Ella Green
When the world seems black and white
My eyes long to see splashes of color
Golden drops of sunlight
Wet glistening greenery after freshly fallen rain
The fiery citrus of sunrise
The peaceful canopy of trees
Vibrant soft flowers
A road that longs to be taken
A journey that lays right before your feet
Colors that bring views alive right before your eyes
Charlie Green
On the road to and fro it’s all I can see
Smiling faces, shiny toys, calling out to me
They scream their name, their stake in the game, their monetary worth
To ensure they fatten their pockets, and thereby fatten our girth
I guarantee it’s what I’ll see, from daybreak till I bed
All the time, when I close my eyes, I see it in my head
Endless effort and resources poured into design
Would be masterworks reworked to compel to buy
So it seems with minds on green the artists intermingle
A would-be modern-day Mozart writes a catchy jingle
We slumber for rising numbers, yet for it grease our elbows
A would-be modern-day Da Vinchi designs a crisp new logo
One day we’ll learn (with time, I’m sure) to project onto the sky
And instantly send a message, to all with seeing eyes
I’d look up, and nothing’s changed, everywhere all the time
“New crispy chicken sandwich, only four ninety-nine”
Anonymous
Do you know I love you?
Oh only if you knew,
The long-held gaze I never broke
The short good mornings, after I woke
Do you know I care?
If only you’d be aware,
Of my smile, I hoped you’d catch
The smallest of gestures, I hoped you’d fetch
Do you know I despise you?
Oh like you’d care,
Because every gaze is now broken,
Every hello, replied unspoken
Worst of all, do you know?
I don’t hate you, no, no, no
I only throw my humble plea
That you’d show
You loved me.
Clara Monahan
Ohhh, you sparkling spritz
You happy plum kiss!
Your feet on their toes
Your throat in your nose
You’re sour but sweet
A dazzling treat
A radiant hue
Or a flavorful stew
You fiddle my tongue
But it’s all for quite fun
To feel your spazzy,
Jazzy,
Kiss!
