http://slow.writerscafe.org/wordful The original writings of author Erin Sky en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776043678 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 here t'is http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263986/ this is actually an idea for a painting I have in me head, but I have no canvas, so here is it in word form http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263983/ Inspired by She's So Heavy by the Beatles/Across the Universe (the scene where they sing the song) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263981/ trying to decide between CU Boulder and OU http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263977/ this is about being white in middle america, and not quite comfortable with either http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263975/ I have never seen a riverthat runs like the river in my dream. it contains all thingsis muddy rainbow colouredsand sprinkled across the mouth. To slay a unicornlay him on a wooden biercarry him through the woodsand by my river. Becomes the river, in the moon.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263969/ I was just thinking one day - what makes ghosts scary? They can't really do anything http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263966/ So I've got this pretty cool little book with selections from the "great" modern poets, like Keats, Plath, Ginsberg, Baxter, Dylan...those types, but sometimes the summaries of their lives and works in the beginning are just weird. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263965/ my usual raving about the exercise in asininity called patriotism http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263962/ Some of us are not meant to liveas other do, or so we imagine.Casting cartoons of those whose poetrieswe claim cliché (or, more often, unwritten)These high and lonely destinies we dreambut do not believe in,good populists that we aredress our oligarchy as a lumberjack .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263958/ an ode to the letter S http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263956/ So, I've been using this amazing, ratty messenger bag since like 7th grade, but Mom got me a new one. This is the transition. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/263953/ dedicated to my dad, cynicised revolutionary in denial with a heart of gold surrounded by marshmallow and guitar strings http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/231340/ I'm feeling a little doubtful of a) my sanity b) my abilities c) my future plans d) my fantastical wishes e) everything else http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/231335/ English follow up! Hope it doesn't suck, these things are always better in French. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/231325/ A follow up to Ode à l'Inconnu, about a semester later. Translation separate http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/231320/ humans are wrecking the planet quite quickly, but maybe our destruction will not be our own fault. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/231318/ I consider this a nature poem, though it is slightly political http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/224823/ this was inspired by the opening scenes of Casablanca - haven't seen the rest of the movie, though. A somewhat older piece than most of what's here. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/224818/ isn't my puppy beautiful? I wuvs her, and I don't know any of her lupus relations. Did we all love wolves as kids? I would howl at the full moon, really embarassed the 'rents. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/224567/ I find it hard to write about my high school experience as a whole - four years that have radically shaped me in one poem?! But here's an attempt, not comprehensive, but representative. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/223999/ Title refers to the verse that goes "But there's goin to be a revolution / the yout talk about it all day long / it is inhaled in every spliff / it detonates in every system" from "Springblade" by Kamau Brathwaite. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/223990/ 'What are Years?' is a poem by a lady named Marianne Moore that I really enjoy. This is a bit of a response. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/223975/ Lacy seemed to think this a little risqué - so I gave it a teen audience flag http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/223972/  Step beneath that foaming waterfallwhite as maidens’ breaths in wintermoss curtains and rugs, happy stones to support youand wash away this abomination called today the salt mine in your skull, explodedleft mountains in the corners of your eyesthose pretty pi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/223969/ I fall in love too often, here's v. freshman year. Atleast we got a nice poem outta this one http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/214781/ we have these cool plants that take over our backyard, called seedums, and they get pretty when the die (wow, emo). There's a healthy picture to the left. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/214779/ wish I could remember what inspired this - let your imagination run wild! Its a bit old, btw http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/214774/ first poem in spanish! whee! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/192569/ a prompt from our French IV journals... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/192566/ Across the Universe is a brillant movie: 'Music's the only thing that makes sense anymore, play it loud enough and it keeps the demons at bay' http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/191873/ this is one of those I wasn't quite sure how to restore, but here's my best guess. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/191872/ "I don't know where the sunbeams end and the starlights begin / its all a mystery..." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/191870/ this is that sample writing anecdote thingy we were supposed to write for English (when will Mrs. Romano be back? *sob*) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/188515/ yeah, The Great Gatsby is boring. But I wrote poems during that unit, so here ya go... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/182112/ so, this one time, Lacy walked in to the bathroom while I was showering. She learned I shower in the dark :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/182111/ one of the poems I wrote during that F. Scott Fitzgerald video in Mrs. Baker's class last year http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/182110/ all students of college algebra will get it. Or atleast empathise. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/182108/ do you? Inspired by that thing on PBS ("Do you speak American?" I think) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/182107/ to Stranger in a Strange Land, a book above analysis. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/182103/ I don't quite remember who this was about, if anyone. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/182102/ the language is inspired by Hamlet, and the only word not in the dictionnaire is "pajocks" which means peacocks. w00t http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/182097/ translation of Ode à l'Inconnu http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/158185/ translation posted a separately, and the writing from the heart http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/158181/ just me, musing infront of the mirror http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/151030/ this is one of my favourite pieces that I've written. It was the first time I really experimented with layout beyond just indenting lines. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/151029/ an ode to my belov'd cap'n. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/149488/ this was the first thing I put on WC, and it is my redébut! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordful/139080/