On the Beauty Within
Beauty lies within
Often escaping notice
As the slight cocoon
External sights do hide it
And ugliness runs rampant
On Sorrow to Happiness
The moon rises high
Within the deepening night
So bright her soft light
My sorrow fades with her smile
And happiness comes instead
On Christmas
What sweet joy it brings
When on our Savior’s birthday
We bring gifts to Him
Whose son within a manger
Came forth to bear all our sins
On the Seashore
Sunlight warms the face
And sea caresses the skin
Fine company there
Upon the glowing seashore
Where family can gather
On Killing my Orchid L (accidentally)
The orchid grows tall
It’s flowers peer upon me
And sorry I am
Since perishing it does fall
Upon its un-watered base
(Elizabeth Mertz, 19 October 2008)
Waking up so tired
Keep snoozing my alarm clock
Just five more minutes
I keep thinking it over
Until it rings one more time
Sitting in class now
Oh my God this is so long
How long will she talk
Before I zone out again
I hope class will end faster
Stomach is growling
The noise is embarrassing
Hope no one heard it
So hungry what should I eat
I think I want something sweet
Back at it again
Why can’t we just get along
You know I love you
We never used to argue
Baby let’s forget it all
Walking down Pollock
Peeped you from one block away
Damn you look so fly
And your sneakers are so fresh
Why are you anonymous
(Victoria Chu, 19 October 2008)
1) I love PSU
It is the best place on Earth
I met many friends
A time to never forget
The best years of my life
2) I can't wait to go
I'm excited to see
Where my mom is from
And where the grass is real green
Dominican Republic
3) I grew up with them
Friends are important to me
They are like sisters
We went our separate ways
But we still are family
4) Met him my first year
He is a part of my life
Love his company
Love his personality
We love each other a lot
5) I want a puppy
One that is cute and is lovely
Maybe black or brown
Not too small and not too big
I'll treat him like a baby
(Oralis Ramos, 19 October 2008)
There’s someone behind
me, I think it is the beast.
It’s coming up close,
I turn around and notice,
This dark beast, was my shadow.
Computer, Ipod,
The two things I love the most.
Without these, I don’t
Think I can survive, yet I
Can, when new things soon arrive.
I got to tell her,
But I can’t, I just cannot.
What should I do now?
Should I tell? I just can not
Tell my mom about the F!
(XiaoYe Zheng, 19 October 2008)
I look at the snow
falling on the stick-like trees
Tracks of small creatures
denting the soft blanket my
now quiet mind at peace
The leaves change color
and fall gently to the ground
Bright and uplifting
their transformation inspires
me to improve my own self
I feel like Bridal
Du, though I have not met a man
who captured my heart
as Liu captured Bridal Du's
For my Liu has gone away.
(Michelle Ann Dolan, 19 October 2008)
Medical doctor
thoughts flow different from us
queue path to success
path to addiction follows
can you do your best?
The art of shooting
In our new world, War will change
Emotion control
To be in control has changed
Where is Solid Snake? Snake? Snaaaaaaaake!
Invite friend over
Dad thinks I am dating her
Can’t get him to stop
Obsessiveness like a cold
I need to meet new people
I.
morning's light so fresh
and unbroken sings to me
softly and gently
a lover's sweet melody
to bring me into the day
II.
jagged cold autumn
machetes through my body
a path chosen true
to the course of its nature
of a season so untamed
III.
one leaf orange among
those less fortunate than it
will wait for its time
to mature to full status
and die revered on the ground
IV.
a child's blue sky
tells nothing and everything
on her heart as pure
on her mind as polluted
in sad mockery of life
V.
misty air awaits
those who wish to greet its face
taste its breath on tongue
and to once more straightly stand
willing to know the new day
(Jenna Marie Ekdahl, 19 October 2008)
Watching the Game
"don't bother me now!"
--I bite like the sweetest bark--
steadying a vision
always grows into cruelty,
where visions crash crismon
False-start
putting feet to ground
I feel the rush of the run
thighs piston in time
chugging forward, forward
a dream of quickness clunking
Happy toes
feet, our quiestest
selves. made to bend with the mind
now suddenly propped up
bare, cheerful, shedding their ache,
rubbing in pairs, happily
Relax
gen'rally, I need
more time...or maybe less of
it to adjust to
the quiet that requires
I cease searching, for more time.
(Kyle David Anderson, 19 October 2008)
Every crack of dawn,
Hunger strikes lightening fast,
No money for food,
What to do for meals today,
It’s hard living on the streets.
Starting the process,
Was easier than I thought,
As time passes by,
Harder and harder it gets,
In the end, love L Phie E.
I was a player,
Never took the time to care,
Until I met you,
I can not explain,
The way you make me feel now.
As time passes by,
More dependent I become,
Can’t live without it,
I am so lost without it,
Technology is my life.
Eating food all day,
Can not get enough of it,
Eating and eating,
Does not fill the empty void,
This is why I am so sad.
(Michael Kwok,
