This is an online journal for Mr. Lucero's English classes. Students should leave their responses to weekly prompts as comments. Their responses will be graded twice a month.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
English IV Carpe Diem Poem
Develop and hone lyrics for the Carpe Diem poem/ song in any style. Your song/poem must have a distinct tone, imagery, and must use various forms of figurative language.
When you strive to be the best, there's more pressure added. Well I'm tryna be the best; since I've never had it. Don't speak on the next person if you truly don't know what that person has been through. Living for today, a definit maybe. In this world, I'm tryna seperate all the facts from the fiction. We're living in a world of contradictions. Blood, sweat, tears, and bandages. Talkin to the Lord cuz I know He gon grant my wish. Wishes of livin in tomorrow and not bringing in today's sorrows. I had a dream, therefore I had a purpose. Living for tomorrow, I know I deserve it. Everyne's just tryna make it in this world full of poverty. Strugglin to see tomorrow; it's where I ought to be. Tomorrow will be a brand new start, like a new game. I made it out from all of yesterday's rain. They say the sky is the limit, but I can go past that. Tryin my hardest until I'm in my casket. Can I live to see tomorrow? Can't lose my balance; can't slip, can't fall. Gotta do my best, gotta give it my all.
Time flies, so do you Grasp your second for the tick-tock Supervise your time, don’t let it chew you Spit it out, and create something to renew
Cries, sorrows, and doubts Don’t let them follow you I was taught to let it go But it’s hard when it’s stuck to you Insecurities flew Now its time to zip through
Alexandria McIntosh Carpe diem How do you seize the day? I go out and play Don’t just go around and lay BE active Achieve greater things Reach past the stars Flow with grace and wisdom like the birds in the sky Be the spark that lights the fire under the youth Be The Change not just a part Be different Be whoever you are whenever and where ever Get up and go cuz one day you’ll slow Shake rattle and roll don’t end up like a troll Lend a hand to the needy Be greater Dream bigger Achieve those dreams Try Be unique Keep Trying GO GO GO
To the kids who can’t adjust from distrust and think survival is a must To the kid who picked up stick ups for a 9 to 5 and learned it from hustlers trying to survive To the kid who got caught doing his 9 to 5 and got locked up in a 6 by 8 with nowhere to escape To the kid with suicide chanting on his side… Keep you pants up
Don’t be mad at the world because it’s phony Cause in this life you aren’t a(lon)only
When you see your idols riding in sports cars Or have clothing that came from mars Or fornicating with stars Just know that they live a fast lifestyle that’s rented That why there cars are tinted
Given the chance to see again Given the chance to inhale the crisp air once more You're alive, you're awake, so then Get up and run out that door.
Tomorrow's plan for us is a mystery So today, come out and sprint with me. Let's pack our day with travel-sized moments like dancing in the streets or playing in homemade tents
Let's abandon the past behind us, Pretend we have amnesia but don't forget Trust Trust me when I say let's take risks. Let's do the impossible and ignore all the "tsks".
Say what you please. Taste what you want Doughnuts and cream cheese? Go ahead, be nonchalant.
My wristwatch is ticking. My legs are still kicking. Before the burning sphere sets, for sure I promise you, we'll have an adventure.
The day is young So are you for a short period of time Live it to the fullest with joy Like their is no tomorrow Like if perhaps the world would end tomorrow in So take advantage of every single day Every single moment and have the time of your life Be young and reckless Forget about everything and live it up to the the end of your existence. To the sun rise to the sun set be active Discover new things Visit new places Do something you would never do again .
The world stops for nobody Even for the Illuminati No time for regret Just forget The Sun rise The Sun sets Just like human life we face death My life is short now my story begins
I have loved and lost I fought a war that had a huge cost I thought I found a future wife But she stabbed me in back with a burning knife My life was set into a blaze She was cheating with another man That man was my fam Depression hit me worse I look at the world with remorse I became suicidal I prayed to idol My prayer was not answered Maybe it was a sign my life is going to be tapered Soon my life was was no more Due to lack of eating and rest The girl I once loved gave me so much stress Now I leave this world with nothing but pain I hope I will have fun on heaven's plain
The irony of how love, the source of happiness became the death of me. Having your life rotate around one thing sucks Don't you agree? My youth was spent wishing wishes that should have not been said I gave an advice that I should have read, but it's too late I will suffer from eternal dread.
