2016 Peace Poems Written by the 8th grade students of the Marblehead Community Charter Public School and Marblehead Veterans Middle School Ode to those… By Ryan Grohe Ode to those who ride behind the thunder, But are much more like the swift, cleansing rains. Ode to those who help those torn asunder, To those who help us break our iron chains. Ode to those who help, yet never hurt another, To those who remove the signs of scarlet ocean. Ode to those who find every man their brother, And those who right that violent, tumbling motion. Ode to those who climb the highest mountain, And help us conquer our greatest fears. Ode to those who bring youth, without the fountain, Whose advice will help us for many, many years. Ode to those who ride behind the thunder But are much more like the rain. Caged Bird Daniel Smith Peace is like a bird Trapped within a metal cage The key to it, time Change By Noah Goodman One man’s words One woman’s actions He had a dream She fought for that dream He made people think She stood by her beliefs He brought change with a voice She brought change with a choice Him at the podium Her on the bus 1 Terrorist Terrorist Take Lives And Innocent People Die We Can Only Ask Why Matt Richman Waves By Max Mogolesko The waves rolled onto the beach shore on this bright and sunny day The birds singing their songs soaring throughout the sky I lay in the sand letting each grain sink deep into my skin It feels like lying on a cloud of feathers Then I fall into a sea of many thoughts Delightful thoughts come in and the dreadful go out Just like the waves on this happy day In and out they go In and out they go Peace Haiku Peace Is Not Something That's Easily Achievable But, For Some It’s Possible -James Osmond PEACE By: Addison Condon Freedom from disturbance Freedom from annoyance Freedom from strife But this is an unreal way of life There will always be commotion Because there’s always an emotion There may be less agitation Or less frustration But there will never be tranquility Because there is hostility Unless we change this interpretation To fit our imagination 2 Some envision peace in a park Or at a historical landmark Human nature will always intervene When I try to find somewhere serene People will always have an attitude There will always be someone rude People will always have a thought Some may start a boycott There will always be disturbance There will always be annoyance There will always be strife That is the reality of life It’s Amazing What A Smile Can Hide Molly Zelloe You feel like you are sinking. You can’t reach the surface, Of a sea that exists completely in your mind. You are tired, physically and emotionally drained, From holding back the tears and the screams and not letting anyone know your thoughts. And so you scream in the depths of the sea where no one can hear you And where no one can tell the salt water from tears. I know people who are under the sea, Even though now I’ve made my way to bobbing eternally at the surface, Unsure when a wave will crest over my head and send me back to the depths. I always will remember what it’s like to be close to giving in to the pressure of the sea. To those who are fighting beneath the waves, Use your screams to push you to the sky So that you are bobbing at the surface and can breathe. If Peace was True What if peace was true, And nobody had to die, To end the issue. - Peter Santeusanio 3 Heroic Leader He was a founding father of our modern nation A proud man who wanted no segregation He had a vision and he had his plans That black and white children can together hold hands He had a dream that we can all now share And it is a responsibility that we all must bear The time is always right to do what is right Let’s never forget how Dr. King had to fight The content of our character remains the key To ensure that people can live together happily - Jackson Hart Nature’s Effect By Lucia Beurer leaf. nature’s autumn snowflake a small present yet from where it comes is a greater gift. tree. the limbs, mighty the bark, tough a haven to those who wish it be. but graceful and grateful the green grass grows beneath it reaching to places no person knows. a song sparrow chirps. a caterpillar curls, and the graceful deer scatter as a twig is snapped by the watchful figure. she walks under those leaves she brushes her fingertips along that tough bark steps carefully along the dew-covered grass she knows of the songbirds who sing in the mornings and so she learns. 