CSLC 2015 (walk on)

walk on

despite what fears may come

be it jesters or rejection

falling or failure

walk on

one foot, another, one, another

no matter what people say

be it compliment or contempt

stick or stone

walk on

one foot, another, one, another

despite what cheers may come

be they joyous or jeering

ovation or provocation

walk on

one foot, another, one, another

no matter what people bring

be they balms or bombs

slings or slings

walk on

one foot, another, one, another

despite what tears may come

be it mist or monsoon

flurry or flood

walk on

one foot, another, one, another

all these things will come

fears and cheers and tears

all these things will come

people build, people break

all these things will come

walk on

one foot, another, one, another

one another 

Magnetic Weekly II

Magnetic Weekly

Two lines of poetry were created on my cabinet this week.

Parabolem I: And then winter comes

When I think of winter, I am skating.

I shoot o’er smooth ice, a dart, a moment.

I turn, spin and dash long past sun’s fading.

When I think of winter, I make snowmen.

The snow sparkles, crunches as I roll balls.

Coal smiles, twigs wave on my icy humans.

When I think of winter, I deck the halls,

Wrap presents, sing songs. An end to waiting

Comes that bright morning. Peace, goodwill to all.

I dream of snuggling, hot chocolate in hand,

Watching flakes, like marshmallows, drift and dance

I dream of sleds whipping along the land.

Snow spraying, now bailing, downhill advance.

And then winter comes

I dread the dark, the early, endless night

Waking without seeing, sunless fumbling.

I dread icy patches hiding from sight.

Sliding, jerking, jolting, twisting, tumbling.

When I live in winter, I bow my head

To the whipping, biting wind. Ice inside

My lungs. My soul, my bones shaking with dread.

When I live in winter, I try to hide

In layers, but cold is all devouring.

Nostrils freeze, skin numbs, bites, burns when outside.

When I live in winter, I am scouring.

Flesh burns, freezes to make a path to tread.

When done, it snows. I flee crazed, cowering.

New Form: Parabolem

The Parabolem

 An attempt to merge the precision and symmetry of mathematics with the creative expression of poetry.

Stanzas and Lines

- 5 stanzas of varying length:

       1st 9 lines

       2nd 4 lines

       3rd 1 line

       4th 4 lines

       5th 9 lines.

- Poem is either title-less or uses the 3rd stanza as its title.

Rhyme and Meter

- 1^st and 5^th stanzas are terza rima, each with three unique line endings.

-  2^nd and 4^th stanzas are quatrains formed of two rhyming couplets.

-  Line length should be consistent throughout the poem, with a minimum of 6 syllables/beats per line.

- Rhyme Scheme: ABA.BCB.CAC  DE.DE  F  GH.GH  IJI.JKJ.KIK

Theme

-  The 3^rd stanza is the central idea of the poem. It can be a word, phrase, or sentence and is the one exception to the line length rule.

-  To reflect the mathematical nature of this poem the two stanzas on either side of the center are thematic opposites. For example: pessimistic/optimistic, past/future, natural/supernatural, etc.

- The purpose is up to the poet. One can choose to describe, react, praise, etc. as long as the previous thematic rules are kept.

- Thematic examples:   

BEFORE                NEGATIVE

BEFORE                NEGATIVE

EVENT                   ISSUE

AFTER                   POSITIVE

AFTER                   POSITIVE

Created by Tyler Letkeman on August 23rd 2014.

Am I?

Am I a winter's day?
Am I a watermelon?
Am I a dog off its leash?
Am I the rind, the pulp or the juice?
Am I a metaphor or a simile?
Am I a one-way street or a cul-de-sac?
Am I a french fry or an onion ring?
Am I snoring?
Am I too full of the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way?

Tanka I

Life is like a book
A choose your own adventure
Someone writes my tale
But the twists and turns are mine
My choices make the middle

Nonsense I

Kings in cabinets

with shoes that shine

Pandas drinking turpentine

Whales in wagons

with spindly spears

Flowers growing out your ears

Hogs on horses

with loaded dice

Crabs and lobsters stealing rice

Bats in Boston

with credit cards

Dancing carrots taunting guards

All the While

You wend your way down the winding road

Wandering all the while

Towards wishes that whisper on the wind

Wondering all the while

Why roads tend to bend and never end

Why there's no getting where you're going

My Beard

My beard is very strange

It's rough and coarse and itchy

With roots

Deep inside my face

I can feel it

Deep inside my face!

Washing doesn't help it

No shampoo, nor conditioner

No soap, nor body wash

Can soften this wiry wood

Growing

On my face

It's growing

On my face!

Shaving doesn't stop it

It grows back before the dawn

Ruthless barbs

Tearing through my face

Needles and knives

Tearing through my face!

There is one brief moment

Clean-shaven

Smooth of face

Not rough and scratching

Nor an agony of growth

It is the worst of all

For, in this one brief moment

I feel my hair

Hiding

Deep inside my face

My beard

Coiled, living

Deep inside my face!

