poem

You mouth is your mind,
chewing on thoughts,
digesting ideas.

Ekphractic Poem

The Old Man
By Leonardo Da Vinci

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The Father of Time

Old.

So old color fades into dirt,

So old the picture grows faint, and sand stains rittles the storey.

The Father of Time.

Who lived an eternity,

Who has seen all,

All of earth's failures, and all of earth's tragedy

He is sad.

His wrinkles tell tales,

And he remembers

Everything that has passed, and everything that will eventually come

He frowns.

Not a frown of discuss,

But a frown that speaks volumes

Of regret, lose, disaster, but also one of fond memories now past

A frown of Love

Love that was wasted,

Wasted on selfishness

Kicked in the ass, and thrown out on the curb side

Love that is gone.

Free Choice Reading Quarter 2 Cycle 5 Blog Post

Perfectly Dateless, by Kristin Billerbeck. Quarter 2 Cylce 5, pgs. 1-78

Short Story

            Perfectly Dateless is a storey about Daisy Crispin's search for the perfect prom date. Daisy is a Christian and goes to a Christian school. She sincerely believes in her faith, but her parents are what you would consider Christian extremists. All of Daisy's clothes are handmade by her mother, and she is not allowed to even purchase clothing from "Satin's Stores" such as Abercrombie and Hollister. She also is in possession of a purity ring, which Daisy does believe in, it's just she does want that fact shouted to the entire school. She is a perfect student on paper strait A's her entire junior and high school career.  Now all she wants is to be acknowledged as a fellow student. She wants a perfect prom picture to prove she was not a no-body.

            Daisy does have a plan to reach this goal. She slowly works on her parents to at least let her go to the prom. Meanwhile also trying to find something decent to wear. As the days move on her potentially date prospect slowly slims down, and her parents are not being helpful. At the last check in Daisy has just met Max Diaz, a potential new suitor.

Authorial Craft

            Kristin Billerbeck writes this storey alternating between Daisy's prom journal and reality. I think this help to gives you a full picture of Daisy's personality. You get to she exactly how Daisy reacts to certain events, because she tells you exactly how she feels about them in her journal. I have never read a book written like this, and I think it is creative, and adds to the experience.

Creative Component