FREE WRITES AND POEMS by Xavier Espinal and Ronald Peet
Xavier and I would like to submit 2 free writes and 2 poems for FIVEY. The free writes were during our SmartPartner meetings and the poems were from a 52nd St poetry program.
Best, Ronald Peet
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As the young man made his way down the line he handed people a flyer, they were holding a small orchestra meeting and they were requesting people to come. I stared at the piece of paper and tucked it into my pocket, I could not go to this event, unfortunately, because I had to work in the market. Throughout the hardships we faced, my family was still intact, through my mother being accused of being a witch, and my father losing his job with the king we still rised. But because of my family struggles I was forced to work. I loaded the docks and helped put the new fresh cargo in the marketplace, luckily we got the work done quickly today. I stared at the piece of paper that the man gave me and wondered if I should go, so I did. As I walked into the cellar 15 feet below the ground, I saw the walls filled with barrels and I then maneuvered my way through the group of people to the front. The lights went dark, but the lights centered on the stage didn’t, the lights moved into a singular spot creating a circle, it was a spotlight. A tall man in a dark suit walked into the spotlight and bowed at us before turning around. The lights went toward the direction he was looking and a dozen people holding instruments were sitting in spots no one was earlier. The man in the suit picked up a stick and started to move his hand around, and just like that the group started to play. The sound had almost a light flow to it, like it was dancing around in the air, and just like that so was I. It was like the rhythm was visible and all around me, lathering me up with the sweet, sweet melody. But just as it started it ended, this was the day I discovered music. FIVEY 2022
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