Potato Chips

Golden fried, thin yet wide

Crunchy to the core

Potato soul, eat 'em whole

Flavoured to perfection

In silvered sacs, cause heart-attacks

Yet loved by nearly all

O potato chips, with or without the dips

The food of kings and beggars

O potato chips, passing through our lips

What would we not do for you

Metapoem 1.1

This poem is pretty comic

You will like it just fine

Only problem is though

The poem isn't mine

I made Kerwin write it

He's doing it right now

I don't know what it's about

Perhaps a purple cow

He has finished it completely

Just passed it on to me

This is the second last line

We both have iced tea

What do butterflies do when it rains?

On perfect days of brilliant sun

and huge cotton clouds

we think of jeweled wings

fluttering on a breathless breeze

lighting on the countless colours

that bloom before the eyes

Yet, when the clouds turn

and dim the sun

with their rolling dark

why do we never wonder

what the butterflies do when it rains

Clinging to a stalk

wings pressed tight together

as watery globes

batter and spatter

back and forth

straining strength

dripping, drooping

jewel dust smeared and running

crawling, climbing

towards the promise of the sun

of lighter wings

a return

to their place

in our perfect dreams

ELA SY Assignment

Poster found in BU Education building.

Wanted: Liberty

Skilled, passionate individual seeks free enterprise

Writer, reporter, producer, journalist

A career

A job

Paid daily

Individual liberty

A growing stipend

Spring, summer and fall

with humane benefits

And paid training

Free mentoring

Passionate about paid career

The Higgs boson may not have been found after all

Just last week

The most important physics discovery of the century

Perhaps

Physicists announced the elusive Higgs boson

Had been found

Perhaps

Or a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson

That elusive Higgs boson

Had been found

Perhaps

Physicists weren't using microscopes to view the boson directly

That elusive Higgs boson

They were looking at other particles

Researchers used those

Along with particle physics theory

To claim the discovery

The elusive Higgs boson had been found

But not so fast

The physicists weren't using microscopes

They were looking at other particles

Scientists didn't discover the Higgs boson

That elusive Higgs boson

But instead

Other particles

An imposter

A mix of particles

Perhaps

Without more data

No one can really say for sure

Who's right

The Higgs boson

That elusive Higgs boson

Or

An impostor

Article from http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/higgs-boson-may-not-found-warn-particle-physicists-160943671.html

Elder Abuse Sentences to be toughened

Elder Abuse

“Our Government has a responsibility to protect elderly Canadians,

“This legislation will help ensure tough sentences for those who take advantage of vulnerable members of our society.”

There are already similar provisions under the Code for other vulnerable persons,

Such as minors,

Nearly one-in-10 seniors’ experience some form of abuse

But it’s often not reported.

Public awareness initiatives are always welcome

More is needed, or course, to detect, investigate, prosecute

And ultimately end elder abuse!

-D Cowell

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/03/15/pol-elder-abuse-sentences.html

Antihydrogen undergoes its first-ever measurement

Antimatter

Could finally give up its secrets

Every particle has an antiparticle

The electron has the positron

The proton has the antiproton

Identical

Except opposite charge

Antimatter

An antiproton and a positron

Together

The simplest anti-atom

Antihydrogen

Antihydrogen

The antimatter hydrogen

The simplest anti-atom

Could finally give up its secrets

Trapping an antihydrogen atom

It's finally possible

Scientists expect its secrets

Finally

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17284822

MLB Widens Post-Season Field To 10 With Wild-Card Playoff

Baseball at last decided

Who's in and who's out

The long-expected decision

Expanding the playoff format to 10 teams

Come October

A new one-game, wild-card round

Between teams who are not division winners

Come October

Even a third-place team can win the World Series

This is the first switch since 1995

Expanding

It's a good thing for baseball

A good thing

As long as the playoffs

Don’t get watered down

But that won't happen

It's a good thing for baseball

He said

The more, the merrier

I like the extra spot

I understand why they're doing it

That seems to be what the people want

Teams who are not division winners

Expanding

Watered down playoffs won't happen in baseball

He said

I hope we get that extra spot

Hopefully, we're that playoff team

I think it's great

Expanding official

Schedules already drawn

It's a good thing for baseball

Seems to be what the people want

He said

I like the extra spot

I didn't think that the next round was cheapened

I didn't think that

http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=389320

See the Controversial Photo

a Dad Bottle-Feeding His Baby

Does This Image Bother You?

activists

decided to edit the image

state the obvious:

a dad bottle-feeding a baby

An ad

being judged.

the breast versus bottle debate.

has been rough on

a great dad

http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/see-controversial-photo-dad-bottle-feeding-baby-does-155510760.html

Mysterious Electron Acceleration Explained

A mysterious phenomenon

A space conundrum

Explained

Kraken simulation

Solar winds stretch magnetotail

Energy stored akin to stretched elastic

Parallel field lines “reconnect”

Parallel field lines “reconnect”

Elastic band releases all at once

Electrons propelled toward Earth with colossal oomph

Cause of aurora?

                                                                                -JAdams

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228152214.htm