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.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
English IV Carpe Diem Poem
Develop and write lyrics for a carpe diem poem/song in any style. Your song/poem must have a distinct tone, imagery, and must use various forms of figurative language. Due Monday, 11/10/14.
As the midnight trembles down like a waterfall of anguish I hopelessly flail for a passing hope to come and surpass the deviation from my incompetence. I have made countless bargain but yet my bulb has not burned out, my flame that resides with in and scorches my lungs when a deep breath of oxygen forces it's way through; albeit, when you reason with suffering you shall get absolutely nothing but further suffering. My mind is a mush that has control over my being but not my soul. May they pity me.
Let the sun shine all bright Do not be mindful of the dark night. Sing and dance while you can, Like there is no such thing as a life span
Do all that gives you happiness, There is no time for your sadness; Become that beautiful blossoming tree Don't let the winged clock stop you from being free.
Enjoy the blue and green that you see, Take it all in before it flees. Travel to the most wondrous places, Mingle around meet and greet new faces.
Do not be the black sheep of the crowd, Maybe you will see your face in the clouds; Never waste time being the unpicked apple on the stem Life is too precious, just like a gem.
12 years is such a long time to be spent I sometimes question where I could’ve went During that time instead of school Where almost everything made me drool Now I’ll get to pay for my education? That’s better! I just need to get my conformation letter
There will be a time where Everything will fit in a suitcase and I’ll fly in the air Finding a new place and try to make it a home I really don’t want a roommate with an effortless moan Never seen the craziness of New York, yet Living there would be the priciest bet
Responsibilities thwart the progress My life is less productive than congress Still having to make the most of my sum Eventually the calling will come Do as you please Try to collect all the cheese
As the yellow man once Said All of us will die in the very same Bed Through persuasion we Flock and buy the dead's Stock
Empathy will be our red Target Youngsters is the Market Go ride with the blissful Jack Until the day you receive a heart Attack
Be happy your alive and don't take for Granted Or else he will come early and you will be left Frantic Do not envy the one who gave you Freedom For He knew first why he put Adam in Eden
Go now and make peace with your Past You never know which day will be your Last Live without Regret And i promise you, you will never Forget -Life
Here we are, it's now or never Lets get this going before we regret this forever Our time has come We don't always get a choice, but we have this one
We live a life under constant command Go on take my hand The night is still young Yet I wonder the taste of your tongue
Let me take you on a journey You might want to call your attorney I'm not guaranteeing no ones safety Because tonight is going to be crazy
What is life without a little bit of fun? Think about it, 10 years from now you could say you won Don't take this life for granted The day will come, and you'll no longer live on this planet
The longer I wait to talk to you, my mind goes on a blur keep trying to distract my self but I still think of her Should I ask her out, Should I not? Contemplating every thought Its now or never been holdin out forever The worst thing she could say is no, but then again to her, im just a bro To me shes more than that, like a 4 leaf clover shes unique her eyebrows always be on fleek but thats beside the point im just here stalling but my love for her is falling so I better do it now before its too late before she goes and finds someone else to date
Confess All have liked, or loved someone at least once in their life, But that once, though it may have been once, must have had a heck of an experience. Be it puppy love, or kindergarten crush, once feelings were involved.
This love sprouted the moment you recognized the person for the first time, The inevitable thought that had you thinking for hours, Distracting you from reality, Only to remind you of how much you want to let them understand your crisis, the crisis of falling in love.
What is the satisfaction of confessing? you think, It is what will either bring our hearts together or be the cause for them to drift apart. But what can i lose? it is only the beginning, the way love is supposed to start.
That person rests in your head like a nest on a tree, growing stronger and stronger, that whenever you see the person, you feel as if a bomb of destruction set loose, to alert you to confess while you still can.
I'm waiting for the day that you will say yes I've had this feeling that I cannot suppress You took over my mind, now my life is a mess Please say yes to this date, you don't have to dress
Oh how I want you, cinnamon apple I even think of you, when i'm in the chapel Do I have to play the piano, like William Kapell? Or go to the store and buy you a Snapple?
I've stayed way too long, I've been out-weighed I just want one chance, once to get laid Why am I still in your bag like a band-aid? I will not be help once you're hurt by a blade.
I will be gone just like some quick thunder, just take advantage, it wont be a blunder. I don't understand, and I still wonder you one day will lay,you will lay way under
Sprinting on the circle of life Your age begs for a break Why not stroll with your husband or wife But be careful of the time snake
Work to you means procrastination Rushing through work like its an addiction Gathering your grades with no motivation The value of these letters are just fiction
Tell your soul right now that it has no restriction
The talk on the circle says: 'Its better to have love and loss Rather than not having it at all' Well at least that's what you thought Otherwise you wouldn't be drinking your alcohol
If we were meant to stay in one place we would have trunks instead of feet. we got what we get and we have to make the most of it. lifes borrowed, you might not have tomorrow.
