Spring

Soil and water.
Seed in hand.
A day of building,
of being one with the land.

It's like a miracle.
Every time.
That green awakening
the size of a dime.

Turn your back
for a moment or two.
It will have grown.
That's what plants do.

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Ahhhh! I apparently didn't finish until 5 minutes over the dateline. :(

Writing

My pen
has ink to form
anything that I can
imagine. It yearns to be a
story.

A Series of Unlikely Explanations

Of course I did my book report.
I finished the day it was assigned,
because I know the most important thing
is the improvement of my mind.

It's not that I forgot to bring it,
since I left myself a note on the door.
It's not that my dog ate it.
I shut him out of my room to be sure.

The truth, Mrs. Lyons, is stranger
than anything you've heard before.
Telling you now is painful,
and I wish I could be swallowed by the floor.

My backpack was abducted by aliens,
during the night while I slept.
I neither woke nor stirred,
that is how quietly they crept.

Why do you think that I'm lying?
I swear on my mom that it's true.
I'll print a new copy tonight,
and tomorrow I'll bring it to you.

I'm afraid I can't go to detention,
since I have a deadly allergy.
Quiet and concentration are things
that could easily be fatal to me.

Why can't I bring it tomorrow?
Is one day such a big deal?
I'll even email it right after school,
so that you know what I'm saying is real.

Oh, thank you, Mrs. Lyons!
I'll be sure to send it by three.
You really have no idea
how much it means to me.

Wait, what?
I still have to go to detention?
To tell the truth, Mrs. Lyons,
I think I might prefer a suspension.

The King of the Sea

I'll tell you a tale
of the King of the Sea
whose fin was the fin of a whale.
Despite all his power, he longed to be free
and envied the ships with their sails.

Heave ho! 

Seeking advice he came to me,
and explained to me in a wail:
"My life is so dreary and I am so weary
of meetings from which I can't bail!"

Heave ho! 

I replied: "It seems to me
there is one plan that cannot fail.
Call back your brother and command him to be
king in default of heirs male.

 Heave ho! 

And that is the story of the King of the Sea

who gave up his power for a chance to be free.

As a common man, he was much more happy
than he ever was as the King of the Sea.

Pathological Liar

My dog is dainty and elegant.
He hates the mud and is always clean.
He never sheds in the house, or drools.
He loves to dress up and be seen.

We do not own a vacuum.
He cleans up after himself.
He's a prizewinning painter,
we keep his trophies on that shelf.

His dearest wish is world peace.
He loves cats and even squirrels.
He's always a perfect gentleman,
and knows how to behave around girls.

As you can see, he's an angel.
He never misbehaves at all.
And perhaps the most amazing thing
is that he comes whenever I call.

Memorial

I remember you as you were in the last autumn.

Spark-challenge in your eyes

bright as your glowing pipe embers.

Blazing, burning, smoking.

You would have chosen it.

Lit your candle from both ends.

Blazed vividly.

A supernova explosion,

a sudden shift in the universe, 

followed by dark silence.

First line taken from I Remember You As You Were by Pablo Neruda

NaPoWriMo 2013 Begins Here

I can't believe it's been so long since I posted any of my writing, but I'm going to change that. I'm going to once again take on NaPoWriMo. I'm registering now.