Life is not forever, so just do you, Love is air it will always be there Do things in your life that will make you smile and make sure you live your life with no denial.
As the night consumes the glories of the earth The dawn arrives bringing new birth This happens everyday, of every year, of every decade Not at all in time has it been delayed. Time waits for no man, but you learn to hold on. You do what you can as the world spins on
You have to face reality You must accept our mortality if you truly wished to live So its time to get busy living or get busy dying And that’s why you’re here.
Here trying, to save our lives in the fashion of dreams No matter how hard it seems. Because the pursuit of dreams, is the pursuit of life. If you follow what you dream to do, Then all of you obstacles will be broken through.
It’s time to rise Time to live Time to Shoot for the skies and forgive
It's time to learn from the pain and go against the grain Time to dance in the rain and shatter old chains Time to relearn how to love, Time to rise from above
Feel the warmth of a loving hand Listen to your favorite band Walk through forbidden land Whenever facing crisis take a stand.
Arm your life Take what you can and never give back. No matter how you began take the less beaten track Because the way you came into this world will the be the way that you leave.
No matter what in life you may achieve. So it’s true As you’re living you’re dying But that’s no reason for crying
And with the time that you have you can learn to thrive Live not like you’re dying but like you’re alive
Follow your dreams no matter how far away And do not delay But seize the day
We live in deeds,not years, In thoughts not breaths, In feelings not dreams, Time will never change Live for now Not later, Cus later will die It will be too late Live for the moment Not by days, months nor years Because today is the start Have fun, enjoy what life brings you Everyday is a new day For life, happiness Excitement that comes thought the day I sit and think how life would be If we only lived, Month by month, Year by year, And not day by day
I'm thankful for my struggles It'll pay off soon Make it to the top I'm walking on the moon I live by the day Not by the hour I always take chances I have the power
I don't count every minute I make every minute count On my grind 24/7 I don't depend on time Tomorrow is not promised So depend on the today Carpe Diem is all I gotta say
Take a deep breath in hale good exhale bad be aware of your surroundings, we might never get a real glance until something comes our way, don’t realize until it’s to late
Although happiness is never permanent there can always be a light that shines You just have to find the way to reach it Those times when we believe we have nobody we still do, more than anyone we have ourselves
We must always break free as a butterfly wonders off, we must never conform ourselves like a puzzle be your own unique spiritual self’s full of love and harmony
Even if its peace among our own self where there is peace life exists, And were life exist there will be happiness.
Surrounded by teens who take life Easy teens that that think they need to die To live.
Inhale that good stuff Drink that good stuff. Things I hear everyday. Do you know you kill yourself day by day?
Enjoy your life you got to live, Go on adventures or give. Do everything that its on your hand While you are still on this land.
If you make mistakes learn from them Those are the things that make you stronger. Don’t think that easy means prosper, Everything takes time to get that special gem.
Can a day go by, Running and a'lasting Without a hard try Crumbling and aghasting, They are all day, Without a doubt Running towards the frey Nothing and nowt
Hope transcending There it was the whole time God was pending There it was the whole climb. Besides that enjoy being young Time is the always Don't look back or unsung Even if time spent in hallways Let it be known. Live life, never alone.
smile though your heart is aching, smile eventhough it's breaking. as long as there is life, there is hope. smile and maybe tomorrow the sun will shine and light up your life with gladness; while hidding every bit of sadness. just smile, what's the use of crying.
To seize the day As some would say That when chances come Don't let them get away.
