Hannah Bowlin's Poem

As I ran down the stairs frantically searching for my mom and dad there was a loud bang that came from outside. I saw my mom in the kitchen and told her what was happening. She was one step ahead of me. She was already packing food for the trip to grandmas house where we would take refuge for awhile. I called my best friend Skye and told her that her family was welcome to take the trip with us. Then I went upstairs

Suddenly my eyes flew open, the coldness slowly lingered away. My body felt warm. Almost as warm as how my mouth felt the last time I had sipped on my grandmother's tea. My grandmother always told me to have faith and to believe in the end everything would be alright. I felt the frigid saltwater against my skin. “Where am I?” I thought to myself. I couldn’t quite recall what had happened nor where I was. All that I could recall was hearing screams of innocent children and parents trying to comfort

It was after the recital which id been waiting outside of since the start. It was dark, so dark I couldn't see the whisky bottle i had been drinking from. Finally, after waiting for a long while kids started to exit the school. I think i must of been pretty drunk because the youngest Finch child looked like a ham. When the kids got on their way I began to follow them. I don’t know how but i guess they heard me and stopped. Lucky for me it was dark enough that they couldn’t see me. They stopped again, but this time they screamed something. Maybe they saw someone they knew but i just ignored it. The third time they stopped i went for it. I snatched them up and mashed and squished at the ham shaped child. Then the boy came a shoved her out of my arms. I chuckled at the boy. He was so small and scrawny, it was hysterical that he thought he could fight me. I let him struggle for a little and then i pushed him to the ground. His elbow hit the concrete and made a loud crack. After that a strange man came out of nowhere. Ha came at me with a knife of some sort and before i could fight back i was up against the tree and everything went

I awoke one morning, and I was getting ready for school. When I was done getting ready for school,my mom made eggs for breakfast. I started to eat a egg, and my dad was reading the newspaper. Then he told me that the forecast was gonna be cloudy. I started to walk to school with my friends.

I joined in as we yelled towards the stage, our words on repeat. 10 more minutes passed and the crowd sang lyrics to their song and I could hear my voice getting raspy, which I liked. I liked that there was a story behind why I wouldn’t be talking the next day, and how I wouldn’t be able to tell that story until I got my voice back.

My family and I went to Colorado Spring for christmas break. We packed up all of our stuff then we put it all in the car. When we got done putting all of our stuff in the car we left we got on the highway. As soon as we got on the highway I took a nap. I woke up when we were in Colorado we were almost there. I was talking to my parents until we stop to get gas. I sat in the car until my dad got done filling the car up. We drove for a little bit and we were in Colorado Springs. We drove to my Aunt's house when we got there I took my stuff in the room I stay in. My cousin came from downstairs and said “Hi ” then he went back downstairs. My aunt put on a movie to all watch together. My grandma was cooking something for all of to eat when the movies was over I went to the kitchen to eat. I went to the kitchen table to talk to my dad. When my dad got done eating We heard a knock on the door we answered it and it was on of my uncles and aunts then my cousins walked in.

Hannah's poetry celebrates the potential of one human being to accomplish something significant against all odds, in the most dire of circumstances. Though Hannah's family was not religious, they identified as Jewish. As Hannah turned twenty-one, even though she was safe in Palestine, she could not escape the dark shadow that World War II cast over Europe. She felt she had to help in whatever way she could. Her response was extreme. but so were the times. It was around this time that she wrote one of her most famous poems, Blessed is the Match. Hannah's urge to write had always been strong. Now the war and its horror inspired her to continue writing in her journal; she produced poems that continue to endure and inspire us today. Senesh's diary

I opened the door and saw my parents on the same place of the couch when I left. They were talking to each other then looked at me.