4 she grows just like the tree lives freely like the leaf and sings her song to the nature around her. This Side Of Life By Ainsley Perkins Collaborator Peyton Applegate Bulletproof mind Shot down heart Helping hands Clenched to fists Open hearts Locked in cages . Locked away Even in darkness there is light Even in rain there is sun Even in war there is peace Even in death there is life There is always an end to a journey There is always an end to the tunnel Even with light a shadow can strike Even with sun it can storm Even with peace war can rage Even with a smile it can fade The end might not be good But to know you'll need to get through We were doomed from the start But you had hope Hope that our doom would reach us soon Death is the only constant As my world crashes in constant chaos Another man's treasure is one’s trash Anothers hopes is one's disdain Another man's rise is downfall of another 5 Another man's war is the peace for another For one mans positive Another is gifted a negative Life is equal, but unfair Life is good and bad as one Life has a price That no one can pay The good comes with the bad The peace is with the war Even in darkness there is light Even in rain there is the sun Even in war there is peace Even in death there is life But the only way out Is through Planted Seeds By: Cahill Whittier In the corner of a garden, standing in their beds Is a row of many daffodils, each bright with yellow heads They are neglected to the back, less favored of the group For in front of them are tulips, which never seem to droop To stand up against the tulips, was what no daffodil had done They knew punishment would come to them, Well, all except one One spring a space left open, in the tulips row Was where a yellow daffodil, took the risk to grow This made the tulips shudder with horror and dismay 6 So they called upon the botanist to take the misfit sprout away It was pulled away from foreign soil, thrown amongst the weeds But not before that daffodil could plant more gallant seeds And where those seeds were scattered, glorious and divine Many daffodils soon sprouted in front of the tulips line Hannah Crowley 9/11 The wind was warm and sky a light clear blue We walked along the sidewalk near the park. People went on their lives without a clue What they would do to put us in the dark. I turned around and saw the sooty smoke Flames ate up the towers tall in the sky. People ran to help wounded New York folk Bystanders helping strangers as they cry. These planes made the young twins turn to rubble Bad people wanted to bring us trouble. They want us to just go and hide away America is here and here to stay. Two thousand nine hundred ninety-six gone But America will stand tall and strong. 7 Stallions vs. Robins By Malina Friedman The tranquility of the air was unsettling, And all that could be heard, Was the constant patter of their hooves scraping against the ground. Looking back at each unique horse and its rider, The wind whistled through the horses’ manes, Until everything around us came to a halt. All of our eyes darted to the frantic horse that battled the graceful Robin The massive horse did a dance, Yet the Robin glided across the back of the horse, As if mother nature were controlling its every move. Then all of a sudden everything stopped. Everything went back to before, Like nothing even happened, And peace was among us again. Survived By: Arly MackRosen In Response to the Holocaust Where am I? I don’t recognize this place. Was this a lie? Is this a trap? I walk around. Where are my things? My clothes My artwork My furniture How could they do this? Target innocent people Treat them like they don’t matter Burn them Hang them Starve them Do they feel no shame My whole family could be dead 8 How would they feel? I am alone I am depressed I am lost But I stand With the people The people that were dragged down with me I am lost But I let go Let go of the horrible memories I am lost They put me through this They put all of us through this I am lost But we stand strong Stronger than ever before I am lost But I am learning to find my way To deal with what has happened To be prouder than ever I survived A Peaceful Place By Lauren Schiowitz The beach is peaceful As the waves move towards the shore I can hear the breeze as it makes my hair sway The beach is peaceful Miles and miles I walk With no one in sight The beach is peaceful With the sun shining on my face Like gold floating in the sky 9 The abyss By: Rob Simpson They all lie Lie about the ultimate goal Peace, prosperity, unity They say they stride towards it But still they continue fighting They hurt each other Bombs, guns, blades, sickness Deeper into the abyss they go Sealing their coffins Digging their graves They won't stop lying They won't stop fighting They say the new goal is to become friends They're probably lying about that World Peace By Brendan Rowe Peace can be found in a number of ways, But today there is little peace, Peace is like having a calm and nice day every day, Peace is being tranquil can we be that at least.