Short Poems
Poetry is a way of expressing emotions, putting out opinions, and reflecting on the world around us. This month, April, is poetry month! To celebrate I’ve written a few Haikus and short poems. ‘
A Haiku
By Jess Thomphson
The future is fast
The present seems slow to start
And the past is missed
Ten years old we smiled
The reality of life
Hidden from our eyes
Thoughts
By Jess Thomphson
The people talk
Voices hidden under the rushing water
muffled words choked and stolen
Drops of syllables slipping through desperate fingers
Only for them to fall to the ground
A puddle of hope sinking into the floor
An exploding heat bursting from the sun
Clouds forming and a crack of thunder snaps the silence
Rain pouring down
Impossible to ignore
Little Hands
By Jess Thomphson
Little hands reach out for the sun
Eyes shining as they laugh
For they can’t hear the voices saying it’s impossible to reach
Little hands reach further and further
Their eyes see galaxies and worlds in the rays of the sun
They see a hope
Little hands grow up
The suns blistering heat burning their skin
Glowing heat burning their eyes
Tears fall down their face
The cool waters pouring down to soothe their burns
Little hands hesitate
A vengeful glare in their eyes
But the sun meant no harm
It’s burning rays continue to swirl
And little hands grown big and strong
Reach up again
Because the little hands never stopped
And they grabbed the sun from the sky
Funeral
By Jess Thomphson
There will be no roses at their funeral
For the thorns could hurt those present
There will be no black clothing at their funeral
The color of life will not be erased
There will be no speeches at their funeral
Words cannot describe the feelings they have
There will be no distant relatives at their funeral
Strangers have no need to grieve
There will be no photos at their funeral
May the memory of the event be erased from your mind
There will be no people at their funeral
No one to cry in their name
There will be no memory of them at their funeral
There will be no reason to mourn
There will be no funeral for them
For they fear the pain it would cause those they love
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Jess is a sophomore at San Marcos high school. This is their first year of being on the King’s Page staff. Other than writing they enjoy drawing, reading,...