amazing night of my life. I wasn't going to let it end so soon though. Later that night, around two in the morning, we snuck out to meet them by the elevators on our floor. We had an hour, just one hour, left before I would never see Hobie again in my life. The last time I did see him though, he waved at me and gave me one of the cute half-smiles that boys do. To this day, I still remember his blue eyes looking in to mine and the gray COSTA shirt he had on. Remember that white Polo hat he was wearing when I first saw him? It's sitting on my dresser, keeping those memories fresh in my mind. Up until now, almost five months later, I still remember. I can't forget as much as I want to, because we all know it hurts when you lose someone you care about. When people say some things are too good to be true, listen. They aren't lying. This previous summer was the best one yet, and even after everything that happened and that summer love pain, I don't regret trusting my heart and making memories. I will never regret my summer under the stars. Lauren Wheeler 8th Grade Loftis Middle School Ms. Betsy Crane
Poetry The thing that people have been writing for ages and is also considered a form of art is called poetry. Poems are so cool, there are many types of poems such as: free verse, sonnet, and many more. Some poems are extremely long, for example, the book of Psalm is actually one big long poem and Homer’s “The Odyssey” was a poem of 12,110 lines. I love poetry because you can express yourself, it’s fun to write, and is like a mystery. You can always express yourself in poetry. No matter what, you can always write what you feel. You can use it to mask or reveal emotions. For example, if you’re feeling glum, you can either write a poem that’s happy to get your mind off being glum of write a sad poem to get it all out. You never get bored writing poetry because you can write whatever you want. Poetry is fun because you can write about anything. No matter what people say or think, you can be honest in poetry. You can write funny poems or poems that get your anger out. The ultimate fun in poetry is that it is you and isn’t influenced by peer pressure. Poems, in some ways, are like mysteries. Have you ever read a poem that has a mystery feel to it? If you really study a poem, you can often see that the writer meant for it to have a ‘story line’ and see the mystery in it. Some poets even don’t reveal the end of a story line poem to create a sense of mystery. The mystery in a poem makes is that much more exciting. You can express yourself in poetry, it’s fun to write, and is often like a mystery. Poetry was ‘invented’ by a 7th century figure called Caedmon, who was an illiterate herdsman. Poetry has always touched the hearts of people everywhere, and will for years to come. Poetry is an amazing part of literature, so why not try it? Rachel Taylor 8th Grade Hilger Higher Learning Shelley George
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