Dont let anybody tell you no, that you can't cause you can you only have one life span.
live each day as if it were your last dont look back at your past seize the day like its your forte
the worms will eat us all the same they have no one to blame the creatures that crawl the worms will eat us all
Taking the day by storm Seeing how we change How distortion changes how we are Lets find the new We know what we know Adventure is only what you create of it Why not make the most of the day then?
Don't let yourself go to waste Just keep on going, don't think about your pace Live for now not for never Our time is limited, we don't have forever As days go on And hours pass by What can we say that we did, try not to lie Do whatever makes you happy because we don't know how much time we have left All we know for sure is that we have today Now's not the time to wait til we're old and gray Once we're buried in the ground, it doesn't matter what you had So when you're alive be sure to treasure all things good and forget all things bad. We are flowers at blooming at our prime Preserve that moment and feeling for we don't have much time Never forget how precious you are Do what you can and make sure you go far
How can i forget all those amazing days. When we had so much fun dancing under the moons light. .Time was not a factor as we never felt pass.
Never would have thought that one day it would end There was no clues,, no signs that it would end. Sitting alone under the moonlight once again but this time alone where tears were my saviors.
There i sat thinking of how mistakes can hurt, Little things that you do can hurt you sometimes on good or bad ways, but no one knows when they are in a role.
Trying hard to to keep my head up and one day see the sun, there i stood knowing that the wrongful things we once both made were just the best we could have both made.
Life's flame, as beautiful and glowing as it may be, Will one day flicker and die or see The moment it wavers and is blown out by a malevolent force. But do not falter and hold the flame close, this life so frail and coarse.
The days drag on with depression and calamity knocking on my door. I stare at the sky in envy of its inhabitants, a radiant face they bore. I envy the sun and moon and how they will rise and fall this way And continue like that for an eternity, another chance for another day.
Return that envy and be carefree today. Throw away worries and regrets and save them for another day. The sun blazes bright and the moon glows with intensity, Their newfound envy directed towards a mere mortal, an atmosphere with great density.
So, laugh beneath these gloomy skies filled with sorrow. I can live neither with you, nor without you so this cannot be left for tomorrow. But for one day we will get away and escape this fate and these lies, For a wish untold will still be heard beneath the star-consumed skies.
Lightning bolt why do you strike so slowly Cortmanship was meant to be rapidly Days dwindle down in a rush to be tomorrow Let love be fast and misplace thy sorrow
A race against fathers time now is the chance Grasp my hand and lead me is into the last dance Days not promised to us foretell a mystery of love I pray that all I can give at this hour may be enough
Gentle kisses laid upon me as honey dew drops Each tender touch causes the heart to flop Countless stars guide the wave of eternity Yet my dear we live our days out with uncertainty
Rush we must for the beauty has been seen Anf our meadows no matter how beautiful will not always be green I lust after the flaws od your perfection Just hold me close for now for it may be your last directoon
178 days left, Seventeen years old, heart and hopes are warm; It’s Friday night and you're in bed Because outside is too cold
89 days left, “You never come with us,” they sassed Every week, “I’ll go to the next one” Yet many, many, many Fridays just pass
Zero days left, Your name is called, then caps and gowns fly You attempt to break your watch and clocks But time doesn’t stop no matter how hard you try
Then friends flee away, moving into anew But you, my friend, you stay still “Friends, stay here! We still have lots to do!” You realize it’s over, all frivolity is done Farewell to the memories that never begun
Why blame things in the past? You never know if today will last So grab life by the hands And for today make your plans
Don't make plans forward or ahead You cannot take back anything you've said So live for now and seize the day Because the future is still being written today Today is the future for the past So why not make today last
We all want to live as long as turtles Life is just jumping hurdle after hurdle Its not an easy thing to do But if it were, we wouldn’t be humans.
