my poetry

[Ana]

I've recently really gotten into writing poetry thanks to my english teacher. He teaches very college-level and is very picky, but that;s actually a good thing I suppose. He really got me into writing poetry and getting creative with it. so, here is my first poem(it's for an assignment that he assigned). tell me what you think!


I see spread over the earth the starry skies.
Brightly shines the Milky Way,
Other galaxies too, galaxies far, far away,
Where perhaps Darth Vader once ruled
But what is beyond? Nothingness? Emptyness?
As I stand
And fill my shoes with sand,
I attempt to discover the meaning of life, the universe,
And everything.
It can’t be 42! There must be something more…
But what is it? I wonder as I toss and turn.
What is up above and what happens after?
What is time and eternity?
What is infinity?

(Artemis Fowl thinks the notion's ridiculous, so do I-should I add that line? probably not, no one will get it).

[Lilly Dragontongue-Skywalker]

I really like it. It's quite serious in one respect, but at the same time it's totally funny and Ana-like with references to Star Wars and Hitckhikers Guide to the Galexy. I approve. ^_^

[Ana]

and artemis fowl -y too, but i dunno if you approve of that. lol

[Ana]

post your poetry! and I have another poem tha ti'm working on, a variation of one i did in seventh grade. i'll post it later.

[Lilly Dragontongue-Skywalker]

I approve of the Artemis Fowl. As much as you can bug me about "Arty", it totally fits with the theme of your poem. I would add it. ^_^

[Ana]

i'm thinking of entering a poetry contest. if i did i probably wouldn't enter the line, but any other place i'll keep it. he'res another i'm working on, not done yet:

Sitting here
in the middle of the night
thinking of the poem I must write
Forced by teachers who break the -- amendment
This is cruel and unusual punishment
sitting here
in the middle of the night
I attempt sonnets, rhymes
Haikus and free verse
As the night becomes a nightmare
Sitting here
In the middle of the night
The wold howls at the moon
only he seems able to --- my suffering
in the middle of the night

a)which amendment is it that i should put in there?
b)can you think of a verb to fit in with the 2nd to last line? i can't.

[Lilly Dragontongue-Skywalker]

8th amendment. As for the verb...Increase maybe?? I'm not sure. But defanatly the 8th amendment. I really like your poems though. They are good but funny. ^_^