Wednesday, February 15, 2012

David's Heartbeat Field Trip

Author's Note: This is a response to the field trip to David's Heartbeat that I went to last week Friday. Riah VandeZande and Sydney Kaine ran it. They did a fantastic job organizing the field trip and I hope they realize how much I appreciated it.

My body ached from laughing as I settled down for lunch. A smile was permanently engraved on our faces. I stuffed my face as we continued to giggle, while recalling the day's events. Though nothing that had happened in the past few hours was rather humorous, we still couldn't control our laughter. The field trip had went as perfectly as it had been planned. Much thanks to Riah and Sydney, I had fun learning experience away from school.

When we left school and boarded the school bus, I wasn't really sure what to except. I had heard plenty about the field trip and I knew Sydney was an amazing dancer, but I just couldn't grasp exactly where it would go. We entered the church were greeted by some very friendly people. I could tell a lot of hard work had gone into the production and I began to get excited. I anxiously sat in the church just waiting for the show to begin. When the lights dimmed and I knew it was time. Sydney gracefully glided across the stage, and every time she went back stage, I eagerly awaited her to come back on. I really enjoyed watching Sydney dance and I tried to focus on her the whole time.

When the performance was over, I gave Sydney a hug, hoping to show how much I appreciated her organizing this field trip. The whole ride to lunch, my friends and I talked and laughed, and laughed even more. We were so relaxed, we felt like we could just have fun. The best part was that it was still a school day and we were still learning, just in a different environment.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Something so Magnificent

Author's Note: This is a poetic response to Life of Pi. I'm still new to writing poetic responses, but I think I've improved since the last time I did it. I decided to describe the lightening on page 233 and explain how important it was to Pi. To me it was a sign to Pi that God hasn’t forgotten about him and reminding him of the beauty God. I decided to write about this in my poem by using text evidence and a few semantic devices including the repeating initial pattern.

Something so magnificent,
A terrifying sight,
A lonely lifeboat,
A lost castaway,

Who am I?
Nothing but a speck in the vast ocean,
A single strike,
One of many,
Takes my breath away.

His hand reaching down so close to me,
Still so far from Him,
My belief is fading,
Has He forgotten?

He is trying to speak to me,
But I’m not hearing,
He is trying to demonstrate his love,
But I’m not seeing,
Trying to shout through roaring oceans,
But I’m not hearing,

Trying to look day and night for Him,
In the silent sea,
In the vast horizon,
Yet never finding,

When worst comes to worst,
I spot Him,
In the raging sea,
In the furious lightening,
Right in front of my face,
Just barley missing me.