17 years, I've conquered and slayed those dead end turns that always seem to come up and play. Finding another way around has always been difficult. But fighting and clawing and ripping away all the obstacles that keep me from seizing the day.
living each day with no regrets they say live today because tomorrow is not promised chasing my dreams is harder than i imagined i tried skipping stones but all i ended up with was a big loan no regrets because the clock is ticking and i will keep on picking my dreams as i continue this journey!
never look back in the past always look foward to the future as friends come and go you make new friends in your life never take the easy way to success always fine away to challenge your self everyday never take life to seriousy if you do you may not come back to the real world as much as you love playing video games try to over look that in real life we have a new life everyday and for those who use (y.o.l.o) get a life you life you live every single day of your life (y.o.l.o) shouldn't be a motto for everyone thank your family and god for giving life to be with friends and love ones
Life is hard to live without a smile why care about the pile around when you cant see the even the green trees see the blessing live life like there is no tomorrow as if things are going to go pitch black when you close your eyes don't think of the things you will regret you'll only regret the chances you didn't take explore your world live your life without smiling your life might not be worth living cease the day take the day as if it was a cookie from the jar go to that bar go on that trip of your life you never know when death might take out his knife don't just wait for death out live death do things that make you say yes i have live yes i have seen all that God has to offer why worry when you could just relax live like you are young so you can just cease your day like its your last
For all the youth wasting time, Make sure to change And make the best of all your days.
Even though we live in all our own worlds We are not immortals, No matter how important you think you are We all have an inevitable end. We never know when, But it will. This is an ultimate rule.
It is best not to dread but to thrive and take each living day, As if it was your last. Do your best, try your hardest, go the distance, Make your time here count and worth the while Because you never know if you’ll live another 24
Why worry about the past or the future When you're currently living in the present You can't alter the past or the future Because time is of the essence Good things will slip if you let them go So be sure to savor the chance Be open to new and interesting things And don't take a biased stance Don't waste time with nonsense Like worrying about the future or past Treat everyday like Saturday Because you don't know if it's your last
Her hand, Comforting, like a band-aid on a wound. Her hugs, Have that healing power, Strong enough to hall a broken heart. Her soft, calming voice, Spits out epiphanic advice. We see her passing her days as if we'll have her forever. Even when we're not assured we'll have her tomorrow. - Dhalia
Your class 'twas sweet symphony. I remember as if it was yesterday sitting in your light filled room with a view on the first floor. looking around your class room every single time I came into class to see if you put up anything new, see you are an intriguing man. I would gaze into your soulful deep blue eyes as you read our daily lecture. Whenever you would take a break from reading I knew you would look up at me first. i always had an Unconditional interest for how you spent your wonderful life outside of this class room. I couldn't help to wonder how it was you were brought upon to such of these interest you spoke of , such significant intelligence that has changed my life, my soul. Unlike some of my past lovers or even teachers you have entered into me not physically, although I wish, not sexually either, but mentally. You are the best part of my schooling experience except for of course art class. I'll never forget you said to me I was an amazing artist. I'll never forget that day I walked into your class room and you had The Mars Volta playing on your laptop.
When you strive to be the best, there's more pressure added.
ReplyDeleteWell I'm tryna be the best; since I've never had it.
Don't speak on the next person if you truly don't know what that person has been through.
Living for today, a definit maybe.
In this world, I'm tryna seperate all the facts from the fiction.
We're living in a world of contradictions.
Blood, sweat, tears, and bandages.
Talkin to the Lord cuz I know He gon grant my wish.
Wishes of livin in tomorrow and not bringing in today's sorrows.
I had a dream, therefore I had a purpose.
Living for tomorrow, I know I deserve it.
Everyne's just tryna make it in this world full of poverty.
Strugglin to see tomorrow; it's where I ought to be.
Tomorrow will be a brand new start, like a new game.
I made it out from all of yesterday's rain.
They say the sky is the limit, but I can go past that.
Tryin my hardest until I'm in my casket.
Can I live to see tomorrow?
Can't lose my balance; can't slip, can't fall.
Gotta do my best, gotta give it my all.
Green grass grows unruly
ReplyDeleteBut is mowed by the keeper of plain
Old man calls me unholy
For the youth he didn’t obtain
the old man on the hill
mower of grass and dreams
he quickly loses skill
as he tears at the seams
the skys the limit, said the inferior
the sky disagrees, he insists
I am just a barrier
to what actually exists
the world is very clever
take risks – a must
because young doesn’t last forever
it turns to dust
Speaking of dust, the old man
he had dreams, too
never got to travel past his land
the old man could be you
Time flies, so do you
ReplyDeleteGrasp your second for the tick-tock
Supervise your time, don’t let it chew you
Spit it out, and create something to renew
Cries, sorrows, and doubts
Don’t let them follow you
I was taught to let it go
But it’s hard when it’s stuck to you
Insecurities flew
Now its time to zip through
Don’t watch the clock, live it
Inhale expressive reality
Exhale foul despondency
Breathe how you want to; it’s only up to you
Alexandria McIntosh
ReplyDeleteCarpe diem
How do you seize the day?
