Feel the bass of the beat,Loud cars rolling up the street,Spanish music is all around you.Every block is so...
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From Fall To Winter
, , , Poetry, 1
The smoke dances out of the grill Waltzing into the charcoal colored sky Decorated with diamonds that are forever...
Washington Square
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
The trees are stripped and twisted. They look old but wise.The cold cutting wind chilling my face and hair.The...
“Mom I want to go to my room, Instead of sitting out here. Out here I can feel the...
Children, I hope you have a place that’s peaceful like mine once wasMy bathroom, the only place where I...
A Place Like Haiti
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, 1
With its luxurious Mountains, its oceans that’s 620 mi long.It’s voodoo king and Queen papa legba, Marie LaveauIt’s tasteful...
The Nick
, , , Poetry, Semester Published, Spring 2021, 0
I’II tell u why I really love living in New York/ Harlem, I like to see the nice green...
Montenegro
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
iGo to lakes and only put my feet inWater is cold so I do not Swimhear the Water stillas if it were glassPlayvolleyball...
High Up in the Heights
, , , Poetry, Spring 2021, 1
High up, a hop up Manhattan, is the heights, It’s where all the Spanish people live. I like it,...
San Miguel de Allende Plaza
, , , Gathering data through all senses, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 2
San Miguel de Allende Plaza As you walkyour feet thud on the stonebirds sing in the trees,you won’t...
Midnight Books
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
“Books!” Chuckled I, “yes books”I woke up and flung the hold“Books!” Said I, “thing of pound”Once I sat engaged...
I Would Eat A quick chicken bowl at chipotle Dance Along with the music made in subway stations Shop ...
Darkness spreads as the sun is ready to sleep. Lights increase, crowds start to flee. The moonlight bounces off the empty...
Home
, , , Family, Friendship, Happiness, I Could Be Worse, Love, Media and Message, This I Believe, 0
The stories behind these walls The memories of my childhood The good and bad Behind these closed walls is...
Central Park, a park where a variety of birds can be found. A park where joggers jog around. The...
The Street We Walk
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 10
I heard them and I still hear themHearing mother calling for their kids To come home before it gets darkHearing...
Five puzzle piecesEach one having many detailsBut they all have one similarityWhich is uniquenessStars of musicComedy prodigiesA compact melting...
Along Manhattan Avenue
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 9
I can still see itabove the yelling and screaming above the locked doors and heavy breathing above the beatings and blood above...
Adirondacks
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
IWould LoveTo go backTo the AdirondacksSwimFishAnd ride on boatsEat good at nightAnd sleep inI want to go backTo my favorite...
Home
, , , Family, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2021, Writing, 0
My home is the most important place to meI don’t ever want to leave it no matter how old...
Union Square 2020
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, 0
There was a boy skating on the stairs with a group of friendsThere was a group of people watchingThere...
A Sunday Morning in the Mountains You can’t remember the last time there wasn’t snow. Is it actually...
Little town
, , , Fall 2019, Guest Post, Poetry, Showcase, 5
Little town is my town, bound by the South PlatteLittletonLined with memories of people come and goneAnd family of...
So This Is Home…
, , , Fall 2019, Guest Post, Showcase, 2
Home welcomes me every evening with eyes wide and glowing with happy light. Home’s smile is wide – inviting me into the...
Hope for freedom
, , , Fall 2019, Guest Post, Showcase, 2
He was born prematurely Ten days in a test tube He had hope for freedom His parents didn’t stop...
This place is located in the Millennium Park.Address is 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602 and they close...
The way things grow
, , , Showcase, Summer 2019, 2
With the park that I grew up that no one knowsWhere I play till the sun goes downMany having...
Berry Street Park
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Bonfires of Memory
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 4
The Beach/Belmont holds a lot of memories like the night bonfires with friends from school. Also on the fourth...
Second Chance
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 3
One of the places I love is my classroom. In this class, I have met so many great people....
you smell the sea breeze. The food is really good. It’s always busy every day. There are mostly crazy...
I would Climb The cliffs of Pace Bend with friends barefoot Wakeboard At the lake behind the boat Camp...
My backyard.The place where I spend almost my entire day,Playing with my dogs and cleaning up their mess,Picking up...
North Austin
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
IWouldWalkthe streets of Rundberg at night aloneRunThe trails of Walnut Creek park in the humid rain andPatearLa pelota with...
The Warmth of a City
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Beyond the bipolar weather of steaming summers and blustery winters Beyond the spaces where pollen fluctuates and mold grows...
Trivium
, , , Photography, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
In my neighborhood, there’s this place called “The Trivium”. It is also referred to as “the triangle”, “the paterno”...
The Carnival
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
The carnival is important to me because it comes around on my birthday and it gives me a place...
Old Field, Mi Cancha
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
Old field, mi cancha, bound by Fordham Plaza,Lined with soccer fields where we have so much fun with soccer...
