Im a Happy Penguin
Poems I Have Found
Haiku
i am in love with
the sound of my name coming
from your parted lips
i am in love with
the sound of my name coming
from your parted lips
My Poems
River Poems
Jack Davis: let go
Let go of my hand
Let me be what I want to be
Let go of my hand
The sands of time Are trickling before me
I have not yet Achieved
what I want to be
Let go of my hand
I want to stand alone
In a sea of words
Pluck out the phrases
Soar like a bird
I want to stand on a mountain
Wait for the dawn
Yet be aware of
The approaching storm
I want to fashion a rainbow
That arcs through the sky
And iron out the dilemmas
Between you & I
Let me be what I want to be
Let go of my hand
The sands of time Are trickling before me
I have not yet Achieved
what I want to be
Let go of my hand
I want to stand alone
In a sea of words
Pluck out the phrases
Soar like a bird
I want to stand on a mountain
Wait for the dawn
Yet be aware of
The approaching storm
I want to fashion a rainbow
That arcs through the sky
And iron out the dilemmas
Between you & I
comprehension Questions
1. Who is the speaker in the poem? Is it the poet or a created persona?
The speaker in the poem is the poet Jack Davis.
2. What do you think is the theme, or broad idea, of the poem? Why?
The idea in the poem is for someone to let go of his hand and let him acheive.
3. Does the poem have a setting? If it does, what is it? Quote a line or words from the poem that shows us the setting.
The setting is that someone needs to let go of his hand so he can be what he wants.
4. Does the poem feature a character? If it does, who is it? Quote a line or words from the poem that shows us the character.
The character is the poet Jack Davis.
5. Make a list of three lines from the poem that feature verbs. Explain what is happening in each of these lines.
1.Let go of my hand 2.Pluck out phrases 3.Soar like a bird.
6. Describe some of the images shown in the poem.
1.Soaring lika a bird across the sky. 2.He wants to stand on top of the mountain and see the land below.
7.he poem is about? What do you think the poet's attitude towards the topic is? Why?
Its about breaking free and doing what he wants. His attitude towards topic is he is determened.
The speaker in the poem is the poet Jack Davis.
2. What do you think is the theme, or broad idea, of the poem? Why?
The idea in the poem is for someone to let go of his hand and let him acheive.
3. Does the poem have a setting? If it does, what is it? Quote a line or words from the poem that shows us the setting.
The setting is that someone needs to let go of his hand so he can be what he wants.
4. Does the poem feature a character? If it does, who is it? Quote a line or words from the poem that shows us the character.
The character is the poet Jack Davis.
5. Make a list of three lines from the poem that feature verbs. Explain what is happening in each of these lines.
1.Let go of my hand 2.Pluck out phrases 3.Soar like a bird.
6. Describe some of the images shown in the poem.
1.Soaring lika a bird across the sky. 2.He wants to stand on top of the mountain and see the land below.
7.he poem is about? What do you think the poet's attitude towards the topic is? Why?
Its about breaking free and doing what he wants. His attitude towards topic is he is determened.
Magpies by Judith Wright
Along the road the magpies walk
with hands in pockets, left and right.
They tilt their heads, and stroll and talk.
In their well-fitted black and white.
They look like certain gentlemen
who seem most nonchalant and wise
until their meal is served - and then
what clashing beaks, what greedy eyes!
But not one man that I have heard
throws back his head in such a song
of grace and praise - no man nor bird.
Their greed is brief; their joy is long.
For each is born with such a throat
as thanks his God with every note
with hands in pockets, left and right.
They tilt their heads, and stroll and talk.
In their well-fitted black and white.
They look like certain gentlemen
who seem most nonchalant and wise
until their meal is served - and then
what clashing beaks, what greedy eyes!
But not one man that I have heard
throws back his head in such a song
of grace and praise - no man nor bird.
Their greed is brief; their joy is long.
For each is born with such a throat
as thanks his God with every note
comprehension Questions
1. Who is the speaker in the poem? Is it the poet or a created persona?
The speaker Judith Wright also is the poet.
2. What do you think is the theme, or broad idea, of the poem? Why?
Yes, To show the evil inside the magpies.
3. Does the poem have a setting? If it does, what is it? Quote a line or words from the poem that shows us the setting.
The setting of the poem is the magpies walking down the road. Along the road the magpies walk
with hands in pockets, left and right.
4. Does the poem feature a character? If it does, who is it? Quote a line or words from the poem that shows us the character.
5. Make a list of three lines from the poem that feature verbs. Explain what is happening in each of these lines.
6. Describe some of the images shown in the poem.
7. What do you think the poem is about? What do you think the poet's attitude towards the topic is? Why?
The speaker Judith Wright also is the poet.
2. What do you think is the theme, or broad idea, of the poem? Why?
Yes, To show the evil inside the magpies.
3. Does the poem have a setting? If it does, what is it? Quote a line or words from the poem that shows us the setting.
The setting of the poem is the magpies walking down the road. Along the road the magpies walk
with hands in pockets, left and right.
4. Does the poem feature a character? If it does, who is it? Quote a line or words from the poem that shows us the character.
5. Make a list of three lines from the poem that feature verbs. Explain what is happening in each of these lines.
6. Describe some of the images shown in the poem.
7. What do you think the poem is about? What do you think the poet's attitude towards the topic is? Why?
shakespeare sonnet 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer's
day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.