Extra Credit Sonnet

Alone

I look down the street, waiting to see you  1

I wait for your light footsteps on the stairs 2

Memorize each grass stem heavy with dew 3

Wait at the window, my heart out to you 4

I can hear your engine purr down the street 5

As loud and quiet as the sound of dreams 6

I can smell your groceries, cheese and meat 7

I can hear your car pulsing with a beat. 8

But when no one turns, I know we can’t win 9

Because you are gone, and I am alone 10

The truth hurts me like a stone to the shin, 11

Burning my throat like a cold glass of gin 12

But I will know that wherever we are 13

Love will follow, one that nothing can mar 14

Poetry Unit Final Project

Out

Pink blossoms quiver

A light whisper in the trees

Thirteen miles from here

A civilization waits

Thirteen long miles to escape

Hustle

Chaotic pounding

An angry dance against time

Furious fingers

Tap deftly on the keyboard

Two a.m. and halfway done

 The Recipe

Description: 1

Food is often fun to make 2

especially when you chop and bake 3

so throw in the carrots and toss in the spice, 4

but leave no leftovers for the mice. 5

Yields: 6

4 servings of fun for the kids, 7

and, 8

10 servings of frustration 9

for finding the right lids. 10

Ingredients: 11

Ø      1 cup of sweet fumes and good smells 12

Ø      2 pinches of the clang of dinner bells 13

Ø      10 sprinkles of opening cabinet doors 14

Ø      4 cups of feet padding on hard tile floors 15

Directions: 16

Stir up the love in big mixing bowls 17

and cook up the laughter over hot black coals. 18

Pour the giggles in a big metal pan 19

and cook at 350 until golden and tan. 20

Serve right away on a table with a friend, 21

where good times and laughter have the power to mend. 22