The Seahawk Spark Gildersleeve Middle School Online Literary Magazine June 2013, Issue 3
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Gildersleeve Middle School Online Literary Magazine Committee Maryann Ayer Becky Koptish Monica Holloway Abralene White Kayleigh Biser
Zoi Robinson
************************************************ Issue dedicated to Georgia Lay and Abralene White *************************************************
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Table of Contents Cover Art by Marquil Thomas..……...…...……..…… ..….………………..………………………………………...1 Artwork by Zoi Robinson..….…...……………..………………………………………………………………….…...2 Travel Through Time by Liz Spencer…………………….…………………….…………………………….……….4 The Ocean by Hannah Krauss………………………..………………………………………………………….…….5 Metaphor Poem: Art by Emily Chandler………………...…………………………………………………….….….6 If Only by Liz Spencer…….…………………………….…………..………………………………………….……....7 Softball by Trinity Sterrett………………………………...…………………………………………………….….….8 Acrostic by Trinity Sterrett…………………………….…………………………………………………….…….…..9 Soccer by Matthew Wydman…...………………………………………………………………………………….…10 Artwork by Robert Bryant………….………………………………………………………………………….….…..12 Our Solar System by Rebecca Ng…...…………..……….……………………………………………………….…..13 Cardboard Sculpture by Chloe Childress……………………………………………………………………….….15 Who Am I? by Mi’Amor McIntyre………………….……………………………………………………………….16 Artwork by Robert Bryant…………………………………………………………………………...………….……17 Artwork by Jordan Doeppe and Andres Amundson……………………………………...……….….…...…..….18 Earth Day Poem by Valerie Muro…………………………………………………………………………….……..19 Artwork by Lesley Collins………………………………………………………………….………….………….….20 The Willow by Lesley Collins……...…………………………………………………………………….….……….21 Two Colliding Oceans by Matthew Scarberry..…………………………………….……………………….….….22 Artwork by Matthew Scarberry...……………………………………………………………………………….…...23 I Am by Hanan Mustafa…………..…………………………………………………………………………..….…...24 Number the Stars by Najae Allen…...………………………………………………………….……………….…...25 The Mysterious Fish/Artwork by Kenya Buckhanon……..………...……………………….…………………...26 Artwork by Mercedes Luna……..……………...……………..………………………………………..……….……27 Artwork by Liz Alvarez……………………………………………………………………………………………….27 Haiku by Emily Paiz…….…………………………………………………………………………………………….28 Haiku by Kyree McMillan……………………………………..…………………………………………………….28 Haiku by Quintin Lewis.………………………………………………………………………………….………….28 Artwork by Joy Meyer and Emily Chandler……...…………………………………………………….………….29 The Hunter by Joseph George Thomas…………………………………………………………………………….30 Artwork by Valerie Muro…………………………………………………………………………………………….31 Artwork by Brian Grube……………………………………………………………………………………….…….31 A Daisy’s Life by Rebecca Ng…………………………………………………………………………...…….…….32 I Am by Alyson D’Acquisto……………………………………………………………………………….…….…...33 Haikus by Amaya Erving………………………………………………………………………………….…….…...34 The Bird, A Haiku by Kayleigh Biser…………………………...……………………………………….…….…...35 I Am by Hamza Bello……...……………………………………………………………………………….…….…...36 Haikus by Jose Garcia and Gavin Auerbach..………………………………………………………….……..…...37 Student Poetry Corner/Mr. Richardson’s Class…………………………………………………………………...38 The Rain Falls Down by Kayleigh Biser..……………………………………………………………….…….…...39 Artwork by Valerie Muro……………………………………………………………………………….…...……….40
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Travel Through Time By Liz Spencer Often we dwell so much on the past, We don’t see the future coming on so fast. Creeping so quickly, it takes us by surprise, While we look back on the past that we greatly despise. Now the future is here so don’t be shy, Because it will be gone in the blink of an eye.