One day in Michigan, we decided to go to Lake Michigan. We went to the beach. It was one of those it's-very-windy type of days. At the beach there was giant dunes the size of small mountains. So we decided to climb up the dunes. When we got to the top it looked like we could see the whole world. My mom and Justin decided to walk down the safe path.. Me on the other I decided to run down the sandy dune. So I ran as fast as I could jumping when you jump it feels like you jumped the the whole dune when I got to the middle I jumped again and when I landed the was a log in front of me I hit the log and tumbled the whole way down the dune. Once I stopped I realized how much I got hurt. I had cuts all over me and a giant scar that

When I was 4, my parents moved us to Hawaii. We lived on the island of Kauai. They moved me away from our entire family. My family were my whole world. For the 5 months that we were there, we lived in a crappy studio apartment. My brother and I, slept on pool floats on the floor. It wasn’t ideal but we made it work. The week of my 5th birthday we were evicted from our apartment. In that moment they had to make the strenuous decision of moving us to Maui. We moved in

One day my friend Haleigh and I were having fun by ding dong ditching a close friend. We’ve already done a bunch of houses before, and it was Haleigh’s turn to ding dong ditch. Barefooted, she scurried to her house swiftly and quietly, trying hard not to be spotted. Then as soon as she rang the doorbell she took off running. She ran as fast as the speed of light. She ran so lightly on her feet that it looked as if a feather could knock her down. BOOM! All of a sudden she face planted. She fell rock hard to the ground. She started to scream in shock, pain, and horror. Her screeches were loud in my ears. As I saw her start to flip out, all I could think of was the image of her falling out of nowhere, tripping over her own foot. She made a not

First, we checked out my Uncle’s new house. It was a big, white house with a big backyard. They had a very cute dog who loved me! I made a new friend that day. Then, we all went to my Aunt’s house with my grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, and some of my mom’s friends from high school and college. The second I walked into their backyard, the smell of hotdogs and sausage hit me like a bullet. Everyone greeted me with hugs and smiles. There was a pool and a cute little dog named Zeus who was sleeping on the deck and snoring. I swam for a little and then I talked to all of my relatives that were there. The food was absolutely amazing! I had a bunch of hot dogs and sausages with salad and pasta salad. For dessert there was yummy chocolate cheesecake with strawberries that my aunt made, which was even more delicious than the main

My palms were sweating, heart was racing and I had a million thoughts running through my mind, I sat down in the oh so familiar cold, plastic chair. I gripped my pencil with angst and took the 100 question math staar and it was the longest 4 hours of my entire life, waited patiently for the results of my staar test. I received the white envelope from my teacher. I looked down at the envelope, my eyes locked. It was sealed with a parent eye's only sticker. I calmly walked my desk and ripped the envelope open like a wild

It was the summer of 5th grade and every summer I go to my sisters house in california, she lives in a gated community and no kids are alowed outside without supervison after 7:00pm.I was at a sleepover with my two cousins lili and jojo and thought that it would be a good idea to go outside after 7:00pm and at that moment i thougt it was a good idea so…… i did, that night it was hot because it was summer and the night sky was as black as the coffee in a coffee shop that just bruid. In the distance you could see red white and blue lights flashing like a broken flash light and then we hear it the sound like howling dog then all of a sudden a black and white car that looked like it was from a old picture pulled over by us and a tall guy that had to be at least 5’10 walked out the car in a dark blue suit with brown hair nicely combed back asked us “may i ask why you kids are out here right now with no supervisison?” and we replaid with our voice shaking widly knowing that we just got into trouble said “sir we went out for a walk” then he replied “ are you kids new here by any chance” and we said “no sir” witch is what we should of said but ne we lied and said “yes sir” and he replied with “ok kids we have rules here” and explained all the rules we have there witch we already knew.

My mom and brother were waiting for me sitting in the chair. It was a cold winter day so I put on my big winter coat and big boots, that absorbed me .We walked out of the school and went in the car, are black car looked like it turned white with all the snow, with are snowy footprints trailing behind us, “It was as cold as Antarctica “ I said to my mom