Park, Pizza and Paletas
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
I Would Laugh As we sit eating our paletas and pizza As I watch her giggle on a swing...
When I was little, I would sit out on my balcony with my feet up on the railing at...
Sea World
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
walk in & be greeted by ducks,adult ducks alone or with their family, you walk out the gate all...
BOOKER T!
, , , Photography, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
My favorite place is a building and also a park located at 103 W 107th St, new york, NY...
These pictures of Central Park are important to me because it adds a great amount of diversity when compared...
Times Square
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
The first time I saw the billboardsI felt excited I was two hours in AmericaWith my family reunited. I...
My dream on Pristina
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
I will wake up now, and, I will go to Pristina,I will walk to Mother Teresa Boulevard from morning...
Nights
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 2
The slow steady water hits the rocksDistant buildings not really noticed until nightKids’ yells filling the airAdults moving along...
Central Texas BMX
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
The central Texas bmx track is a special place to me. I have been riding there for about 4...
In the blue parkYou hear the squirrels barkand feel the nature With human behavior This park has been around...
Favorite Place
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
The place I chose was my neighborhood. It has 4 parks, my middle school, and about 12 buildings. It’s...
10 seconds left – what should I do?Should I pass or should I shoot?What if I miss and it’s...
Playing the Game of Life
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
Bounce from left to right, then pass.Can’t play unless you talk trash.Went to jump and got knocked down.Need to...
Jaylins’ Special Place
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
I have lived near the East River for about 9-10 years. Depending on what building and window you are...
Pelham Bay Park
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
1,2,3,4 then run fastHurry before they catch upChasing you for what you areRun with the ball and pass itThey...
Nana’s House
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
This porch is where my cousins and I play games or have barbecues. Everyone house looks the same on...
A Place of Happiness
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
We got out of the train station in the mid spring eveningWalking down the streets of London with our...
Pristina City
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
I associate with this place because I was born there and I have lived there for 14 years. My...
A Happy Place
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
He hears it and is hookedOver the ideas forming in his head above the headphonesOver the cadence building louder...
Where Our Story Begins
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
IWouldSeeThe screen of my phone light up as you text me good morningFeelThe awkwardness as I meet your mom...
Hunters Point Park
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
The place I chose to write about is this park – all of it! The boardwalk, and everything else....
When I was little I would go to the parkAt Anne Loftus Playground to play in the jungle gymI...
Tecumseh Playground
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
With the friends I loved who I love no more,I ran around the playground;We played tag till midnightAll across...
I wanted to be down all my life.Being able to feel that freedom.Where i don’t need to be told...
Bridging People Together
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
J Hood Wright Park is a place where little kids go to scream at the top of their lungs...
Voices in Prospect Park
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
Alongside my friends who talk but I talk not The fog covers my mindWe talked the night away At...
Pelham Bay Park is the place I go to hang with my friends. Its is the place I go...
Place I Love Poem
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, Spring 2019, 0
I look at the beautiful flowers,People sit, play, or just talk.On a nice day, I just sit and read,Looking...
The place I love, this place is dear to me because with this location I got to experience things...
Booker T. Washington Middle School at 108th between Amsterdam & Columbus is a place I grew up, from the...
A View of the Lake
, , , Photography, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
Mt. Bonnell is a famous landmark in Austin. It is pretty peaceful and has good views of Lake Austin,...
A Poem of Mexico
, , , Beauty, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 8
She knows she can’tBut if she has the chanceShe wants to stay To breathe in the unique scent of...
The “Blue Park”, has been around for a long time. It’s been around for my whole childhood and is...
The Ocean is a mind calming mysterious place for me. I refer it as “dark as night and clear...
Cars and Flowers
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Manhattan Motorcars Manhattan Motorcars is a place that has given me some great memories. This place has given me...
Some important places to me are the park, Virginia L. Brown Recreation Center, Fresh Cup Frozen Yogurt, Red Lobster,...
Bay Plaza Mall
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
The mall’s vibe, so chilled! It’s filled The vibe that makes you thrilled.From store to store, hands filled with...
Times Square
, , , Photography, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
One place I love in my neighborhood is the Times Square. I live nearby, and I go there every...
Zilker Park
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Family, Life Skills & Fitness, Nature, Photography, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
Zilker Park has been around for a long time, it’s had a big impact on my childhood. There’s a...
In My Neighborhood
, , , Photography, Showcase, Spring 2019, 7
A park is a place where I used to go and play with my neighborhood friends. I don’t go...
One important place I like in my neighborhood is Pomander Walk. It is a beautiful group of houses in...
Anne Loftus Playground
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Photography, Showcase, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, 7
One important place to me is the Anne Loftus Playground I used to go to the park everyday during...
One place I love is Mexico. Mexico is my home country and where my parents are from. I feel...
Pics from my backyard
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
A path?
, , , Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
All these photos were taken by me. The brown stone fence that creates a barrier between me and the...
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