Ruth Santana

"Perspective of Life"

Worry about death.

Forgetting to pursue my dreams.

And the time taking a ship.

To a lost island I have never been.

As the bird who flies and flies.

That’s what you should do.

Enjoy your life. And forget about other things.

Follow your heart that doesn’t lie.

And feel the air touching your skin.

As the same time the water roses your cheeks.

Live in a utopia making real all your dreams.

Sarintif Sup

“Make Sure”

Make sure that you cry when you come out of your mother’s womb.
Make sure that you get a warmness from breastfeeding.
Make sure that you learn to walk.
Make sure that you learn to say “Mommy” and “Daddy”.
Make sure that you attend a good kindergarten.
Make sure that you get along with your little classmate.
Make sure that you eat vegetables in your dish.
Make sure that your naughtiness is not a rotten apple that spoils the barrel.
Make sure that you don’t follow your friends and skip classes.
Make sure that you don’t get involved with drugs.
Make sure that you dress properly and your jeans won’t hit the ground.
Make sure that you make your parents feel so proud with your high school diploma.
Make sure that you do it right in college and graduate from that too.
Make sure that you are not wasting your time with something unsure.
Make sure that you get a job and start to keep your money.
Make sure that the job pays you well.
Make sure that you are ready to have a family.
Make sure that the one you choose is willing to go through bad dreams with you.
Make sure that you live your life as an elephant; peaceful, though powerful.
Make sure that you raise your children the way I did you.
Make sure that you can stand on your own when I’m gone.
Make sure that your daughter doesn’t forget who raised her since she was born.
Make sure that you will become a grandmother who has a kind smile.
Make sure that you meet me in heaven.

JERRY CHEN

Living in A Fantasy

I think that I’m living in a fantasy.

I guess.

Some kind of phantom itches.

Yes, Phantom itch.

I believe that I was born in heaven.

And I am an angel who has a pair of wings.

When I was a child, I hid in the clouds,

Looked at the people on earth.

Full of illusions.

When I was an adult, I tried to comprehend what was human desire.

I am a broken angel. I had blood all over my wings. The blood is overflows.

I hurt, spears, bows and arrows…

Cast away illusions.

Now, my illusions are crumbled.

I’m a falling angel.

The wings are lying on the ground.

I dispel illusions;

And without any illusion,

I may acquire an innocent life.

ZhaoNa Huang

She and I


The road of growth, I had her.

She was a big tree,

Relied on her, safe and warm.

Her smile likes the sun,

Gave me energy, bravely to go forward.


The memory of growth, I had her.

Held my hand,

Patiently taught me to write.

Laid on my bed,

Softly read an interesting story.


The experience of growth, I had her.

Silent street, she run with hard steps,

Sick me on her back.

Sweat soaked her forehead,

Her worry, her anxiety, I could feel.


The new growth of life, I do not her

Crowded airport

She came to see my off

Tears wet through her orbit I saw

Turn round, I left


If growth was an experience of life,

Then all the things about she and I were on the list of growth.

It recorded our memories, drop by drop.

I miss her often, my aunt,

Whom I call mom.

Alma Sandoval

Memories

Our minds still remember.

The dark night of November

when the clouds were crying

And our minds were flying.

We were sitting in the floor,

I hear a sound behind the door;

There were cats in the house.

They were catching a mouse.

It was a scary night.

And then you were there like a light;

My heart was as crying stone;

Because we were very alone.

Youwei Shao

I am growing up

When I was a little child

I wanted to grow up

If I grow up

I can do what I want to do

Nobody can stop me

Life is freedom

When time passes

I feel that I don’t like to grow up

I didn’t even know that when I grew up

There are a whole bunch of problems that I need to solve

Life becomes tired

But never give up

Because everybody does that too

“Life is not about learning to survive the storm, but rather learning how to dance in the rain.”

That is a quote that I like

Linzhi zhang

After Growing Up

When I am growing up
The world makes up
For me,
Life is more colorful
Also life is more difficult.
The sweet run away from me
The bitter confronts me
It does not mean I hate growing up, or life
Even though these two make me lose naivete
To understand better this real world
When I am growing up
I know what responsibility is
I know how to take care of family
Ever I was young
I didn’t understand anything
Always thinking of myself
Now, I know that is called selfishness
I thank god for helping me until today
The dream I will achieveBecause I am growing up

Vera Ye

Growing Up

When I was growing up
I started like a bulb of a flower.
I grew and grew until I was like any other teenager.
When I was growing up
I am a germination of seeds.
When I was growing up
My heart smiled when I was in my mother’s arms.
During those times, I cried and wept as if someone had died.
One wrong thing, I came to America.
When I was growing up a thousand of days passed as if nothing was wrong.
Almost every single day was like a total repeat.
Over and over again as if it was the same day
On and on my childhood goes, it’s like it never ends.
Until today it was like I just traveled through a clock to the future.
And now, when I start thinking of what I want to be
When I was little, like for even a second, I’ll smile.

Franklin Mejia

“Dominican Food”

Dominican food represents my country, like water represents the sea.

Dominican food is each kind of vegetable you can find.

Dominican food is every delicious food you could imagine.

Dominican food will make your mouth smile forever.

Dominican food will get you forever.

Dominican food is the mother of food.

Dominican food can change your way of savor flavors.

Dominican food is cooked by bless hands.

Dominican food will feel better every day.

Dominican food is recognized in the entire world.

Dominican food, one day will be the number one.

Dominican food will make you feel healthy.

Dominican food, it’s in my blood.

Dominican food makes me feel proud.

Dominican food will never lose his essence.

Elaine Yang

Heart broken

He went to the memorized place,

With the familiar face.

He rides his old bike,

With the person he likes.

They watched the last show,

With the camera he borrows.

There should be the ending,

The way they act is called pretending.

The photo he holds belongs to the person he misses.

He is longing for the last kiss.

He still loves her forever,

But the girl can’t be with him ever.