Don’t be the roots to a tree Lonely and underground Be the pedals to a rose Outgoing and full of life Tomorrow is never promised Everybody dies but not everybody lives
So ask yourself one question… “What’s in store for me TODAY?” Let me go out and seize the day
come inside the secret rose garden jump and land on the other side like a black cat leaping from house to house ease into the garden like San Francisco fog wrapping and hugging each and every flower making them rest in thick gray blanket
each and every rose is blossoming creating their petals to become wider each and every day except for a few they are at the bottom being covered by the others only giving them attention
If I were you take the rosebuds pick one and deflower it for it has a chance to become into a blossoming rose
but yet I warn thee for since every rose has it's thorns but whether you would want to let the flower bleed is up to you
We enter a new year Days don't matter but burst Burst bigger and bigger Blossoming into something great
Something great that will not make us wait Don't push it to the next month Cuz it will become the month after Then comes December and resolutions to the pastor
Quit the procrastinating Others getting it done while you're hibernating Time will pass you by in a moment So don't take her for granted
Pick up the pen and pad Depend on yourself, don't depend on your dad No one but you at the end will be mad
As the midnight trembles down like a waterfall of anguish I hopelessly flail for a passing hope to come and surpass the deviation from my incompetence. I have made countless bargain but yet my bulb has not burned out, my flame that resides with in and scorches my lungs when a deep breath of oxygen forces it's way through; albeit, when you reason with suffering you shall get absolutely nothing but further suffering. My mind is a mush that has control over my being but not my soul. May they pity me.
ReplyDeleteJoy --
ReplyDeleteLet the sun shine all bright
Do not be mindful of the dark night.
Sing and dance while you can,
Like there is no such thing as a life span
Do all that gives you happiness,
There is no time for your sadness;
Become that beautiful blossoming tree
Don't let the winged clock stop you from being free.
Enjoy the blue and green that you see,
Take it all in before it flees.
Travel to the most wondrous places,
Mingle around meet and greet new faces.
Do not be the black sheep of the crowd,
Maybe you will see your face in the clouds;
Never waste time being the unpicked apple on the stem
Life is too precious, just like a gem.
Rosalie San
Carpe Denim Jeans
ReplyDelete12 years is such a long time to be spent
I sometimes question where I could’ve went
During that time instead of school
Where almost everything made me drool
Now I’ll get to pay for my education? That’s better!
I just need to get my conformation letter
There will be a time where
Everything will fit in a suitcase and I’ll fly in the air
Finding a new place and try to make it a home
I really don’t want a roommate with an effortless moan
Never seen the craziness of New York, yet
Living there would be the priciest bet
Responsibilities thwart the progress
My life is less productive than congress
Still having to make the most of my sum
Eventually the calling will come
Do as you please
Try to collect all the cheese
In the end, there are no chapters to life
Those cliché sayings only work for New Year’s Eve
Time is ticking, but nobody is counting for you
There’s going to be about 8 billion people soon
Don’t play into the waiting game,
Take control of this moment
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ReplyDeleteAs the yellow man once Said
ReplyDeleteAll of us will die in the very same Bed
Through persuasion we Flock
and buy the dead's Stock
Empathy will be our red Target
Youngsters is the Market
Go ride with the blissful Jack
Until the day you receive a heart Attack
Be happy your alive and don't take for Granted
Or else he will come early and you will be left Frantic
Do not envy the one who gave you Freedom
For He knew first why he put Adam in Eden
Go now and make peace with your Past
You never know which day will be your Last
Live without Regret
And i promise you, you will never Forget
-Life
Here we are, it's now or never
ReplyDeleteLets get this going before we regret this forever
Our time has come
We don't always get a choice, but we have this one
We live a life under constant command
Go on take my hand
The night is still young
Yet I wonder the taste of your tongue
Let me take you on a journey
You might want to call your attorney
I'm not guaranteeing no ones safety
Because tonight is going to be crazy
What is life without a little bit of fun?
Think about it, 10 years from now you could say you won
Don't take this life for granted
The day will come, and you'll no longer live on this planet
Continue
ReplyDeleteSunny day, oh so bright
Look in to the sky, no light
An open window,
ready to continue this adventure.
Fierce and wonder,
the beginning to a new Eternity
continue on this last attack,
You may never look back.
Let this fear guide your happiness
The door is closing,
its now or never.
Regret will never stay within this forever
For the better or for the worst
You make never shut,
Continue till this day,
Let it be, and shine away.
-Mariana Ponce
The longer I wait to talk to you, my mind goes on a blur
ReplyDeletekeep trying to distract my self but I still think of her
Should I ask her out, Should I not?
Contemplating every thought
Its now or never been holdin out forever
The worst thing she could say is no,
but then again to her, im just a bro
To me shes more than that, like a 4 leaf clover shes unique
her eyebrows always be on fleek
but thats beside the point im just here stalling
but my love for her is falling
so I better do it now before its too late
before she goes and finds someone else to date
Confess
ReplyDeleteAll have liked, or loved someone at least once in their life,
But that once, though it may have been once,
must have had a heck of an experience.
