Table of Contents

1. Table of Contents
2. Letters to Readers
3. A Day in Life
4. Ooly Pop a Cow
5. Love
6. Trips
7. Failure
8. Beasts

4th quarter blog Introduction Letter

Hi my name is Marcus Burton, and I will be the author of this poetry book. I am currently a freshman in High school and I am starting the poetry unit. Poetry has been an personal hobby for me for years. I first started doing poetry in second grade when I was at least 7 or 8 years old. I think a partial reason why I do so well in poetry is because I am a good reader. That's a little history about me.

My favorite poem I wrote so far is "Beasts". I can't give away to much or I will be spoiling the poem. Beasts is an poem that has a thrill to it and is very suspenseful. All in all, most of my poems are very calm and straight to the point so this poem kind of broke the ice a little.

My least favorite poem is my poem on love. Love is kind of a hard topic to discuss, let alone talk about considering I am a male. Also it was kind of hard to write due to the little experience I have on love due to my age.

I feel like this quarter I have really got an feel for poetry. There is no real rubric to poetry. With poetry it is up to the poet how long or how short the poem is. There is no right or wrong answer.

I didn't notice It, but surprisingly, I learned a lot about myself during this poetry unit. I learned that I have an  very vast imagination and I know more than I thought.  Poetry has really improved my skills in writing and in reading. Two thumbs up to poetry.

4th Quarter Blog Poem #6

Beasts

I lie in my bed
just awakening from the most frightening dream
I dream t that some sort of beast went on an rampage in my house
I looked at my brothers
they were fine
I looked at the house
it was pretty dirty
I guess the house was just dirty
Grrll!
It can't be
I have to be dreaming

4th Quarter Poem #5

Failure

He runs towards the same door
hoping it won't close on him for the millionth time
it does.
He tries again
He fails.
Will it stay open
it closes
He can hear himself on the other side calling his name
the door closes and he gives up
He's back for more in the morning
This time he can see himself waving at him to run with all his might at him.
Can he make it?
Yes he can!

4th Quarter poem #4

"Trips"

Wooh
Let's go again
It's something about water slides that just make an person happy
The constant sliding
The process of getting wet
Enjoying time with family and friends
Who knew that just a little water and speed can turn someones modd upside down
So Fast
So Quick
Theirs nothing like Holiday Worlds water slides
But wait
It's not just water slides
Roller coasters play a big part in a themes park enjoyment too
They have the ability to make you scared
but also want to make you go again
It's Like magic
These are the type of Days that I Love to experience