LOVE IS........

love is the reason i want to die
love is the warmth i feel as winter passes by
love is the only reason to why i cry
love is...

love is the sugars in my tea
love is sweeter than the honey made by the bees
love is forever like the trees
love is...

love is what brings together you and me
love is friendship, without it where will we be
love is a padlock with an assigned key
love is...

love brings you closer to my heart
love is a feeling we can't live without
love is a promise that will never be apart
love is...

love is a feeling greater than the moon
love is a pleasure i hope to feel soon
love is the dreams i visualisevat noon
love is...

Friendship is a key when your locked out you house
Friendship is a cat when your house has a mouse
Friendship is a mum when you’re arguing with a spouse
Friendship is. . .

Friendship is cream when your skin is dry
Friendship is the answer when you’re wondering why
Friendship is a tissue when you want to cry
Friendship is. . .

Friendship is glasses when you can’t see
Friendship is the sugar in your tea
Friendship is the child on your knee
Friendship is. . .

Friendship is the wick in your candle
Friendship is the horse that easy to handle
Friendship is the boat with the paddle
Friendship is. . .

Friendship is torch when it’s dark
Friendship is a patch to make your mark
Friendship is the swing in the park
Friendship is. . .

football is...

football is anything but just another game
football is not something people do for fame
"football is a weak sport" this is just a claim

football is

football is a passion for anyone who cares
football is a addiction for anyone who dares
football is a cheat says every fan who swears
football is

football is Defoe running with the ball
football is not Ronaldo making another fall
"football is boring"me saying this i don't recall
football is

football is to most: a means and way of life
football is "all you ever watch"continuously moans the wife
football is not a means to create strife
football is

football is going to the lane every Saturday
football is going to watch your team play
football is not just about the pay
football is

courage is

Courage is living without any fear
Courage is smiling when death is near
Courage is laughing when the task is sheer
Courage is.

Courage is dying for those who love you
Courage is supporting the far and few
Courage is cheering when all others boo
Courage is.

courage is the man who refuses to die
courage is the man who refuses to cry
courage is the man who refuses to comply
courage is.

Courage is the men who died in Iraq
Courage is leading a risky attack
Courage is something many people lack
Courage is.

Courage is staring danger in the face
Courage is saving those you cant replace
Courage is the thing you cannot chase
Courage is.

task 13 christmas is...

christmas is... the fights and groans
christmas is... grandmothers moans
christmas is... family time, no phones
christmas is...

christmas is... the present unwrapping
christmas is... impatient foor tapping
christmas is... the after lunch napping
christmas is...

christmas is...the cheesy adverts from argos
christmas is... when your strapped for dosh
christmas is... forgetting the cost
christmas is...

christmas is...the christmas tree
christmas is... my family and me
christmas is... the glitter you see
christmas is...

christmas is... no time for the sun
christmas is... a time for fun
christmas is... for everyone!!!
christmas is...

Love is..

Love is a butterfly, with beautiful wings
Love is a wasp, watch out for it stings
Love is a gift which is far beyond kings
Love is...


Love is my aching, the long, constant wait
Love is attraction, just yearning to mate
Love is frustrating, dont get to irate
Love is...

Love is astounding, I dont't care what you think
Love is a pounding, your heart on the brink
Love is it's own man, don't flatten the kink
Love is...

Love's punctuated, an exclamation!
Love can't be rated, it's pure elation
Love is so tired, from desperation
Love is

Love is a lost boy, which never is found
Love is a boxed toy, it's so tightly wound
Love is the end, i guess. Six feet under ground.

Love

Love is the joy you recieve when you need it
Love is a toy you can just play with when you want it
Love is the pain you feel when you're having a fit
Love is...

Love is that new jacket that you loved oh so much
Love is that cushion you love to the touch
Love is that feeling of happiness and such
Love is...

Love is Saturdays when you just wanna chill
Love is when sometimes you're wanting to kill
Love is that chore you feel that you need to fulfill
Love is...

Love is the bed that you lay down your thoughts
Love is tha feeling of not wanting to get caught!
Love is a lesson you just want to be taught
Love is...

Love is the hurt you get when you're bruised
Love is the hurt you feel when you're used
Love is a rose that got wrongly abused
Love is...

stress is

Stress is a vice that continues to tighten
Stress is a stain that refuses to lighten
Stress is a beast; always ready to frighten
Stress is …

Stress is a voice that’s relentlessly hounding
Stress is a black hole; there is no rebounding
Stress is a drum that is constantly pounding
Stress is ….

Stress is a burden; the weight on your shoulders
Stress is a file, way to massive for folders
Stress is a mountain with stampeding boulders
Stress is…

Stress is a word but for some it’s a sick curse
Stress is an illness and it only gets worse
Stress is a wound, one you surely cannot nurse
Stress is …

Stress is a nuisance; unwanted and painful
Stress is a force that is callous and baneful
Stress is the reason I’m blue (and that’s shameful!)
Stress is …

Eternity is...