Valerie Muro Artwork by Rhiannon
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Metaphor Poem: The Ocean By Hannah Krauss
The ocean The ocean is the end of a sad story Washing away pain and lies The ocean is a bowl of emotion Destroying happiness or drowning sorrow The ocean is a pool of hope Giving or taking life The ocean
Kyle Baines
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Metaphor Poem: Art By Emily Chandler Art Art is a rainbow waiting to happen. Bright extravagant colors flowing across the page. Art is a parade. Happy feelings, joy filled faces, an ocean of colors. Art is the future coming. Bringing new to old and starting over again. Art
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If Only By Liz Spencer If you are blinded, I’ll be your sight. If there’s nothing but darkness, then I’ll be your light. If you can’t seem to set sail, then I’ll be your wind. If you’re drowned at sea, then I’ll reel you back in. If life gets too scary, I’ll rid you of fright. If you are knocked down, then I’ll stand up and fight. Yet as soon as I need help getting up off the floor, You turn your back, and ignore me once more.
Artwork by Kayleigh Biser
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Metaphor Poem: Softball By Trinity Sterrett Softball Softball is a day at the beach Relaxes me and clears my head Softball is a punching bag Gets all my anger out Softball is a boy You end up falling in love with it Softball
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
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ACROSTIC By Trinity Sterrett
So much fun On just a little Field. Tough, But not impossible. All who are willing to Learn will Leap to success.
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Metaphor poem: Soccer By Matthew Wydman
Soccer is a game With a ball ready to fly With just one kick Of the ball. The refs are big Bumblebees in A suit ready to call Fouls on us kids.
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The goalies think That the ball is candy And they want to Dive for it wherever it goes.
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Artwork bySmith Robert Artwork by Morgon
Bryant
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OUR SOLAR SYSTEM by Rebecca Ng Dark, velvety blackness, Then light It’s the sun The hot fiery sun Warming the planets, who serve it Mercury hot as the sun Twenty-two days in a year Twenty years in a day With craters like the face of a sponge Venus, the beautiful planet An atmosphere that pressures Crushing its inhabitants A twin to the earth Earth our home The only planet that has people Green land, blue water
Our mother earth
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(OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
by Rebecca Ng continued)
Mars, the dusty planet Red sand that is redder than a ripe strawberry Red planet in the night sky The Greek god of war Saturn, the first gas giant The lightest planet in the solar system Thousands of rings Second biggest planet in the solar system Jupiter, the largest planet The red spot, the swirling storm inside Thousands of earths would fit inside it Jupiter, the Roman god of gods Uranus, the last gas giant Revolves on its side Has three rings Roman god of the sky
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Photography by Neptune, the cold planet Kaylee Boyd The eighth planet from the sun Blue from the cold Roman god of the sea Pluto, the dwarf planet Switches with Neptune each century No longer a planet The Roman god of the underworld The solar system A fascinating thing
Artwork by Chloe Childress
Who Am I? by Mi’Amor McIntyre My name is Precious I look in the mirror and see a girl who was hurt But the mirror is cracked So I am a different girl Who nobody talks to Because I am an outsider Can you change me? No Because I am unstoppable So tell me something Do you see a girl who was hurt? Or a girl who was loved? You see a girl that was hurt From all the pain she went through. Everywhere I go...all eyes on me Why you ask? Because I’m so precious Why am I writing this? So my feelings can finally come out To tell you how I really feel about life And the people in it I cry and cry from all the pain in me My name is Precious My name is Painful My name is everything But maybe I am loved Because somebody asked me once, “What’s your name?” I said, “Precious.”
