. You are full of it. And Bryan’s brother don’t even know me. I was never around him and we never talked so he knows knowthing about me. Believe what you want. I don’t have time for games nor lies. And I never told you that Bryan hit me. He didn’t. So get that stright. We don’t have to talk. I don’t care. I don’t care if I ever see you again. At least now I know that you lied when you said you cared. You’re just like all the rest. And I don’t have time for it or you. And I don’t care if you go to New York. And I really don’t care if you talk to another girl Cedric. I DON’T CARE. SO DO YOU.
Cedric Smith:
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……………..Okay sweaty u do u and imma do me iight so u have a good life and i’ll talk to u later iight……….Peaceout…..lmaooooo
Ok… just stop. You have 17 days of school left, don’t let this ruin the two of you. You are good people & you shared something special – it didn’t work WHATEVER, who cares. You learned from it. Not every relationship in your lives are going to work, that is what makes things so intresting.
Enjoy the rest of your time in high school, belive it or not one day you will look back & think of how silly this was.
chris:
that was a good book i have so much fun in your class
Shawna Brown:
You know what. Your right Ms. Jones. This is childish. Im out.
Shawna, I hope that the two of you are able to work this out
See you tomorrow!
Shawna Brown:
I don’t know if we will ever be able to work this out. Frankly, I don’t care if we ever do. I have to much on my mind and to much to do then to have to worry if Cedric and I will ever be friends again. If its meant to be then it will happen. If not then oh well. I could careless. Besides, it wasn’t my chose for us to not be friends. It was that poem that he wrote. Stuff like that pushes me farther away. Thats why I don’t care now. Thats exaclly why I close my heart to so much stuff as it is. Thats why I don’t care. Besides, after graduation im leaving VA anyway. And everything that comes with it. I wish I never met alot of the people that I did meet. Friends don’t just turn their backs on each other with out a fight. So now I guess I know who my real friends are. And its no one at Varina. I wish I would have never came here and I know alot of other people wish the same. So what eva.
Shawna Brown:
Its over
The lights going out.
The wind getting stronger.
The tears flow evenly down my cheeks.
My heart continues to crumble.
My emotions show all over my face.
My voice crackly with words I never thought I would have to speak.
IT’S OVER…….!
The vision of your face still comes to me in my most worst of dreams.
The sound of your voice slowly fading away.
The softness of your hands become ruff and hard.
The looks on your face, once so sweet and caring, now so hateful and different.
Sadden sorrow and fake, broken promises are what I hear from day to day.
Lies I don’t want to remember and tears I never wanted to shed.
The smell of your sent, wishing it would go away, but instead it continues to get stronger and stronger.
My voice crackly with words I never thought I would have to speak.
IT’S OVER…….!
Once so happy, so caring, so loving.
Now my emotions so dead, so hateful, so hurtful, so weak.
The trust that was once there has faded as quickly as it once had come.
What’s left of my broken heart, locked away from all.
Unable to open up, (unwilling).
Refusing to accept anyone else. (Afraid).
Regretting the day I met you.
Wishing I could change time.
Regretting, allowing those three words escape my lips.
I LOVE YOU.!!!!!!
Regretting, allowing myself to believe them when they left your lips.
Now everyday I speak hearing how.
My voice is crackly with words I never thought I would have to speak.
IT’S OVER……..!
Shawna Brown:
Tears of a Broken Soul……!!!!!
Tears fill my soul.
Crying out to him.
Fearing the worst is yet to come.
Fearing the sadness of a love so lost.
Fearing the light that fades on a daily basis.
Fearing me.
The sadness of a broken heart.
The tears of a broken soul.
The words that hurt more now than before.
The faces that are not as familiar as they were.
The voices that seem to scream all the time.
I was once so happy, now so sad.
I was once so alive, now so dead.
I was once so free, now so trapped.
I was once so understanding, now so confused.
Life seems to be puzzle, never able to see what is next.
Hoping that it is something worth living for.
Hoping that it will stay.
Hoping that it will last.
Just hoping, but never expecting.
Never waiting for anything.
Never believing anything else good can happen.
Living with all that has happened.
Fearing the tears.
The tears that keep falling.
The tears that make my world.
The tears of a broken soul.
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I picked this poem to share with you because it was my favorite when I was in high school. It is by Emily Dickenson. In the poem she uses extensive imagery, read the poem & see if you can find it. I hope that you can find the meaning within the poem.
Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.
We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.
Or rather, be passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.
We paused before house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.
Since then ’tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses’ heads
Were toward eternity.
hey miss wood how is your day i hope it is going good i was just writing u to tell u that i am so happy to have u as a teacher and u are the best in the world. p.s so can i go home now please
animals is a cool thing we ever have on earth
guys- this is for poetry- poetry – poetry
Lies
My heart is filled with pain.
My life full of sorrow and dispair.
My mind cluttered with hateful thoughts and painful memories.
You carried me and made me believe.
The lies and promises now broken.
WHY?
I gave you everything.
I opened up so easily.
I let you in.
A mistake on my part.
I allowed myself to get hurt once again.
I trusted you with my heart.
