Erin

Latley I have rediscovered something. How could I have forgotten? How could I hav forgotten the magic hidden in each verse? Or the sweet release of one completed. What is it? Poetry. Lately I have been able to write little else. Somedays I’ll sit down meaning to write a story, and instead I’ll end up with a poem. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Poetry is my way of handling my pent up emotions and letting it all out. I belive that peotry always says something about the poet. Even if you think its totally fictional. Sometimes it gets kind of annoying. I’ve been working on a story that I haven’t been able to come up with anything for.  Some people are waiting to read the latest chapter and I have been unable to write it. There’s a bright side to all of this, though. My poetry skills are getting better. It’s a learning process, so with each poem I learn more about writing and sometimes about my self along the way.

Someone has recently told me that they don’t like writing becuase they’re afraid that their writing won’t be ‘good. They’re afraid of showing their peotry and short stories to the world. But my opinion is that if you want to write, write! How are you going to get  better you have to try.  So every one that enjoys writing should keep on writing!  Whether it is peotry or storiesm take my advice and write!

A room of laughter,

Shining sun,

A warm fire,

A Blanket of comfort,

A diamond shield,

Unshakable faith,

Unstopable hope,

Unbreakable bonds,

Healing touch,

The worlds best cure, 

Nothing needs to be said,

Yet everything is heard,

A place for joy,

A place for laughter,

A place for smiles,

Always there,

Always safe,

Always loved,

A foundation,

Salvation,

A Life savor, 

Will forever and always be,

Family

Zigzags,

Swirls,

Polkadots,

Squiggles,

Unbalanced,

Unrestrained,

Undefined,

Nothing lost,

Everything gained,

Looking Sideways,

Backwards,

Upside down,

A more vivid sight,

Vision more clear, 

Never was a heart so pure,

Or freedom so dear,

As when one lets back,

Cuts loose,

Breaks free, 

And decides to be

Impracticle,

Ridiculouse,

Silly,

Goofy,

Unrestrained and impracticle.

Drums beating in my stomach,

Storm overhead,

Arms reaching forward,

Nothing needs to be said,

Eyebrows crease,

Eyes shrink,

Jumblinng limbs,

The antelope and lion fight,

Two sides warring,

One with common sense,

The other with Instinct,

There’s a name to  this,

To all these symptoms,

Fear.

Would that I could fly,

I would embrace the sky,

If only I could swim,

 I would embrace the saphire oceans, 

If only I could dance,

You find me on the floor,

Twirling with elegance,

Glowing in Grace,

I would feel the joy on my face,

If only I could paint,

I’d paint the blue mountians,

And wild flowers in the valley,

If only I could see,

I’d know what needs to be done,

If only I could speak,

I’d  shout!

If only I could move,

I’d lend a helping hand,

Or maybe I’d use it to do something unexpected,

If only I could write,

I’d write about my heart,

The pen would dance across the page,

Gliding over the the snowy surface,

If only I had the strength,

to do what needs to be done

…if only

Swaying lillies,

soft breezes,

A new beginning,

A gentle start,

A hand on ones heart,

On ones soul,

Invigorating ,

Soothing,

Rewnewal,

Lifes gentle touch,

A nudge,

To finally come clean.

It’s name?  

Spring.

Second semester…The HORROR! Second semester is a time for second chances or in some of our cases…to make or break it. Which one are you? Now that its second semester I can hardly keep up any more. Classes are getting more challenging, teachers more demanding, and the homework is starting to pile.  I have a quiz every other class. Constantly I’m a in a daze, exhausted, and short circuiting.  The Pressures on to make good grades. Teachers see the grades and wonder why this is.

Recently, I’ve found something that helps to preserve my sanity. I always take at least an hour after school to just relax. That way I don’t feel like I’m always on the go with no free time. Try it! When a person’s less stressed they actually perform better.

 Studying a little each day may also help lower your stress level, because if you hold studying off until the last minute that not only gives you more to do, it makes more stressed than you originally started out. Trust me when I say that procrastination is not the answer. If that’s how you do best, that’s fine. But if all it does is add to the heap of stress don’t do it. It’ll pay off. I’ve learned this from experience. I know I’ve said this before but it’s true!

One last peice of advice is to do your homework and don’t slack off becuase things get harder. Your work will be easier if you get your much needed practice from your homework, once again, making your life just a little bit easier. Good luck!

Glistening dark blue waves,

What lies beneath your depths?

What lies beneath your seemingly warm blue water?

Show us your secrets,

Hide no longer!

Begged the sunlight,

After a while the sea lost its resolve,

and revealed some of its secrets

“It’s a start.” Muttered the sun

Waves crashed as its response.

What is the source of teendoms woes? Besides relationships and family, it’s one word-school. Often times we findourselves getting tangled in the schools web of confusion even outside of the classroom. Here’s an example.

Tonight while I was doing homework for a certain class, I was getting really frazzled. You see, my teacher had told us to go on a site and practice verb conjugations and told us to submit out highest score and that it counted as a quiz grade. My problem? I got a bunch of (irregular) words that we had yet to learn. We also hadn’t conjugated the verbs in a while and I’m not good about remembering accents. I wanted to break the computer. Sadly, I couldn’t do that becuase I wouldn’t live to tell the tale. It’s our only working computer at the moment. Luckily It’s not due until later or I’d probable have to settle for less than my best.

Another example is homework that takes hours to complete.  I know that teachers don’t intend to do it, but it happens. Sometimes it adds up. Some days I’ll have a worsheet, a page out of a text book, a chapter outline, and a couple of projects. There are nights when I spend from 5-11pm doing homework. It gets exhausting. The courseload can be really tough. I wish they would lighten up. 

There are people that handle this kind of stuff with time to spare. I’m a slow worker and can’t do that and ocaisinally it can get overwhelming. How do I handle this? I hang out with friends for half of an hour-to an hour with friends after school. This gives me time to relax becuase I’m not allowed out after dark.  Trust me when I say that I am oh so greatful for the weekends. They are probably the only thing keeping me sane.  My advice for other students with the same problem, whenever you can relax afterwards. Take a short break if you have to. The biggest one is don’t procrastinate. Holding stuff of to the last minute makes it too overwhelming. Some people thrive off of that stress, but if you aren’t that type of person I would not recommend that you do it. 

All of this I have learned from personal experience and from experince of older family members. Have a good week before exams and don’t let them get ya down!

The one thing that everyone from freshman year through college have in common is the dread exams. They approach agonizingly, but when you get to the week before time suddenly flies. In the blink of an eye, you’re there, whether you’re ready or not.

Some people handle this nerve wracking time by panicking or cramming. I handle it by studying a little each day, then doing something relaxing afterwards. Keeping calm helps me to do better on the exam.

Many people start panicking before exams. But what they don’t know is that often times panicking makes things worse. When someone physcsthemself out they get into this mindset that that they are going to mess up and they  are going to fail. Nervousness can also make it harder for a person to concentrate. I know some people that come close to having a minor breakdown every year, and every year they end up doing really really well. 

My advice is that you should do what I do. Instead of waiting until the last minute to study you should break  in into smaller bits. For instance, instead of spending two hours on math, you should spend half of and hour or so each day, then move on.  If you spend hours studying just one subject, especially when you’re tired, you’re actually more likely to forget stuff. I’ve learned that through personal experience and a magazine article somewhere. After wards relax. Like I just said, panicking doesn’t do anygood. Try to find a routine that works best for you! Everyone is different. Good luck on exams!