Spirit of Time
April 21, 2019
Prompt #21: Food: Write a poem about food.
Food Dreams
With my recent operation
– Mariana Rosado (10th grade)
Food has been just a dream
I can eat only liquids
While I yearn for some meat
The sweet taste of meat
Of chicken
Of fish
Of anything other than Ensure
Would bring a smile to my face
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April 13, 2019
Prompt #13: Parallel Universe: Imagine yourself living a completely different life, based on making a different decision that impacted everything else.
My Life’s Pages
Some days I stop and wonder
What if I hadn’t opened the first book?
The one that took me under
A spell that held me captive
Had I not gazed upon those crisp pages
Ran my fingers along their edges
Visited kingdoms from the kitchen chair
Cowered in a lion’s daunting lair– Lucía Garrido (8th grade)
I don’t think right now I’d be writing
Maybe I wouldn’t think it exciting
And the words that now entice me
I would not find so enchanting
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April 12, 2019
Prompt #12: Time Freeze: What would happen for you if the world froze?
Wartime
This feeling of a never-ending drop
and life moving way too fast,
I need time to stop,
And to make peace last.
A world now amidst a war,
A war the world is far from ready for;
If only I could stop time,
No others shall die anymore.
I wish time could stop,
I do not want to see my friends die
In a war with a meaningless end.
Peace, not hatred, as we share the same sky.– Lotus (10th grade)
I try to hold on to these values,
but they are slipping far away
Nothing can grant my time’s wish
For violence has led me deeply astray.
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April 8, 2019
Prompt #8: Imagine weather indoors: a thunderstorm in the kitchen, a tornado in the family room.
weather inside the house
Clouds gather near the ceiling
Lightning flashes and thunder booms
Darkness signals that rain is nearing
It splashes down and floods the rooms
The formerly made bed now in tatters
The vase on the sill falls and shatters
The wind blows as strong as the waters
That fall with unstoppable splatters– Lucía Garrido (8th grade)
But slowly the rain starts to cease
And the house is finally at peace
All that’s left are the sodden sheets
And more than a few upturned seats
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April 6, 2019
Prompt #6: To do list: Write about the things you need to do, a project you have worked on for a long time, your bucket list, etc.
Distractions
I probably could
– Julia García (11th grade)
considering that I definitely should,
but the Mind wanders,
demanding attention be paid to an undeserving distraction
and although I shouldn’t,
I still could.
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April 5, 2019
Prompt #5: How-to: Write a poem based on how to do a simple task, such as making a cup of coffee.
How to Rest
Close your eyes
– Claudia Figueroa (10th grade)
Take my hand
Follow me into the mist
Let the fairies flutter near you
Let your body rise; levitate
Become weightless among these meadows
Smile in the comfort of the fresh, spring morning
That scent, maybe tea leaves mixed with rose petals
Let it surround you
Feeling silk upon your fingertips now,
Rest in the darkness
Close your eyes
Sleep.
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April 4, 2019
Prompt #4: Instagram: Write a poem based on the first picture you see on Instagram.
To the Beach (a haiku)
Shining summertime,
– Harold Peón (11th grade)
where men come swim and waves crash,
where ocean meets land.
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April 3, 2019
Prompt #3: “On the Field” – Write from the perspective of a sports ball
As I prepare my spherical frame
For the rush of the incoming game,
My pelt glistens with great mirth
At the approaching feet on the earth.
A whistle is blown; my robust exterior
Deforms as a force far superior
Impacts me fiercely
And I fly up the sky with full trust.By Diego Redondo (12th grade)
As I rise, I wave to the sun and birds,
Gracing them with my aerial gymnastics.
Wind currents decide to waltz alongside
My dashing performance.
However, my elaborate dance routine
suddenly changes its course
As it decides to tango with gravity.
Gravity’s strong and passionate pull
Drains the bountiful strength
That my soul previously indulged in.
As exhaustion overpowers me,
My glistening spots lose their shine.
Drowsiness gradually possesses me, Numbing my entrails and leaving me blind.
Senseless I feel after I finish my trip.
Lifeless I am until the next kick.
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During this upcoming month, Zeitgeist Literary Magazine and its members will be participating in National Poetry Writing Month, a creative writing project held annually in April. Participants write a poem each day for one month.
All our club members will participate and submit their poems, which will be viewed through our website.
Check out the “NaPoWriMo” page to access a poem for each day of the month! It will be uploaded daily with new content!
April 2, 2019
Prompt #2: “Stranger Conversations” – Start a poem with a line or a phrase from an interesting conversation
Wonders of the World
What do you think is the world’s greatest wonder?
“I think it’s the pyramids.”
“I think it’s the Grand Canyon.”
Most people would say such things.
But in my opinion, the world’s greatest wonder
is the ability to see, hear, touch,
taste, smell, and love.
Most people think of places or things,
and not of how fortunate
they are over other beings to be
able to do things other creatures can’t.
– Pablo Ramírez (10th grade)
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