And in a blink of an eye, you ripped it apart.
Left there for someone else to finish off.
WHY?
I never thought I deserved this.
I never thought you were like this.
But I should have listened when I was told never judge a book by its cover.
I wanted to believe you were different.
Once again I was wrong.
So much for true love.
All I can say is,
” Now I know, your just like all the rest.”
This is a poem someone who i gave my heart to and the crushed it.
~When I Look At You~
when i look at you i remember the good momments we had.
when i look at you i remember the times i comfort you when u were sad.
when i look at you i picture us a bout chillen like movie stars.
when i look at you i remember the time i cooked for you when u was hungry.
when i look at you i remember the time i maid you laugh when you were angry
i remember the time i said you were so beautiful when you first woke up
i remember the time we argued and then maid up
i remember the time you use to say cute things that would make me smile
i remember the time we discused things in the futre like Cars,us, and even a child
i remember showing you things and telling you things in deep convo
i remember saying things in spanish like tu ere muy bonita or tu ere mi novia y yo tu novio me muero por estar contigo.
But now when i look at you now i see you didn’t appreciate me and you lied to me
i gave you my heart to keep but all you did was make it bleed.
So now im saying “bye bye” from the N’SYNC Song
But remember this……You don’t know what you had untill it’s Gone.
so cry the warm tears wishing i would come back
But if u think i am…hahaha…U on Crack!!!.
Tell Me how u like it Mrs. Jones
I know there are some typos but heres the correction
The when i said whos it for it should read…that this is a poem for someone who i gave my heart to…and u know the rest
and the line that says…. when i look at you i picture us on a boat chillen like movie stars….
srry i type to fast and i don’t noticed whats mispelled but here it is the corrections…..but tell me how u liked the poem Okay…peace
THIS IS A POEM BY ADEN WARE BUT I CALL HIM MONKEYCHU. I LOVE HIS POEMS BECAUSE THEY SURPRISED ME. I NEVER KNEW HE COULD WRITE POEM SO HERE ARE A FEW THAT I LIKED:
Deadly Love
No words can describe my love for you,
you are my ambition, my rave, me ecstasy.
You are my chronic stimulation,
when around there’s a dreamy unrealization.
Just because of this passionate sensation.
At times I feel you are the lord’s greatest creation.
This poem is for you my deadly gratification.
The Game
Love is a game that plays us all.
We fell pain, joy, and even darkness.
We are manipulated and shaped to our emotions.
Tempers flare and rage by the oceans.
But it is worth it at the end,
when we find each other and we beat the game.
Radiant Maiden
I look forward to but one thing in the morning,
that is but my one true love sitting in her velvet red chair.
Gentleness sooths me as I run my hand through her golden soft hair.
So much does her beauty embrace me,
I wish not to leave this fantasy.
But to stay forever with my love,
Never to leave the side of my beloved.
But my maiden is ripped away from me,
Thus I am forced to leave this fantasy.
I am overwhelmed by anger and confusion,
So I leave desolate from this hateful syndrome fusion.
For I now know I have loved in vain,
Now I vowe I shall never love again.
But I will remember her crystal saphire eyes,
The curse is my love will never die.
I hope she remembers the name of Aden,
I am truly amazed at the talent in my precious students. I have never been so proud!
TO CEDRIC:
THAT POEM WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL. I LIKED IT AND TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO WROTE POEMS GOOD JOB I LIKED THEM TOO.☻ ☻ ☻
Cedric,
Its obvious who you wrote that poem for and like I said before. Not every thing is about you. I didn’t do it to hurt you. I did it because it was something I had to do at the time. Better now then later and it hurts more. You need to try and remember that I also was going threw a tough time and I have a very good reason to feel that way. I don’t know what else to say but, I am sorry I hurt you.
NSYNC IS … why would u use them in a poem?
thats is fruity
And sweety. Its not me on crack. And another thing what was the point of keeping the relationship if your going back to New York? Im sorry sweety. I don’t do long distance relationships. I need someone who I know will be there. And obviously it wasn’t you. YOUR LEAVING. So good luck.
Shawna….
tisk tisk tisk see first of all i was only going there for a week or something to see ma family before i went to basic and then i was coming back but IF U WAS LISTENING…….and second of all why are u talking to me remember i got problems….but i maid the poem obivious like dat so u could see how i felt and u laffing lets me know how u felt about the whole thing i see u thought it was and game……and the problems u had im not worried about that if u got problems then u got problems feel …..but wat u did when Ur ex came and u did wat u did with in a short period of time……..WOW famz u straight got me like wow ….but it’s all good cause feel me u do and imma do me i’ll see u at graduation………and
Yo,
Cedric, Im laughing because you had the nerve to post that …. and not have the nerve to tell me how you feel to my face. Now that Sir is childish. I don’t have time for … like that. Whether you were leaving for a week or for a year. YOUR LEAVING. And I wait for no one. If im not going to wait for Bryan. The one that I love then Im sure not going to wait for you. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Oh and you didn’t say that you were leaving for a week, when you first told me you said that you were going back to New York because you aunt kicked you out of the house and made you sleep with the dog. GET IT RIGHT. And another thing sweety. You had the nerve to be in my house on the phone with some chic when I got off work. Not going to happen. Then you had the nerve to threathen me on my property. That aint gonna happen. Im not the one. If you have any other issues with me then don’t post them. Tell me to my face. I don’t have time for childish games. BE A MAN.