I go out and play
Don’t just go around and lay
BE active
Achieve greater things
Reach past the stars
Flow with grace and wisdom like the birds in the sky
Be the spark that lights the fire under the youth
Be The Change not just a part
Be different
Be whoever you are whenever and where ever
Get up and go cuz one day you’ll slow
Shake rattle and roll don’t end up like a troll
Lend a hand to the needy
Be greater
Dream bigger
Achieve those dreams
Try
Be unique
Keep Trying
GO GO GO
Lindsay Price-Friend
ReplyDeleteTake advantage while your young
The clock will never stop ticking
Day by day
Month my month
Year by year
Time will never stop
Carpe Diem
"Sieze the day"
Live it to the fullest
Time will never stop ticking
Go for what you want
Dream the craziest and wildest dreams
Things will not stay the same over time
Everyone gets only one life
Carpe Diem
"Sieze the day"
Live a life full of adventure
Full of hapiness
Live a life you won't regret.
Lonely Only
ReplyDeleteTo the kids who can’t adjust from distrust and think survival is a must
To the kid who picked up stick ups for a 9 to 5 and learned it from hustlers trying to survive
To the kid who got caught doing his 9 to 5 and got locked up in a 6 by 8 with nowhere to escape
To the kid with suicide chanting on his side…
Keep you pants up
Don’t be mad at the world because it’s phony
Cause in this life you aren’t a(lon)only
When you see your idols riding in sports cars
Or have clothing that came from mars
Or fornicating with stars
Just know that they live a fast lifestyle that’s rented
That why there cars are tinted
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ReplyDeleteLet's ____
ReplyDeleteGiven the chance to see again
Given the chance to inhale the crisp air once more
You're alive, you're awake, so then
Get up and run out that door.
Tomorrow's plan for us is a mystery
So today, come out and sprint with me.
Let's pack our day with travel-sized moments
like dancing in the streets or playing in homemade tents
Let's abandon the past behind us,
Pretend we have amnesia but don't forget Trust
Trust me when I say let's take risks.
Let's do the impossible and ignore all the "tsks".
Say what you please.
Taste what you want
Doughnuts and cream cheese?
Go ahead, be nonchalant.
My wristwatch is ticking.
My legs are still kicking.
Before the burning sphere sets, for sure
I promise you, we'll have an adventure.
Tranqui Almaraz
ReplyDeleteThe day is young
So are you for a short period of time
Live it to the fullest with joy
Like their is no tomorrow
Like if perhaps the world would end tomorrow in
So take advantage of every single day
Every single moment and have the time of your life
Be young and reckless
Forget about everything and live it up to the the end of your existence.
To the sun rise to the sun set be active
Discover new things
Visit new places
Do something you would never do again .
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ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThe world stops for nobody
ReplyDeleteEven for the Illuminati
No time for regret
Just forget
The Sun rise
The Sun sets
Just like human life we face death
My life is short now my story begins
I have loved and lost
I fought a war that had a huge cost
I thought I found a future wife
But she stabbed me in back with a burning knife
My life was set into a blaze
She was cheating with another man
That man was my fam
Depression hit me worse
I look at the world with remorse
I became suicidal
I prayed to idol
My prayer was not answered
Maybe it was a sign my life is going to be tapered
Soon my life was was no more
Due to lack of eating and rest
The girl I once loved gave me so much stress
Now I leave this world with nothing but pain
I hope I will have fun on heaven's plain
The irony of how love, the source of happiness
became the death of me.
Having your life rotate around one thing sucks
Don't you agree?
My youth was spent wishing wishes that should have not been said
I gave an advice that I should have read,
but it's too late I will suffer from eternal dread.
