Teen Ink Magazine,
December 2005 :
Poetry Articles
Chasing Chickens by Katherine M., Lunenburg, MA She’s running around the chicken coop After those silly birds Got her skirt hitched up too high with Freddy standing in the door Got a red sucker in hand ... Continue...
Clocks by Kristen B., Hopkinton, MA Slow down, I beg you. But you never listen. Instead, you taunt me during these precious years, Never pausing on your path, a full circle of movements That direct my destiny. ... Continue...
Everything by Jennifer L., Carol Stream, IL Meaningful conversations Full of the movies we’ve seen Favorite colors Hobbies and activities The gossip of the week ... Continue...
Heart by Eliana A., Lorain, OH They gave me this notebook and said, “Put your heart into it.” And I wondered, How? How do I do that? ... Continue...
Hospital by Samantha H., New City, NY I walked in glass doors, and sat In a lobby, overlooked by a balcony. There stood my mother, Unexpectedly flawless, And I went up to her. ... Continue...
I Am by Katey W., San Diego, CA I am from the mist settling over the canyon To the crashing of waves off the side of the coast I am from the glistening of large droplets of water falling on a midwinter’s day From the top of the rainbow to the bottom of the lake ... Continue...
Inferno by Brandon W., New Hyde Park, NY The sour smell of ashes in the air, Fire sirens beating my eardrum, People drawn to the smell, Curious, concerned. I was one of those people. ... Continue...
Reflections on Rumi by Justin S., Newton, NJ I would like to think I am not a pebble on God’s hand Being rolled from one wrinkle To another .. ... Continue...
Rhymes by Rachel B., Rocky Hill, NJ Squishy bugs and Falling trucks Indeed scared us all But not as much as Dorothy’s fall Into the deep gooey mud ... Continue...
Scritch-Scratch. Scribble. Erase. (The Poem) by Kate W., Charlottesville, VA For 99 cents I can write you a poem but hold on, it might take a while Scritch-Scratch. Scribble. Erase. Child watches me bewildered, “Are you done yet?” ... Continue...
Static Cling by Jill L., Doylestown, PA One a.m. and I am speechless. His sandy brown hair floats to the ground like burnt embers - ashes of the past on my bathroom floor. ... Continue...
Sunday by Rebecca S., Phoenix, AZ Sunday we watch the tourists From a safe distance on the deck They arrive early: survey, plot and storm the beaches (“Like D-Day,” you mumble, thumbing through the magazine section With just the slightest hint of resentment ... Continue...
The Diary of a Taxi Driver by P.J. R., Doylestown, PA Sweet and melodic jazz, the soundtrack of my life drowns every honk, siren and scream that fills this city. Steam rises from sewers ... Continue...
The Disappearing Remote by Brennan R., Hemet, CA Behind the pillow, under the cushion, Where could it be? I’ll keep on lookin’. I went to the kitchen to stuff my face, But it’s not even there, or any other place. “Mom! Dad! Where is the clicker?” ... Continue...
The Epitome of Your Face by Morgan S., Hockessin, DE Is it wrong to love a nose? Because your profile reveals The most beautiful one I have ever come to witness Perfectly shaped ... Continue...
The Seasons by Elizabeth S., Clarkston, MI Grass-tickling, water-trickling, feet-mudding spring. Bird-singing, scent-ringing, flower-budding spring. ... Continue...
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