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What to Write

April 1, 2010
By StarGazer453 SILVER, Somewhere In A State, Massachusetts
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StarGazer453 SILVER, Somewhere In A State, Massachusetts
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A room without books is like a body without a soul. ~Cicero<br /> My best friend is someone who gives me a book I have not yet read. ~President Abraham Lincoln<br /> The one who smiles when things go wrong has thought if someone to blame it on. ~Robert Bloch

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I have no clue on what to write.
For my homework due; this is my plight.
What topic or issue should I choose?
My time is like a shortening fuse.
Do I rhyme, outline, or just write free?
Oh, what trouble this gives me.
A sonnet? A limerick? A haiku? A fable?
I can write all of these, I just am not able
To come up with a well-written poem
That I might not finish if I take it home.
Time’s nearly up, I quickly type that:
A submission that will possibly fall flat.
I hope you enjoy it, for this is my rhyme,
About what to write when there is no time.

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I was bored, and I had a poem due for Language Arts homework.
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StarGazer453 SILVER said...
on Jun. 23 2010 at 9:10 am
StarGazer453 SILVER, Somewhere In A State, Massachusetts
7 articles 3 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
A room without books is like a body without a soul. ~Cicero<br /> My best friend is someone who gives me a book I have not yet read. ~President Abraham Lincoln<br /> The one who smiles when things go wrong has thought if someone to blame it on. ~Robert Bloch

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I agree.  I don't know where some of these people learned to type.  And even in the eighth grade yearboook, they had a page with the title punctuated incorrectly.  The title was "musicians", but the creators of the book put "musician's".  Guess that shows how great our education is, huh?  ;)
Artst123 SILVER said...
on Jun. 22 2010 at 9:58 pm
Artst123 SILVER, Burlington, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
When life gives you lemons, throw them back and tell life to make its own lemonade.<br /> When life gives you melons, you know something is wrong<br /> <br /> &quot;I write to create<br /> In the world&rsquo;s massive novel<br /> A page of my own&quot; <br /> <br /> -By Emily M., NW Washington, DC

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thanks! Though I spelled his name "Vitali" instead of "Vitale". oops... Anyways, there were a lot of mistakes in the book this year.
StarGazer453 SILVER said...
on Jun. 22 2010 at 6:11 pm
StarGazer453 SILVER, Somewhere In A State, Massachusetts
7 articles 3 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
A room without books is like a body without a soul. ~Cicero<br /> My best friend is someone who gives me a book I have not yet read. ~President Abraham Lincoln<br /> The one who smiles when things go wrong has thought if someone to blame it on. ~Robert Bloch

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You're Eric, right?  I did change it a little bit.  I liked your stories too, especially the one about a daily class with Mr. Vitale.  I lol'd real hard!!
Artst123 SILVER said...
on Jun. 22 2010 at 10:49 am
Artst123 SILVER, Burlington, Massachusetts
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When life gives you lemons, throw them back and tell life to make its own lemonade.<br /> When life gives you melons, you know something is wrong<br /> <br /> &quot;I write to create<br /> In the world&rsquo;s massive novel<br /> A page of my own&quot; <br /> <br /> -By Emily M., NW Washington, DC

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Hey, this is in the book that we make every year at school. but you changed it. It is better in the book...
StarGazer453 SILVER said...
on Apr. 28 2010 at 3:23 pm
StarGazer453 SILVER, Somewhere In A State, Massachusetts
7 articles 3 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
A room without books is like a body without a soul. ~Cicero<br /> My best friend is someone who gives me a book I have not yet read. ~President Abraham Lincoln<br /> The one who smiles when things go wrong has thought if someone to blame it on. ~Robert Bloch

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I think so too, after rereading it.  I just wanted to get it in to my teacher, and I kinda filled in the stanzas with whatever I thought of!
pranavmeno said...
on Apr. 28 2010 at 3:21 pm
Nice, "stargazer453". I just want to say that you could of used a better word for "shortening" in line four. I'm going to put something on TeenInk!
SwimmerChickHP GOLD said...
on Apr. 26 2010 at 7:15 pm
SwimmerChickHP GOLD, Burlington, Massachusetts
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Love your poem Lgan! Really creative, and no, I am NOT being sarcastic. Next time you come up with something like this, don't hesitate to post it!
$martypant$ said...
on Apr. 26 2010 at 3:43 pm
I liked it. I thought it was cute and well rhymed. I especially liked the fuse part. Keep writing!
*Stargirl* said...
on Apr. 26 2010 at 2:29 pm
I totally understand what this is like! I like how you made it humorous, and I liked the fuse part in the first stanza. It made it seem as if you would explode if you couldn't write a poem.