WOW shawna
Wow see first of all i did’nt threnten u on ur property and it’s not ur property i was on the dude downstaris property remember ,second i was talking to a another yea and wats wrong u said u did’nt care remember or did you forget and i knew u loved bryan u just did’nt want to say shit to someone who was nice to and then after everthing u told me that bryan did……Hit u…blew u off on valetines day….had u buy him everything……..treated u like s*?^% but u still wanted him wow ….oh yea i am a man feel me and im not talking to u because u said i had problems and u said itt was best that we stayed away remember dat ..so i guess wat his brother said was right wow dats crazy famz but imma holla at chu….oh wait no im not but IM Out PEACE…….~1~
What ever Cedric. You are full of it. And Bryan’s brother don’t even know me. I was never around him and we never talked so he knows knowthing about me. Believe what you want. I don’t have time for games nor lies. And I never told you that Bryan hit me. He didn’t. So get that stright. We don’t have to talk. I don’t care. I don’t care if I ever see you again. At least now I know that you lied when you said you cared. You’re just like all the rest. And I don’t have time for it or you. And I don’t care if you go to New York. And I really don’t care if you talk to another girl Cedric. I DON’T CARE. SO DO YOU.
lol
lol
lol
lol
lol
lol
……………..Okay sweaty u do u and imma do me iight so u have a good life and i’ll talk to u later iight……….Peaceout…..lmaooooo
SHAWNA & CEDRIC
Ok… just stop. You have 17 days of school left, don’t let this ruin the two of you. You are good people & you shared something special – it didn’t work WHATEVER, who cares. You learned from it. Not every relationship in your lives are going to work, that is what makes things so intresting.
Enjoy the rest of your time in high school, belive it or not one day you will look back & think of how silly this was.
that was a good book i have so much fun in your class
You know what. Your right Ms. Jones. This is childish. Im out.
Shawna, I hope that the two of you are able to work this out
See you tomorrow!
I don’t know if we will ever be able to work this out. Frankly, I don’t care if we ever do. I have to much on my mind and to much to do then to have to worry if Cedric and I will ever be friends again. If its meant to be then it will happen. If not then oh well. I could careless. Besides, it wasn’t my chose for us to not be friends. It was that poem that he wrote. Stuff like that pushes me farther away. Thats why I don’t care now. Thats exaclly why I close my heart to so much stuff as it is. Thats why I don’t care. Besides, after graduation im leaving VA anyway. And everything that comes with it. I wish I never met alot of the people that I did meet. Friends don’t just turn their backs on each other with out a fight. So now I guess I know who my real friends are. And its no one at Varina. I wish I would have never came here and I know alot of other people wish the same. So what eva.
Its over
The lights going out.
The wind getting stronger.
The tears flow evenly down my cheeks.
My heart continues to crumble.
My emotions show all over my face.
My voice crackly with words I never thought I would have to speak.
IT’S OVER…….!
The vision of your face still comes to me in my most worst of dreams.
The sound of your voice slowly fading away.
The softness of your hands become ruff and hard.
The looks on your face, once so sweet and caring, now so hateful and different.
Sadden sorrow and fake, broken promises are what I hear from day to day.
Lies I don’t want to remember and tears I never wanted to shed.
The smell of your sent, wishing it would go away, but instead it continues to get stronger and stronger.
My voice crackly with words I never thought I would have to speak.
IT’S OVER…….!
Once so happy, so caring, so loving.
Now my emotions so dead, so hateful, so hurtful, so weak.
The trust that was once there has faded as quickly as it once had come.
What’s left of my broken heart, locked away from all.
Unable to open up, (unwilling).
Refusing to accept anyone else. (Afraid).
Regretting the day I met you.
Wishing I could change time.
Regretting, allowing those three words escape my lips.
I LOVE YOU.!!!!!!
Regretting, allowing myself to believe them when they left your lips.
Now everyday I speak hearing how.
My voice is crackly with words I never thought I would have to speak.
IT’S OVER……..!
Tears of a Broken Soul……!!!!!
Tears fill my soul.
Crying out to him.
Fearing the worst is yet to come.
Fearing the sadness of a love so lost.
Fearing the light that fades on a daily basis.
Fearing me.
The sadness of a broken heart.
The tears of a broken soul.
The words that hurt more now than before.
The faces that are not as familiar as they were.
The voices that seem to scream all the time.
I was once so happy, now so sad.
I was once so alive, now so dead.
I was once so free, now so trapped.
I was once so understanding, now so confused.
Life seems to be puzzle, never able to see what is next.
Hoping that it is something worth living for.
Hoping that it will stay.
Hoping that it will last.
Just hoping, but never expecting.
Never waiting for anything.
Never believing anything else good can happen.
Living with all that has happened.
Fearing the tears.
The tears that keep falling.
The tears that make my world.
The tears of a broken soul.