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Courage is trying something new
Courage is following your heart even when you’re not sure
Courage is knowing when to stop, but still being able to step out,
just a little bit,
out of your comfort zone
Courage is helping,
Courage is doing,
Courage is being kind.
We are made of courage
and we are here because of courage.
We need to be brave for ourselves and others.
In this world, we need to be courageous and share our voices. We need to be kind and open-minded. Be brave and kind! We can do this
This week, I attended the WITS poetry workshop, which Joshua Nguyen taught. We learned about haibuns (poems which have a paragraph in the beginning and a haiku at the end) and got a chance to write our own. I had so much fun with this and this is my haibun.
I wrote my haibun about a longing to be at the beach.
There is a longing inside of me to see a beautiful blue-green sea, slowly fading into dark blue. I wish to have my feet buried into the warm sand while a book captures my attention. I wish to be where trees line the background and I can sit peacefully with an ice-cream cone. I want to hear the shouts and joy of kids, but still live in my own world of tranquility. I want to relax in the shade of a tree while still staying warm, courtesy of the sun peeping through the branches. I wish to be as relaxed as I was there and never care for anything in the world.
I want to see the
wondrous ocean again
and relax, happy
What are you longing for during social distancing?
Teachers are always
there for you and help you learn
I love my teachers
I hope we can keep
in touch and I will always
look up to you, thanks
Teachers help when you
fall down and can’t get back up
Thank you so, so much
I hope you stay safe
and I will never forget you
I miss you a lot
This MLK Day, I read a poem about Martin Luther King. Then I thought about how the world could be a better place.
The world would be a better place if we could all just sit down to talk instead of fighting. The country’s leader and a few representatives of his or her choice should go.
If we only fight, we’ll lose many of our citizens. Those citizens can be very useful in our nation and their families. If we lose too many volunteers a nation can fall. Families shouldn’t have to lose one of their members just because of war
Millions of people flee their homes and native land to get away from war. Families separate and lose their precious belongings. I don’t think anyone should have to lose any item that they loved and start over in a place they don’t know.
Countries can waste a lot of money on war. Stocking up enough weapons to fight back strongly takes a lot of money. If we could talk it out , it won’t cost anywhere near that amount of money.
This is my idea of a better world. Please tell me how you think the world would be a better place in the comments. Just like MLK, I have a dream.
Coastal calmness, Beautiful,
Remarkable, and a place
to relax, Serene
Standing near the horizon
Feels like you’re near the end of
today’s world, Peaceful
Blues and greens mix together
Creating a beautiful landscape
Can this be my home?
I see the ocean
So majestic, so wide, so blue
Furious…but calm
Choppy…but smooth
Deep Turquoise and Dark Blues
Fill the space
Waves crash and Fish play
In the most majestic place
Down Below
Tides
Come and Go
In and Out
With the flow
Choppy…But smooth
Furious…But calm
So majestic,So wide, So blue
A soothing balm
To my soul
The Ocean
