So... I've been working on poetry and a few other things with the 100 themes challenge on DA. For those of you who aren't aware, it is 100 topics where you write a poem, short story, or you can draw a picture or something like that.
The themes are listed below.
100 Themes Challenge
Spoiler:
1. Introduction-Check
2. Love-Check
3. Light-Check
4. Dark-Check
5. Seeking Solace-Check
6. Break Away-Check
7. Heaven-Check
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation
The ones that have -Check after them, I've completed.
Anyhoo, I've done up to seven, and I want to post them here as I write them.
#1 Introduction:
Spoiler:
Watching the crowd he climbed the stage,
His dark locks caught the spotlight,
He moved his hands onto the podium,
The crowd around stared at him,
Their greedy eyes waiting and watching,
He opened his mouth and said four words,
This is the beginning.
The crowd waited on bated breath,
Listening for the liquid gold that poured from his mouth,
He spoke and praised and preached,
Finally at the end,
He introduced them to life.
They ran from the hall,
Rejoicing in their newfound knowledge,
Each introducing a new person to life,
“Everyone must live,” they said.
They each brought a person from shadow,
Dragging them forth into the light,
Then the world rejoiced in the everlasting peace,
Waiting and watching for the end that surely follows a beginning.
#2 Love: This is a song I wrote
Spoiler:
You’re the kind that walks away,
But come on, baby, I need you to stay,
Even if only for one more day,
I love you in every way.
When you walk down the stairs,
And you’re ready to leave here,
Always remember and never forget,
You’re the one, the only, you’re my it.
The girl I love and that’s why,
Without you I’ll die.
You open the door and launch yourself out,
Wrestling hard with your doubt,
The next day you come back in,
Dark, bruised, and a little more thin.
When you walk down the stairs,
And you’re ready to leave here,
Always remember and never forget,
You’re the one, the only, you’re my it.
The girl I love and that’s why,
Without you I’ll die.
You say you’re leaving I can’t make you stay,
Just one more time that you’ll walk away,
I give you a kiss and you smile right back,
When you’re gone it’s what I’ll lack.
When you walk down the stairs,
And you’re ready to leave here,
Always remember and never forget,
You’re the one, the only, you’re my it.
The girl I love and that’s why,
Without you I’ll die.
And now you’re gone,
I’m here all alone,
You walked away,
You’ve gone back home.
#3-4 Light and Dark: It is the title of this piece
Spoiler:
#5 Solace:
Spoiler:
Slipping into his arms never felt so good,
Even though she suspected it should,
She peered up into his blue eyes,
Bluer than the bluest skies.
A bitter tear ran down her face,
Besmirching her beauty and her grace,
He reached up and he pulled her in,
Squeezing out her pain again.
She cried awhile and awhile more,
Her tears came down the way raindrops pour,
She wiped them off and she smiled up,
She sought the solace of his touch.
He grinned back down and he kissed her face,
She locked her sadness in its place,
She smiled again and again once more,
And her raindrops ceased to pour.
#6 Break Free
Spoiler:
It’s time, she thought,
Though she couldn’t think why,
She set the bag down and walked out,
The people behind called for her,
She walked and walked and walked.
No one stopped and yelled for her,
As she walked down the crowded street,
No one stopped or stared at her,
She booked down the lane,
Straying from the ones who did.
She ducked into the dark alley,
And slid through and underpass,
The sun crept out to watch her,
As she escaped from the lies,
She walked and walked and walked.
Break free, she thought,
Though she couldn’t think why,
The people still called occasionally,
Wanting to know her life,
She smiled and hung up,
Staying free of the ties that bound.
#7 Heaven
Spoiler:
The bird closed its eyes,
Took one last breath,
Screeched a croak,
And closed its beak.
Its world closed then opened again,
It soared through an open plane,
Drank from a free river,
Chased rats and rodents.
The kingdom of Heaven is what we make,
From a simple plain,
To a complex city,
No one can take what you believe,
But you.
So dream a happy dream,
Never forget what you believe in,
Because one day you might be a crow,
Taking one last deep breath,
One last croak,
Close your mouth,
And,
End.
That's all for now. I'll post the rest as I write them.
05-24-2012, 04:59 PM