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Artwork by Robert Bryant
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Artwork by Jordan Doeppe
Artwork by Andres Amundson
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by Valerie Muro
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Drawing and Cardboard Sculpture by Lesley Collins
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The Willow by Lesley Collins
One day, when Mary Ann was walking through Ever Forest, she saw a huge willow tree, with its roots reaching into a big puddle. Mary Ann came from a very poor family. She was very thirsty and just by looking at the big puddle, it made her even more thirsty. She decided to take a sip from the puddle. It was getting dark outside, so she decided to walk back home. She became tired and laid down for a nap. Later on, she woke up with a sharp pain in her stomach. She decided a walk through the forest might make her feel better. As she was slowly walking, she came upon the puddle again, so she took another sip. Then, all of a sudden, she heard someone say her name. She started to follow the sound and stumbled up to the big willow tree. Mary Ann became very afraid that the enormous willow tree was speaking to her. She looked up the tree and noticed raindrops falling from the tree, but it wasn’t raining. She then asked the willow tree, “Are you crying?” The tree answered! “Yes, I am crying because I am dying. Someone has been drinking from the water of my soul.” Mary Ann had a blank stare on her face because she was the one who drank from the puddle! She was so upset, knowing that she would be the cause of the willow tree’s death. She asked the tree how she could help. The tree said he needed someone else’s soul. Mary Ann was a bit confused but ready to help. She asked the tree how to get someone’s soul. The willow tree responded, “I don’t need your help to find me a soul.” Then, with his long roots, he dragged Mary Ann down into the ground.
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Two Colliding Oceans by Matthew Scarberry
One day there were two oceans who did not know what to do during the day. All the fishes and animals went to the bottom of the ocean to play so the oceans had no one to play with...but then they thought of an idea.
The two oceans found a ball laying on the shore and started playing catch with it. Back and forth, back and forth, when suddenly, they heard a loud noise! It was thunder, as they thought!
The thunder kept roaring so they called the animals from the bottom of the ocean and told them to hear it. The animals were confused because they had never heard thunder before. The roar got louder and even louder! And then...it stopped! It all stopped! They waited for a quick second and then BOOM!!
A huge lightning bolt split right down the middle of the two oceans, killing everything within them. Both oceans were splattered with fishes everywhere...red things everywhere! The two colliding oceans.
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Artwork by Matthew Scarberry
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I Am by Hanan Mustafa
I am the student you bullied at school. I wonder why you bully people at school. I hear you cussing at school. I understand bullies are not nice to people. I want you to stop bullying.
I am the student you bullied at school. I pretend bullies don’t hurt me. I feel bad because of what people say about me. I worry because bullies are mean. I am the student you bullied at school.
I dream that bullies will become nice people. I try to make you become a better person. I hope you will become a better person. I am the student you bullied at school.
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Number the Stars Acrostic by Najae Allen Nazis killed a lot of people Under the control of the Nazis they were like slaves Millions of Jews died because of Hitler Blood was shed everywhere because of the Nazis Every night the Jews had to pull black curtains on the windows Rage filled some Jews and they fought back The Nazis were ruthless animals Hitler was the leader, later he committed suicide Ellen was a Jewish character Sometimes Jews sold other Jews out in trust of an empty promise Terror was spread everywhere the Nazis went Adolf Hitler was 56 when he killed himself Right after the war ended so did the Holocaust Switzerland was never taken over by the Nazis because they kept their will and spirit to fight.
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The Mysterious Fish by Kenya Buckhanon
Once upon a time, in the deep blue sea, lived thousands of fish. They were all different shapes and sizes, with colors of every kind. But deep down, in the Pacific Ocean, lived a creature who none of the other fish had ever met. One day, a mama clownfish had her babies. Her four favorite babies were Jordan, Keyshia, Theodore, and Kenya. They were the curious ones. One day, they decided to go for an adventure! Keyshia and Jordan saw a dark cave with a little light coming from it and they wanted to know if there was treasure in it. All four clown fishes swam to the cave.. When they got there, they decided to leave Jordan outside, since he was the oldest and said that he would keep watch. TO BE CONTINUED?!
