Thursday, October 11, 2007

Wind

R-Poet
A-The World
F-Poem
T-Wind
S-Blowing


Wind

Blowing freely here and there
Blowing noisily, growling like a bear

I listen quietly, not knowing when it might end
Because before by eyes it might blow around the next bend

Blowing freely here and there
Blowing noisily growling like a bear

Moving strongly around the tree's
Moving slowly, glad to be free

Blowing freely here and there
Blowing noisily, growling like a bear

Making it's presence known everywhere
Bothering everyone by ruining their hair

Blowing freely here and there
Blowing noisily, growling like a bear.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Kayla Dow's Rafts

R-Writer
A-Mr.Grattan
F-Short Story
T-Dancing
S-Free
Audrina's One Last wish


Once upon a time there was a girl around the age of eleven or twelve. She had long blond hair, and eyes the color of celery. There was something mysterious about this girl, but nobody knew what it was.
The truth about this girl is that she was a dancer, she loved dancing, the sound of the music thundering in her ears, it made her feel....free. But dancing was forbidden in her village, they said it was something evil, something witches did. So this girl, that the villagers had named Audrina, had to keep her dancing a secret or she would surely be exiled.
Every day about half past noon, she would wander into the jungle, pretending she was searching for berries, and find that sunny patch of ground in between the two banana trees and dance until night began to fall. One day while she was in the middle of performing a changement de pieds or change of the feet which is a difficult ballet move, she heard a soft cough and a couple of whispers. Turning around quickly she seen three children from the village turn and flee towards the waiting arms of their parents who stood, looking upon Audrina with fear."Oh no",she whispered,"what have I done?" She started striding toward the village knowing that sooner or later she would have to face her friends and family.
As she entered the village through the little picket gate, she noticed something odd, normally people would be shouting and rushing around trying to stop the evil that had overcome their village. But now everything was quiet.....and DESERTED! "They left me?"Audrina wondered aloud. She hurried into the nearest hut and sure enough belongings were thrown all around the room but the things that were necessary for living were gone. Suddenly her knee's began to shake and she slowly sank to the floor against a large wooden trunk. Laying there she drifted off into a deep sleep.
Around five the next morning Audrina woke to the sound of rattling. Blinking she slowly turned her head, right into the face of and angry, diamondback rattlesnake. Before she had time to scream the snake opened it's mouth and striked. Audrina fell back against the wooden box clutching her arm which had begun to swell where the snaked had injected it's deadly venom. A few hours later Audrina said one last time, "I want to dance, I want to feel free." Then she took one last rattling breath and let herself slip away.
Thirteen years later Audrina still dances, among the cushioned clouds, with other people who love to dance just like her. Audrina got her one last wish, She gets to dance, and she is finally free.