Ally Li | (Pe)s(t)ilence, digital
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The ChaseThe dark clouds roll in from above,
thundering and booming, like a restless spirit. Ships sail across the unforgiving sea to escape the fate that awaits. Cannons ring through the air, and with a bang send ships into flames, leaving behind a trail of smoke to fill the stale air. Faster the ships try to go, opening their sails to catch the changing winds, but as the stormy clouds roll in, the enemy gains on them. They’ve had their fun, playing cat and mouse. They say, “Surrender now, and you will be spared!” Fear rises in the air, as their hope disappears, and with their burning ships steering the darkening seas, little white flags begin to fly high. Julia Wilson |
Boomerang of HopeI call upon my boomerang
To pull me out of despair And fill me with fresh air. The familiar figure, Hurling through my failures, Withstanding the howling wind And the crashing waves of shame, Striving to plant seeds that grow Into dreams that bring An extra smile to my day, A leap of determination for my heart, And a reason to believe in tomorrow. In times of trouble and doubt, I cast it away, But it always returns no matter how far I throw it. So people say I’m lucky Since my boomerang never deserts me, But this can be a pain itself Because as I wait for it to come to my side, I fear each time it will disappear from the horizon. |
Joy Hwang | Pull, mixed media
Nevertheless,
I’ll stick to my boomerang With feet steadfast on endurance And be ready to catch it when it comes home. Ko-Eun(Christina) Lee |
Yunhui Shim | Flowers and Butterflies, acrylic
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A Bitter Rose The storm had sudden and convulsing motions against thy ship Her entrance into the cave placed her into a deep trance
And out appeared a bitter red rose The girl who was torn and shattered And the dripping rain It fell heavily upon her pale glowing skin and overwhelmed the sea She was awakened by the loud roar of the sea Her confusion was resolved by the sight of the broken ship She was a princess, one that was meant to reign For periods to come, but in a sudden change she lost it all, struck into a trance The blinding light was shattering And out of the cave she rose Enchanting and gaudy she spotted the rose The memories rushed and submerged her like the sea And soon it would be her heart that shattered She rested her head upon the ship Her reality still held in a trance And the only accompanying sound was the gentle rush of rain She remembers when her father held an umbrella for her through the rain She remembers how her father sent her the rose She remembers the devastation in a trance The soldiers all motionless spread vast like the sea It was by her mother’s ship That she had escaped, with her reality shattered Her perfect world along with it was shattered The louder became the rain Although wreckage damaged the ship She had the one lonely and magical rose upon her With the sudden touch she was transported into the sea Fallen into a trance |
A sprinkle of magic here and there swayed her into a trance
The light appeared through the stained glass shattered With the gentle touch of her mom she was lifted by the sea The gift blessed her with the falling rain All contained within the charming rose Treasure and necessities overflowed the ship She fell out of the trance The sudden stop of the rain |
She was her world now, though jaded and scattered
She was Princess Rose She was ruler of the sea And the ship finally sailed Diane Zhao |
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