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Look At Him

December 23, 2010
By AmandaPanda123 SILVER, Brookville, Pennsylvania
AmandaPanda123 SILVER, Brookville, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Memories are forever.


Look at him.

Gliding under the oak trees,
With a child in one hand,
A book in another.

He is so blessed,
Yet has troublesome thoughts
Clouding up his mind.

He is successful.

He has all that a man could ask for.

Yet something is itching
At the back of his mind.

Something
That is making him uneasy.

His instincts tell him
That he should be cautious.

He tries to wave them away,
Saying, "Don't bother me right now."

Those,
He can brush away.

The danger
However,
Is coming
Closer and closer.

Why him?
Why today?

He knows not
What is coming,
But we know he feels it.

Not everyone has instincts
Like him.

But here it comes.

The monstrous
Destroying
Tornado.

It whips through
Leaving not only destroyed homes
And dead people,

But also a hole
In a certain man's heart,
As he watches his house torn away from the earth.


The author's comments:
A picture I was looking at inspired me to write this poem.

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on Jan. 30 2011 at 5:13 pm
AmandaPanda123 SILVER, Brookville, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Memories are forever.

Thank you! I appreciate you reading it

on Jan. 30 2011 at 3:52 pm
Timekeeper DIAMOND, Cary, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk'?, and I say 'No that's trendy'!"- Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day

This is is a cool poem, and I like the stanza that reveals the tornado, the way it is set up almost looks like a funnel cloud!

on Jan. 30 2011 at 2:54 pm
AmandaPanda123 SILVER, Brookville, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
Memories are forever.

Thanks for reading it! I have been trying to work on more descriptive poems lately to make them better. That is the main thing that I'm focusing on right now. Thank you for the advice.

on Jan. 30 2011 at 2:09 pm
NorthernWriter, Fargo, North Dakota
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Favorite Quote:
"Only dead fish swim with the stream"

This poem is deep so you need word choice that will reflect that. I'm not saying you need words that use every letter from the alphabet, but try to make it more colorful. Try having more dramatic verbs. I hope this helps! Good luck and keep writing cause that's the only way to get better!