alleycat13

This is the edited version. I think it's much better--not nearly as abstract or confusing. The Door I am burning, swirling, shaking. In my mind pass forgotten faces. The cool ...

Anyone who can read English should read this book! It is one of (if not) my favorite books ever. Brief history--Richard Adams is (still alive and writing) a British author. ...

This is a carefree piece I wrote. It has no rhyme and is meant to help me practice writing in iambic tetrameter. (four feet of unstressed-stressed). I know it's not ...

Singing For Stars These skybound eyes gaze after stars, Who swirl across the deep night sky. Oh glimmer diamonds from afar! And revel, sparkle as you fly! So fair, these ...

This is poem is not about me, to prevent any "oh poor you" stuff. It's not about anyone I know either; it's just a "what if". I wrote it without ...

This is the third version. Listen to the Rain Now gone are days of drought and heat. Hear droplets on my roof, which started in the dark to beat; the ...

School starts for me tomorrow. This is what happened to me last night. A Taste of Coming Autumn I gazed up at the stars, enamored by their greatness. How could ...

This is a lament for 9/11. So much has already been said about that terrible day, and I have tried my best to create a unique poem. Shattered Glass A ...

This poem was previously known as "You Never Miss". It has been revised and renamed. Piercing the Red Select the one with choicest glow, and smell to see it’s ripe. ...

This is for my AP English class. This is my very first draft--I mean I've done zero editing. So, some of the things you see will be changed, but you ...

I haven't seen a review for this book, which I found strange, so I made one. It seems fitting. Madeleine L'Engle, the author, recently passed away on September 6th at ...

I noticed there was no Metroid fanfiction, and I couldn't believe it. So, here's some! This is a one-shot that I've previously put out on "fanfiction.net" as alleycat1312. I got ...

I wrote this for Kylan's Parallel Contest. It is an allusion to this Greek myth. To escape, [the king Minos] Daedalus built wings for himself and Icarus, fashioned with feathers ...

I couldn't decide if this belonged in lyrical or narrative poetry, so I put it here. Happy Holidays everyone! Silence Hangs in the Air Still as a statue for just ...

This is a short something I felt like writing. It's from my dog's point of view. Emma Maybe this will be the time; maybe she’ll play with me this time, ...

This is something I've written for GingerLizzy's "Describe the Scene" contest. Twilight Park The sun has finally set, dipping below the horizon like a spoonful of lava. From there it ...

This a set of unrelated poems (quatrains) that I have entered in the February Poetry Contest. 1. A bead of dew upon a single leaf Holds all the waking world ...

My english class final is to write a series of poetry about my high school memories. Since I've been in band all four years, I figured a poem about music ...

Don't Look Away Fathoms of green and foam melt In the two rings that stare at me. I’ve seen eyes before, but these are oceans. Inescapable focus pulls on My ...

This is the slightly edited version. I didn't change much. Plaintively Gray Somewhere in the world, ancient oaks cast silhouettes against a scorching copper sky. But here I am, mourning ...

Hey, this is a poem I wrote a year and a half ago. I think my poetry has improved drastically since then, but I'd still like to know what people ...

This is for Some Kind of Character: Cal’s Character Contest. It involves the words Papier-mâché (52) and Purple(27), and pictures 14 and 17. Tell me what you think. Papier-mâché and ...

This for Cal's Character Contest. It uses image 6, and the word funeral (31). Rainbows and Funerals Floral patterns adorned the tapestries of the salon, a room full of oppression ...

This just came to me last night, so I thought I'd share it. 3am in the City Standing on the center line, incandescent lights casting orange on the wet pavement… ...

This is flash fiction for Kylan's contest, found here--> It's stream of consciousness about a colored man drinking from a segregated drinking fountain. Joyce Get out of my way! Stupid ...

I haven't written much lately, but here's something. It needs some fleshing out so give me some help. It's based off a little daydream I had while walking back to ...

This is my first attempt at writing lyrics. I'm thinking of entering BBB's contest, but I'm not sure about my songwriting abililty. So, please critique! Another Broken Song The bright ...

Caught in the Wire Perfectly shaped, slender and soft. Flecks of black and purple on opal wings. The mourning doves around the pear tree coo. They greet the morning with ...