Be it puppy love, or kindergarten crush,
once feelings were involved.
This love sprouted the moment you recognized the person for the first time,
The inevitable thought that had you thinking for hours,
Distracting you from reality,
Only to remind you of how much you want to let them understand your crisis,
the crisis of falling in love.
What is the satisfaction of confessing? you think,
It is what will either bring our hearts together or be the cause for them to drift apart.
But what can i lose? it is only the beginning,
the way love is supposed to start.
That person rests in your head like a nest on a tree,
growing stronger and stronger,
that whenever you see the person,
you feel as if a bomb of destruction set loose,
to alert you to confess while you still can.
I'm waiting for the day that you will say yes
ReplyDeleteI've had this feeling that I cannot suppress
You took over my mind, now my life is a mess
Please say yes to this date, you don't have to dress
Oh how I want you, cinnamon apple
I even think of you, when i'm in the chapel
Do I have to play the piano, like William Kapell?
Or go to the store and buy you a Snapple?
I've stayed way too long, I've been out-weighed
I just want one chance, once to get laid
Why am I still in your bag like a band-aid?
I will not be help once you're hurt by a blade.
I will be gone just like some quick thunder,
just take advantage, it wont be a blunder.
I don't understand, and I still wonder
you one day will lay,you will lay way under
- Sergio Mariscal
I will shove, pride in hand
ReplyDeletebackpack swinging for my shoulder
on my way to be grand
already feeling so much older
my friends will wait
they probably woke up late, running stop signs
shouting from the school's front gate
yelping in raspy voices the same lines
“Dude welcome back
haven’t seen you in weeks
You’ve always been a part of the wolf pack
get ready for the end freaks”
To all the Ordinary People,
ReplyDeleteSprinting on the circle of life
Your age begs for a break
Why not stroll with your husband or wife
But be careful of the time snake
Work to you means procrastination
Rushing through work like its an addiction
Gathering your grades with no motivation
The value of these letters are just fiction
Tell your soul right now that it has no restriction
The talk on the circle says:
'Its better to have love and loss
Rather than not having it at all'
Well at least that's what you thought
Otherwise you wouldn't be drinking your alcohol
-Cornelius
Aaron Gaona
ReplyDeleteworms
If we were meant to stay in one place we
would have trunks instead of feet.
we got what we get and
we have to make the most of it.
lifes borrowed,
you might not have tomorrow.
Dont let anybody tell you no,
that you can't
cause you can
you only have one life span.
live each day as if it were your last
dont look back at your past
seize the day
like its your forte
the worms will eat us all the same
they have no one to blame
the creatures that crawl
the worms will eat us all
Taking the day by storm
ReplyDeleteSeeing how we change
How distortion changes how we are
Lets find the new
We know what we know
Adventure is only what you create of it
Why not make the most of the day then?
Freddie Kao
Don't let yourself go to waste
ReplyDeleteJust keep on going, don't think about your pace
Live for now not for never
Our time is limited, we don't have forever
As days go on
And hours pass by
What can we say that we did, try not to lie
Do whatever makes you happy because we don't know how much time we have left
All we know for sure is that we have today
Now's not the time to wait til we're old and gray
Once we're buried in the ground, it doesn't matter what you had
So when you're alive be sure to treasure all things good and forget all things bad.
We are flowers at blooming at our prime
Preserve that moment and feeling for we don't have much time
Never forget how precious you are
Do what you can and make sure you go far
How can i forget all those amazing days.
ReplyDeleteWhen we had so much fun dancing
under the moons light. .Time was not a
factor as we never felt pass.
Never would have thought that one day it would end
There was no clues,, no signs that it would end.
Sitting alone under the moonlight once again
but this time alone where tears were my saviors.
There i sat thinking of how mistakes can hurt,
Little things that you do can hurt you
sometimes on good or bad ways, but no one
knows when they are in a role.
Trying hard to to keep my head up and one day
see the sun, there i stood knowing that the wrongful
things we once both made were just the best we could
have both made.
Diana Carabajal
Life's flame, as beautiful and glowing as it may be,
ReplyDeleteWill one day flicker and die or see
The moment it wavers and is blown out by a malevolent force.
But do not falter and hold the flame close, this life so frail and coarse.
The days drag on with depression and calamity knocking on my door.
I stare at the sky in envy of its inhabitants, a radiant face they bore.
I envy the sun and moon and how they will rise and fall this way
And continue like that for an eternity, another chance for another day.
Return that envy and be carefree today.
Throw away worries and regrets and save them for another day.
