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Days have their Sleepy Tendencies
With Beetles on their Shores –
Their Hearts will glow – their cities burn –
With oceans on their Moors

I have drowned in Strawberry Jam
With Tulips in the snow
The Beetles’ hearts will Sweetly glow –
Toward paradise they yearn.

When Waxy Hope drips in lines –
The Sun cannot surmise.
It’s infamy – it has to be –
The Beetles’ stolen Prize.

Even the Sun’s most flickered Wait
Descends more than Fire –
It’s made of mountainous Candlelight –
it claims his Desire.

The Ruby Boss cannot Behold –
The Tarnished Copper’s flight.
It rains Soft – rules Alone –
The Tulips burned in Spite –

Magazine This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.




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Gingersnap777VIP said...
Oct. 21, 2011 at 10:29 am:

It's ambiguous and hard to understand...but a lot of art is that way, and your words and phrases are definitely artistic.

 
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soaringbug said...
Dec. 28, 2010 at 4:07 pm:

woah. i don't think i get it, but it's so cool!! i guess i just picture .... sun.... on a flowery, lakey, tree-y sort of gentle landscape.... color.... <3 good job. you deserve to be published. xD

 
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ars306 said...
Dec. 6, 2010 at 11:13 am:

This poem is full of imagery. I like when you say, "I have drowned in Strawberry Jam." I love strawberry jam, and it makes me think of toast! To make your poem better, you could add similes because you have quite a bit of imagery but not as many comparisons this poem is capable of.

 
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sabina22 said...
Nov. 14, 2010 at 6:40 pm:

This paints such a beautiful picture in the mind of the reader; I very much enjoyed reading it, thank you for posting it! The capitalization of critical words throughout the piece really enhanced its creative quality. Remarkable!

 
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GraniaVIP said...
Sept. 22, 2009 at 2:30 pm:

This is great. I had trouble understanding it, but the images were so poignant that it didn't matter.

 
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Kyrene1079 said...
Aug. 26, 2008 at 2:29 pm:

I like it, but it confuzes me. I'd love to know the meaning behind those beatiful words.

 
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ana said...
Aug. 23, 2008 at 12:33 pm:

Lovely. I liked the capatlized words that kind of played throughout.

 
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