Life is not forever, so just do you,
Love is air it will always be there
Do things in your life that will make you smile
and make sure you live your life with no denial.
-Ralph Cola
As the night consumes the glories of the earth
ReplyDeleteThe dawn arrives bringing new birth
This happens everyday, of every year, of every decade
Not at all in time has it been delayed.
Time waits for no man, but you learn to hold on.
You do what you can as the world spins on
You have to face reality
You must accept our mortality if you truly wished to live
So its time to get busy living or get busy dying
And that’s why you’re here.
Here trying, to save our lives in the fashion of dreams
No matter how hard it seems.
Because the pursuit of dreams, is the pursuit of life.
If you follow what you dream to do,
Then all of you obstacles will be broken through.
It’s time to rise
Time to live
Time to Shoot for the skies and forgive
It's time to learn from the pain and go against the grain
Time to dance in the rain and shatter old chains
Time to relearn how to love,
Time to rise from above
Feel the warmth of a loving hand
Listen to your favorite band
Walk through forbidden land
Whenever facing crisis take a stand.
Arm your life
Take what you can and never give back.
No matter how you began take the less beaten track
Because the way you came into this world will the be the way that you leave.
No matter what in life you may achieve.
So it’s true
As you’re living you’re dying
But that’s no reason for crying
And with the time that you have you can learn to thrive
Live not like you’re dying but like you’re alive
Follow your dreams no matter how far away
And do not delay
But seize the day
We live in deeds,not years,
ReplyDeleteIn thoughts not breaths,
In feelings not dreams,
Time will never change
Live for now
Not later,
Cus later will die
It will be too late
Live for the moment
Not by days, months nor years
Because today is the start
Have fun, enjoy what life brings you
Everyday is a new day
For life, happiness
Excitement that comes thought the day
I sit and think how life would be
If we only lived,
Month by month,
Year by year,
And not day by day
Carpe Diem
ReplyDeleteWake up everyday stronger than yesterday
I'm thankful for my struggles
It'll pay off soon
Make it to the top
I'm walking on the moon
I live by the day
Not by the hour
I always take chances
I have the power
I don't count every minute
I make every minute count
On my grind
24/7
I don't depend on time
Tomorrow is not promised
So depend on the today
Carpe Diem is all I gotta say
All the sensations you must not rather dream than feel
ReplyDeleteTake life by its reins
For a true existence is what you’ll reel
Retake identity
Gangster Al Capone
Acknowledge you’re good even without plan B
Thus you can’t stand out as a pedestrian
Might as well do what you gotta do
Get it in
Fore tomorrow’s never one to be guaranteed
Then again neither is the rest of this day
So be lively; Rouse to the fullest indeed
Now go ahead while you’re youth is still animate
Conquer that rollercoaster or foe
Grasp an adrenaline rush when proposing that cutie a date
-Uneek J.
Take a deep breath in hale good exhale bad
ReplyDeletebe aware of your surroundings, we might never get a real glance until something comes our way, don’t realize until it’s to late
Although happiness is never permanent
there can always be a light that shines
You just have to find the way to reach it
Those times when we believe we have nobody we still do, more than anyone we have ourselves
We must always break free as a butterfly wonders off, we must never conform ourselves like a puzzle be your own unique spiritual self’s full of love and harmony
Even if its peace among our own self
where there is peace life exists,
And were life exist there will be happiness.
Surrounded by teens who take life
ReplyDeleteEasy teens that that think they need to die
To live.
Inhale that good stuff
Drink that good stuff.
Things I hear everyday.
Do you know you kill yourself day by day?
Enjoy your life you got to live,
Go on adventures or give.
Do everything that its on your hand
While you are still on this land.
If you make mistakes learn from them
Those are the things that make you stronger.
Don’t think that easy means prosper,
Everything takes time to get that special gem.
Can a day go by,
ReplyDeleteRunning and a'lasting
Without a hard try
Crumbling and aghasting,
They are all day,
Without a doubt
Running towards the frey
Nothing and nowt
Hope transcending
There it was the whole time
God was pending
There it was the whole climb.
Besides that enjoy being young
Time is the always
Don't look back or unsung
Even if time spent in hallways
Let it be known.
