I End My Day By Swimming.
The lights in each of the doll houses are off.
I, a giant, wander insignificant
Among the grains of sand.
When at last I reach the sea,
I let it take me,
Dirt and grime and grease
The lights in each of the doll houses are off.
I, a giant, wander insignificant
Among the grains of sand.
When at last I reach the sea,
I let it take me,
Dirt and grime and grease
We lie tired
Bundled up in puffers and scarves
On the pleather seats of the bus that felt like home.
You rummage through your red lunchbox,
Unpacking each item carefully
and all his other songs, album covers mostly variations of a homesick grayish-green. Acoustic guitar thrumming through the speakers in steady 4/4 time.
Visual Art
Deadline
Create an image that represents your dream house. You might sketch, paint, or collage your dream house. Use this activity as a creative way to dream about the future.
Writing
Deadline
Think of something, an object or a person, for example, and write down as many similes as you can think of. Then collect these similes into a poem.
Writing
Deadline
Happy New Year! What are you most looking forward to in this next year? Write about what New Year’s means to you.
Writing
If all collective knowledge was destroyed, except for one brief but informative sentence, what would you like the world to know?
Writing
What does it mean to be American? Can we still find the answer in the Declaration of Independence — that each person has the equal right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
Writing
In poetry or prose, describe the experience of giving or receiving empathy.
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