The sun blazes bright and the moon glows with intensity,
Their newfound envy directed towards a mere mortal, an atmosphere with great density.
So, laugh beneath these gloomy skies filled with sorrow.
I can live neither with you, nor without you so this cannot be left for tomorrow.
But for one day we will get away and escape this fate and these lies,
For a wish untold will still be heard beneath the star-consumed skies.
-Melissa Chavez
Aziza Crowder
ReplyDeleteLightning bolt why do you strike so slowly
Cortmanship was meant to be rapidly
Days dwindle down in a rush to be tomorrow
Let love be fast and misplace thy sorrow
A race against fathers time now is the chance
Grasp my hand and lead me is into the last dance
Days not promised to us foretell a mystery of love
I pray that all I can give at this hour may be enough
Gentle kisses laid upon me as honey dew drops
Each tender touch causes the heart to flop
Countless stars guide the wave of eternity
Yet my dear we live our days out with uncertainty
Rush we must for the beauty has been seen
Anf our meadows no matter how beautiful will not always be green
I lust after the flaws od your perfection
Just hold me close for now for it may be your last directoon
No Fear
ReplyDeleteook around at what surrounds
listen to all these sounds
the dogs are to be found
and nothing is profound
lift these drinks
for we might sink
but please don’t think
we won’t be on fleek
tomorrow will be
filled with sorrow
but don’t feel hollow
for you shall follow
the peers here
that show no fears
don’t be fooled by the tears
because this is all clear
Look*
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ReplyDeleteNow everything is digitalized
ReplyDeleteMeeting people through devices
A bit simple,a bit harder
But theres a chance
Simple hello can lead
A conversation to a dead end
All worth the risk
Theres nothing to lose
All hidden behind a profile
Can be an authentic name
Or not, the world may never know
But theres nothing to lose
It is only some clicks
That can start something
But it can destroy
All worth the try
But there social status
Popular or not, still
Worth the try, if
Not power dies out.
178 days left,
ReplyDeleteSeventeen years old, heart and hopes are warm;
It’s Friday night and you're in bed
Because outside is too cold
89 days left,
“You never come with us,” they sassed
Every week, “I’ll go to the next one”
Yet many, many, many Fridays just pass
Zero days left,
Your name is called, then caps and gowns fly
You attempt to break your watch and clocks
But time doesn’t stop no matter how hard you try
Then friends flee away, moving into anew
But you, my friend, you stay still
“Friends, stay here! We still have lots to do!”
You realize it’s over, all frivolity is done
Farewell to the memories that never begun
What you do today, sculpts tomorrow
ReplyDeletebut tomorrow isn't guaranteed
but what you don’t do may cause a sorrow
Don’t regret, just proceed
What is life really about?
Is it money and fame?
Doing things without a doubt?
Partying without shame?
I’d live as long as turtles
But I’d rather live fast than slow
Usain Bolt jumping over hurdles
Having fun and getting dough
The sun is setting
Take a picture
The ice is melting
Don’t wait until the future
- Paul Perilla
Why blame things in the past?
ReplyDeleteYou never know if today will last
So grab life by the hands
And for today make your plans
Don't make plans forward or ahead
You cannot take back anything you've said
So live for now and seize the day
Because the future is still being written today
Today is the future for the past
So why not make today last
We all want to live as long as turtles
Life is just jumping hurdle after hurdle
Its not an easy thing to do
But if it were, we wouldn’t be humans.
Don’t be the roots to a tree
Lonely and underground
Be the pedals to a rose
Outgoing and full of life
Tomorrow is never promised
Everybody dies but not everybody lives
So ask yourself one question…
“What’s in store for me TODAY?”
Let me go out and seize the day
come inside the secret rose garden
ReplyDeletejump and land on the other side like a black cat leaping from house to house
ease into the garden like San Francisco fog
wrapping and hugging each and every flower
making them rest in thick gray blanket
each and every rose is blossoming
creating their petals to become wider each and every day
except for a few
they are at the bottom being covered by the others
only giving them attention
If I were you take the rosebuds
pick one and deflower it
for it has a chance to become into a blossoming rose
but yet I warn thee
for since every rose has it's thorns
but whether you would want to let the flower bleed is up to you
We enter a new year
ReplyDeleteDays don't matter but burst
Burst bigger and bigger
Blossoming into something great
Something great that will not make us wait
Don't push it to the next month
Cuz it will become the month after
Then comes December and resolutions to the pastor
Quit the procrastinating
Others getting it done while you're hibernating
Time will pass you by in a moment
So don't take her for granted
Pick up the pen and pad
Depend on yourself, don't depend on your dad
No one but you at the end will be mad