Brandelyn: Lyrical Contradiction

Happy Friday everyone! This has been an interesting week to say the least. On Wednesday and Thursday I was asked to do a presentation on Poetry to an after school program that a friend of mine runs called Berkeley Scholars to Cal. The presentation I did yesterday was really fun and I asked the students to write Haiku’s and I promised them that I would post a few of them on my blog today. So ladies and gentleman, I present

Show me what is wrong

Can you lead me to the light

Show me what is right

            Dolani Age 13

Waiting, lay in bed

Slowly Waiting for darkness

Just waiting for death

            Julian Age 12

Flower in the Breeze

Blowing swiftly thru the trees

Trying not to fall

            Matthew Age 13

These kids really surprised me with how seriously they took this project and I was also really surprised with how many of them wanted to share. I was really impressed with this group of students and it really affirmed for me that I need to get my creative writing non-profit off of the ground. So to all of the scholars who were brave enough to express themselves through their poems...You are all now officially Poets! The Arts are not dead, just bracing itself for the next generation.

Peace Y’all

B