Live life, never alone.
smile though your heart is aching,
ReplyDeletesmile eventhough it's breaking.
as long as there is life,
there is hope.
smile and maybe tomorrow the sun will shine
and light up your life with gladness;
while hidding every bit of sadness.
just smile,
what's the use of crying.
To seize the day
ReplyDeleteAs some would say
That when chances come
Don't let them get away.
17 years, I've conquered and slayed
those dead end turns
that always seem to come up and play.
Finding another way around
has always been difficult.
But fighting and clawing and ripping away
all the obstacles that keep me from seizing the day.
Living life to the fullest
ReplyDeleteis everyones moto
oh you say your the coolest
not wehen you feeling sarrow
we live and we die
another day another dollar
so aint no reason for someone to cry
just hit up a homie and he will holla
thank the lord for it to be a good day
so for now live life with no regrets
isnt that what we all say
because at the end of the day the sun sets.
living each day
ReplyDeletewith no regrets
they say live today because tomorrow is not promised
chasing my dreams
is harder than
i imagined
i tried skipping stones
but all i ended up with
was a big loan
no regrets because the clock is ticking
and i will keep on picking my dreams as i continue this journey!
never look back in the past
ReplyDeletealways look foward to the future
as friends come and go
you make new friends in your life
never take the easy way to success
always fine away to challenge your self everyday
never take life to seriousy
if you do you may not come back to the real world
as much as you love playing video games
try to over look that in real life
we have a new life everyday
and for those who use (y.o.l.o)
get a life you life you live every single day of your life
(y.o.l.o) shouldn't be a motto for everyone
thank your family and god for giving life
to be with friends and love ones
Life is hard to live without a smile
ReplyDeletewhy care about the pile around when you cant see the even the green trees
see the blessing
live life like there is no tomorrow
as if things are going to go pitch black when you close your eyes
don't think of the things you will regret
you'll only regret the chances you didn't take
explore your world
live your life
without smiling your life might not be worth living
cease the day
take the day as if it was a cookie from the jar
go to that bar
go on that trip of your life
you never know when death might take out his knife
don't just wait for death out live death
do things that make you say yes i have live
yes i have seen all that God has to offer
why worry when you could just relax
live like you are young
so you can just cease your day like its your last
For all the youth wasting time,
ReplyDeleteMake sure to change
And make the best of all your days.
Even though we live in all our own worlds
We are not immortals,
No matter how important you think you are
We all have an inevitable end. We never know when,
But it will. This is an ultimate rule.
It is best not to dread
but to thrive and take each living day,
As if it was your last.
Do your best, try your hardest, go the distance,
Make your time here count and worth the while
Because you never know if you’ll live another 24
Why worry about the past or the future
ReplyDeleteWhen you're currently living in the present
You can't alter the past or the future
Because time is of the essence
Good things will slip if you let them go
So be sure to savor the chance
Be open to new and interesting things
And don't take a biased stance
Don't waste time with nonsense
Like worrying about the future or past
Treat everyday like Saturday
Because you don't know if it's your last
Her hand,
ReplyDeleteComforting, like a band-aid on a wound.
Her hugs,
Have that healing power,
Strong enough to hall a broken heart.
Her soft, calming voice,
Spits out epiphanic advice.
We see her passing her days as if we'll have her forever.
Even when we're not assured we'll have her tomorrow.
- Dhalia
Your class 'twas sweet symphony. I remember as if it was yesterday sitting in your light filled room with a view on the first floor. looking around your class room every single time I came into class to see if you put up anything new, see you are an intriguing man. I would gaze into your soulful deep blue eyes as you read our daily lecture. Whenever you would take a break from reading I knew you would look up at me first. i always had an Unconditional interest for how you spent your wonderful life outside of this class room. I couldn't help to wonder how it was you were brought upon to such of these interest you spoke of , such significant intelligence that has changed my life, my soul. Unlike some of my past lovers or even teachers you have entered into me not physically, although I wish, not sexually either, but mentally. You are the best part of my schooling experience except for of course art class. I'll never forget you said to me I was an amazing artist. I'll never forget that day I walked into your class room and you had The Mars Volta playing on your laptop.
ReplyDelete