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Emily's Poems
A collection of poems I've written
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Hey all, since my portfolio's starting to get a little cluttered, I've decided to merge all my poems into one folder. Some of these poems are really old, but they still mean something to me, so that's why I decided to keep them.
Portfolio -> Emily's Poems

Epic of an Adolescent  [E]   2.5 KB
This is the story of how I discovered Writing.Com, told in the form of an epic poem

Musings of a Future Humanities Senator  [E]   2.3 KB
When I ran for Humanities Senator last year, I did this instead of the obligatory essay.

Label This!  [ASR]   1.4 KB
Dedicated to my friend Shara, who showed me that it's okay to be different :)

Untitled #3  [GC]   1.3 KB
This is my answer to all the sleazy guys at school who see females as mere sex objects.

Sabine  [E]   3.0 KB
Written for Sabine, as a Random Acts of Kindness gift (or RAOK) at International House.

Racism's Wrath  [E]   3.6 KB
Written for Projects for Peace, in hopes of joining a hike on sacred Aboriginal land.

Summer's Symphony  [E]   1.4 KB
This is a multi-verse haiku about a child's typical summer day.

Chameleon  [E]   2.0 KB
This is a poem about conformity, told through the eyes of a chameleon and a young girl.

Thunderstorm  [E]   1.3 KB
A multi-verse haiku about a thunderstorm

Wings  [E]   1.0 KB
A multi-verse haiku about the beautiful birds in Australia.

Coming Home  [E]   4.9 KB
This poem is a true story of my accommodation hassle at UOW, but it has a happy ending. :)

Timeless  [E]   2.2 KB
Another spontaneous haiku, about an old oak tree in a park.

Haiku for the End of the Earth  [E]   1.2 KB
This is another spontaneous haiku of mine, about the ill effects of modern life on nature.

Haiku of a Sisyphean Squirrel Struggle  [E]   0.8 KB
This is a spontaneous haiku I wrote, in response to a haiku written by my WDC friend Peach

I Do Not Like Unhealthy Food!  [E]   3.3 KB
A Dr. Seuss parody to help with a season of holiday temptations. Written for Sparkpeople.

Re-Tooled  [13+]   2.9 KB
This is a spoof on Ani Difranco's "Fuel," with Generation T-themed lyrics.

Godfrey and the Golf Course  [13+]   12.6 KB
Another "true story" poem. My dad's actually even MORE obsessed with golf in real life.

Students Who Do Everything  [E]   2.4 KB
Based on "Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" from Veggie Tales. Written for my friend Katie

Feminine Rhyme  [13+]   3.0 KB
A poem in the life of a typical female.....but it doesn't have to be that way.

Divinia and the DVD  [E]   8.2 KB
This is a poem I wrote in order to (finally) teach my mom how to work the DVD player.

OSAP Bureaucracy  [------]   1.8 KB
To the tune of Veggie Tales' "Gated Community" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJmkpSOMyUA

The Zone of Love  [E]   3.7 KB
I wrote this poem as a gift from the graduating class to our wonderful choir conductor.

A Poetic Plea  [E]   2.3 KB
A funny poem for people who are always late. I wrote it straight out of my head.

Diana and the Purple Diamond Gang  [E]   3.0 KB
I wrote this in German class just now......

Free Your Mind!   [13+]   10 Items
A variety of free-verse poems I've written over the years.

Children's Poems   [E]   16 Items
An ever-growing collection of poems for children, that I'm hoping to get published.

Phoebe the Phoenix  [E]   4.8 KB
Dedicated to Sommer, who showed millions of women the power of change.

There's A Monkey On My Back  [E]   1.1 KB
I wrote this poem when I was supposed to be paying attention in opera class, lol.

Untitled #4  [E]   2.2 KB
I wrote this for my vocal coach and chamber ensemble prof's new baby boy :)

The Anti-Teen-Angst Poem  [E]   2.4 KB
This is how I interpret MOST teen-angst poems, so I wrote a satirical one of my own.

Fran  [E]   2.9 KB
Another epic poem, about my friendship with Fran. Written Christmas Eve, 2004.

Tanya  [E]   2.7 KB
I wrote this poem for my friend Tanya's birthday :)

Epic of an Eighties Child  [E]   2.9 KB
Another epic poem, this time about growing up in the 80's.

A Musical Saga  [E]   4.7 KB
The story of how I discovered the joys of music, told in the form of an epic poem.