The Hurricane of the mind
Gertrude Franklin Period 3
1 Forward from the Author This book of poems is the story of my mental state which changes for day to day. In the start of the book my mind is happy and carefree, then it changes to a dark mind set since I went through a change. The change was unavoidable since many people take my kindness for a weakness like my friendships. My mindset changed when I was talking with someone and they made me feel like I was in the wrong just because I expressed my unhappiness about the situation. However now they are dead to me. So when reading this keep in mind that the mind changes like poetry changes.
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Table of Contents FORWARD FROM THE AUTHOR ………………………………………………………………………………….1 THE MIND OF AN IB STUDENT (CIRCLE POEM) ........................................................................3-4 BEAUTY IN NATURE (CONCRETE POEM) (SIMILE & METAPHOR) ............................................................................................... 5 Love in its natural form (Haiku) (Assonance & Consonance) .............................................................................. 6
FLOWER BOYS (PALINDROME) (ALLITERTION & REPETITION) ............................................. 7 DARKNESS (PANTOUM) (PERSONIFICATION) ............................................................................................................................... 8 Lier (villanelle) (devices) ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
DARKNESS IN THE MIND (NARRITIVE) (HYPERBOLE & SYMBOL) …..………...............10 SPIRT (LIMERICK) (RHYTHUM)………………………………………………………..11 FRIENDSHIP (ODE) (APOSTROPHRE & EPITHET)…………………………..12 THE DEATH OF A FRIENDSHIP (SONNET) (Elizabethan) …………………………….....13 DEATH TO A GOOD THING (FREE VERSE)………………………………………..14 BEAUTY…………………………………………………………………………………………15
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The mind of an ib student
Baby
Adult
Break up
Four years
Taken
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Review
5 The beauty in nature
6 Love in its natural form The soft bee swept across The tall lanky pale boy's cheek If it wanted a kiss Molly loved her new love He is her heart's heartbreaker He is her weakness Peter was the rabbit The rabbit that played many tricks People knew of his tricks
7 Flower Boys Flowers Red, yellow, and purple are colors of the flowers Bees came flying Boys came flying Reading the words of love One fell hard He did not cry Got back up and cheered loudly They danced in the field -----------Boys-------------Field the in danced they Loudly cheered and up back got Cry not did he Hard fell one Love of words the reading Flying came boys Flying came bees Flowers of the colors are purple, yellow, and red Flowers
8 Darkness The dark sky loomed over the poor village The shadow casted a frown that mirrored the people But it was cold and dark in the poor village It seemed there was no light at the end of the tunnel The shadow casted a frown that mirrored the people The dark and depressed people wondered aimlessly around town It seemed there was no light at the end of the tunnel They were subjects of the dark The dark and depressed people wondered aimlessly around town Until a mystery person with the fairest tan arrived They were subjects of the dark All they could do was glare with a fire that could've lit the village Until a mystery person with the fairest tan arrived The dark sky loomed over the poor village All they could do was glare with a fire that could've lit the village But it was cold and dark in the poor village
9 Darkness in the mind I wondered through the streets Lost as ever I watch as people walked by like I was trash I wanted to ask them where I was But they avoided me as if I was a flea I was about to give up when one man dropped a book in front of me I flipped it over and it revealed to be a map I looked over to thank the man but he vanished before my eye I carefully open the map to reveal that it was a map of me As I stared at the map I could see myself sleeping I tried to image me sleeping on a nice comfortable bed But the more I tried to image is the more the map faded away It was on the brink of dissapering when I tried one last time and that time it worked I awoke on my nice comfortable bed with all the memories of me being lost in my own head
10 Spirit The boy drew his tiny little sword In order to scare off his board But the brother thought that too Surprised at each others to They had no idea what to do after that move The shoes danced across the floor Feeling the wind against its laces And the spirt in the air The shoes felt very uplifted And that day the shoes danced all night long The idea of the little man dancing Had the tall man laughing But he was one of the best His feet were a blessing He ended the night with an enchanting landing
11 Friendship Oh my! She wanted me to forgive (A) So I decided to give in (b) I was determined for our friendship to live (a) But she was determine to throw it in the bin (b) I trusted her but all she wanted was to sieve (a) I gave her money and things but she had in mind were the deadly sins (b) I call her the destroyer of relationships (a) All because I spoke my mind and showed her my light within (b) But all she wanted was someone to outlive (a) And that’s how she only a trash bin (b)
12 The death of a friendship Silly me, she wanted me to forgive her (A) So my niceness tricked me into it (b) It didn’t occur to me that she was whatever (a) I didn't have much wit (b) To see that I didn’t need to apologize (c ) All she wanted was my other friend back ( d) I just wanted to like my friend who got an prize ( c ) I should've know that she has it out for blacks (d) But now that I look back on it she was the one that should've apologized ( e) I can't get mad at her when it was her pride that got in the way (f) She was only about guys and their supplies ( e ) She should learn to keep her pride at bay ( f) So now I don’t care if she lives or dies (g) Just know she thinks about guy clockwise (g)
13 Death to a good thing I've known you for years and you pissed me off for most of those years But when I have a real reason to mad at you run and hide like a coward But that’s what rats do so have fun with rats while I'm on top having the Best time without you I've told you countless of times don’t mess with me don’t get on m bad side but what do you get on my bad side. Jeez that was the one thing I told you Not to do. But that’s what rats do so have fun with rats while I'm on top having the Best time without you I lied when I told you that your "best friend" was wrong for going with your ex but it Was fair game since he dumped you for her but that’s your problem but I wasn't lying about Not jumping into the fight for you because look at you now sleeping with the rats because you are one Lets not forget how nice I've been and great I am at keeping your secrets since we wouldn’t want those secrets to get out would we now. These lines seem really and they are so im going to tell you one last line and that is that im better of with out you and all the drama you bring along and so toodles !
14 Beauty The beauty of the tall lanky boy Was undeniable and everyone recognized it He was everyones love He was the definition of the fairest of the land But he had his downfalls like anyone else He always thought that he was ugly like bug But to everyone else he was like a moonlight high in the sky Like he tells people im just human