Sunday, November 17, 2013

New poem

For my educational technology class, we are making a group smart board presentation on butterflies. As I was reading, I learned that some varieties only live for a few weeks. I was so struck by this, I wrote a poem about it. 

"Two Weeks to Live"

Out of the shell,
two weeks to live
Unfurl my wings, 
time slips through the sieve
Two weeks to live.

Two weeks to savor
Two weeks to dream
Two weeks to live
No time to scheme 

Can I build a kingdom?
Two weeks to live.
Can I travel the world?
Two weeks to live.
Can I have even one dream?
Two weeks to live. 
 
Take a lover
Lose a lover
Now I am old and withered and weak
Where did the time go
Where are my children
Two weeks to live
 

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