Drawing and Cardboard Sculpture by Kenya Buckhanon
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Artwork: Liz Alvarez Mercedes Luna
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Haiku by Emily Paiz Gorgeous flowers grow Geese fly quietly above The flowers smell good ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Haiku by Kyree McMillan Pinecones and pinestraw On a pine tree near roses Leafless trees with sticks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Haiku by Quintin Lewis Tall trees, flowers, leaves Grass, branches, squirrel, acorns A pond, branches, sun
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Joy Meyer
Emily Chandler
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The Hunter by Joseph George Thomas In the heart of the savannah, the hunter stalks his prey. A single cloud in the sky, and a lion’s roar splits the scene. The kangaroo, the hunter’s prey, hops around with a buffed swagger. The hunter slowly creeps forward, blending in with the golden plains. The hunter pounces like a jungle cat, but the kangaroo is quicker. It turns around, and at the last second, it jumps out of the way, leaving the hunter flat on the floor. The hunter tries again, but the kangaroo is smart. It runs at full speed, the hunter not far behind.
Cardboard sculpture by Joseph George Thomas
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Valerie Muro
Cardboard sculpture by Brian Grube
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A Daisy’s Life by Rebecca Ng
A seed flies with the wind Drops into the dirt Seed is watered It starts to sprout Leaves open to the sun Then a bud starts to grow Bud is swelling like a sponge in water The bud unfolds Little daisy shows her face to the sun Bees bring pollen, Butterflies drink nectar The seeds swell The seeds fly with the wind
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by Alyson D’Acquisto
I am the student you bullied at school. I wonder why you feel this way. I hear you mocking my name. I want you to stop!
I am the student you bullied at school. I pretend I don’t have gym. I feel hurt and angry. I worry that I should move. I am the student you bullied at school.
I dream that you will give up. I try to be nice to you. I hope you will finally understand. I am the student you bullied at school.
Artwork by Selena Spence
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Haikus By Amaya Erving
Rambunctious squirrels Stomping on the crunchy leaves Climbing the thick trees ******************** Crispy leaves, thick mud Black and white geese, still water Blossoming flowers
Artwork by Emily Chandler
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The Bird A Haiku by Kayleigh Biser
I saw a pine tree The ivy went up the tree The bird was cawing
Art by William Mclean-Burrell
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I Am
by Hamza Bello
I am the student you bullied at school. I wonder why you do this to me. I hear your voice in my head. I want to really believe in myself.
I am the student you bullied at school. I pretend you do not exist. I feel so broken. I worry that you won’t leave me alone. I am the student you bullied at school.
I understand you don’t like me. I dream you will leave the school. I try to ignore you. I hope you change your act. I am the student you bullied at school.
Art by Ricky Gatz
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Haiku by Jose Garcia I saw plants and soil That covers the planted seeds Which is growing plants. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Haiku by Gavin Auerbach Dead plants in a pot Pieces of mulch in the dirt Dead leaves on the grass
Art by Trinity Sterrett
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STUDENT POETRY CORNER (MR. RICHARDSON’S CLASS)
The celebration of the wild; Beautiful Awakening all souls to joy Like a mother’s blessing to her sons Filled with loving care and affection.
The sky denim blue
Shadaiser Parham
The clouds are fluffy ghost white The snowflakes are soft Zakee Johnson
I smell the sweet grass It is itchy but soft now Oh how I love spring.
Friends I am with God
Ashley Weiss
Favor he gives to his kids New mercies and grace Me’Kalla Burrell
Outside of the school Sun yellow dandelions Furry bitter taste.
The sun has gone down
Aliana Santiago
Sitting on the breezy shore Ocean looks like juice. Isaiah Smith
Sweet dandelions Blooming bright and powerful Twist to see the sun.
Your pretty petals
Briana Shackelford
Pink with a touch of sunset Blossom with life. Amethyst Turner
Sye tumbled down like a feather that was smashed in a book. or as fast as
Bugs crawl and scatter
a car with nitro and
Lime green critters make me scream
gets up so furious the world
Spring must not like me
explodes into a million pieces.
Nassier McGee
Syephul Sanchez
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The Rain Falls Down by Kayleigh Biser When the rain falls down And it is time to go You say goodbye to all you know And when the time comes You will meet again But till then We say goodbye
Art by Tristan Ledford
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