Elegy

Michael Jackson

The king of pop has left us forever
The world was sad
Some groups lost their idol
Other group of people lost their father

You were the idol of young musicians
You gave them a dream
And you gave them hope
To stand in stage

Your dance moves were fresh
The moon walk was phenomenal
Deceiving people’s eyes
When you just smoothly slide away

It is hard to express in simple words
The happiness and memories you brought
To this sad gloomy world
That is only full of conflict and war

Goodbye the king of pop
Even though your soul may have left Earth
Your songs and glory will live
In our hearts forever

Free verse, blank verse

Free verse
Baksetball

The basketball game was intense
The gym was heated with tension
The players were hungry for a win

The game started and baskets were made with a swish
Our game was like a football games
Hands flying everywhere, pushing,
The opponent and I were like lions and tigers fighting

It was the last play
We were behind by two
All we needed to do was shoot a three

Our ace got the ball
He went for the three
And it went in with a swoosh
and the crowd went crazy

Poetic devices: analogy, hyperbole, simile, onomatopoeia

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Teachers absent

The hyper class was full of craziness
The teacher was absent for a meeting
The unfortunate sub had took in charge
The class was a crazy pack of monkeys
It was as loud as an amusement park
Some people were playing with their Macbooks
Others were talking with their friends all class
We have work to do by the end of class
But no one was even close to finish
As the clock goes tick tock tick tock tick tock