POEM STARTER
Submitted by Annie
Write a poem about the feeling of youth.
Which elements will you explore to portray this feeling to your readers?
Origins
Dancing in a field of sunflowers to the music of the bees
Laughter echoing through the valleys
Rays of sunlight watering plants
Yeasty aroma with a hint of fresh lemon
Wind fighting his loose hair
He remembers…
A baby
His first colors
smiles
laughters
Words
A first step into the world
Time ran
A kid
A smile
richer than gold itself
With a new found wonder
He dives into the rainbows
Of friendship
Comes out with one color
The only color meant for him
And so they lived
Laughed
Cried
Sang
Competed
Fought
Laughed some more
Slowly heading down a road
One known to be bumpy
Stormy
Windy
A boy
A heart
beating
For the first time.
Butterflies gather into a ball
Happiness seems like so much more
Hopes buried for the future
A rush so great
It was almost a dream
One that lasted merely seconds
In those moments
Time seems to have hidden itself
Taking with it the dream of ever being okay
It felt like his walls crumbled
Leaving only a heart
A damaged one .
Then he knew
All this hurt
All this joy
All this numbness
This desire to sprout faster
Desire meet the best version of himself
Was a all necessary part of youth
Even the bad .