Eternity is the sky and the moon and the stars
Eternity is our earth, and venus and mars
Eternity is the sweet sweet taste of candybars
Eternity is.

Eternity is the shy smile on your face
Eternity is the whole human race
Eternity is the never-ending chase
Eternity is.


Eternity is waiting in line
Eternity is searching for a sign
Eternity is buying some time
Eternity is.

Eternity is the trust in your eye
Eternity is the hidden lie
Eternity is when you say goodbye
Eternity is.

Eternity is forever more
Eternity is the open door
Eternity is the sea and the shore
Eternity is.

Eternity is your sweet, gentle kiss
Eternity is our hidden bliss
Eternity is simply this.
Eternity is.

Love Is...

Love is the key to a rusted heart
Love isn't the end, but the start
Love is the cream on an apple Tart
Love is...

Love is a flower that lasts all year round
Love is not silence, but the sweetest sound
Love is the seed that lies in the ground
Love is...

Love is a bug, it will eat you inside
Love is a gift and will increase your pride
Love is a emotional strain of cyanide
Love is...

Love is the trigger to ecstacy and pain
Love is the priceless prize of the Game
Love is crop that grows on the plain
Love is...

Love is a heartbeat in a mothers womb
Love is the smile that liftens the gloom
Love is hope in the certainty of doom
Love is...


Love is a hand that guids your way
Love is a snowflake in the middle of may
Love is the Sun of everyday
Love is...

Love is a child with a brand new toy
Love is the tension between teenage girl and boy
Love is the child that is a bundle of joy
Love is...

metaphoric poem

music is a way of showing just how you think,
music is a way that you and others can link,
music is a way of feeling low without others seeing you sink,
music is...


music is way of speaking without using words,
music is a way of speaking without being heard,
music is a way of flying just like a bird,
music is...


music is a way of hearing the words you want to hear,
music is sound that makes you feel you can disappear,
music is a way of crying without shedding a tear,
music is...

music is a way of unlocking your soul without needing a key,
music is enjoying your time without wasting energy,
music is a way of drowning yourself without the sea,
music is...

music is a way to smile
music is love without walking down the aisle
music is a way to be full of style
music is

Family is...

Family is the first step you make
Family is the breath you take
Family is the cure to every ache
Family is

Family is the happiness inside
Family is the place to confide
Family is a heart filled with pride
Family is

Family is a protecting shield
Family is a deep cut healed
Family are the lips that are sealed
Family is

Family is a great big heart
Family a tasty jam tart
Family is the greatest piece of art
Family is

Family is the warmth of a glowing fire
Family is your hearts desire
Family is a great sapphire
Family is

Pain is

Pain is...

Pain is when your emotions surprise you
Pain is when a loved one betrays you
Pain is when your heart fails you
Pain is...

Pain is when something goes wrong
Pain is when you need somewhere to belong
Pain is when you have to stay strong
Pain is...

Pain is when there's too many bad things
Pain is when you miss your meetings
Pain is when you run out of strings
Pain is...

Pain is an important part of life
Pain is a searching penknife
Pain is when you finally get a wife
Pain is...

Pain is the knuckle on a fist
Pain is the crack in the wrist
Pain is the frightening twist
Pain is...

Pain is what happens when you shout at me
Pain is when you look at me so angrily
Pain is when you unleash all your fury
Pain is...

Belief is a ‘dream come true’

Belief is a non-toxic glue

Belief is the sky bright blue

Belief is...

Belief is a miracle against all odds

Belief is a smile or just a simple nod

Belief is buying a unique hot rod

Belief is...

Belief is perfect fitting clothes

Belief’s a never dying rose

Belief is taking a few blows

Belief is...

Belief is never having to quit

Belief is a boy who doesn’t spit

Belief is me learning how to knit

Belief is....

Belief is a rainbow after a rainy day

Belief is snow after a hot summers day

Belief is switching time back to yesterday

Belief is...

Happiness is...

Happiness is eternal bliss that hugs you all the way
Happiness is the fresh new flowers in the start of May.
Happiness is the colours the take away the grey
Happiness is...
Happiness is an iced cake with sprinkled sauce on top
Happiness is the red chillies that make your mouth go POP!
Happiness is the new shoes bought at the shop
Happiness is...
Happiness is the sun that glows on my skin
Happiness is going to church and taking away sin.
Happiness is finishing a quilt with only one pin in
Happiness is...
Happiness is the smile that touches the heart
Happiness is excitement you feel at the start
Happiness is the jam in a homemade tart
Happiness is...
Happiness is when people call you a friend
Happiness is the pleasure on presents you spend.
Happiness is a nice text message that you send
Happiness is...

Magic

Magic is gold at the end of a rainbow
Magic is each crystal amidst the clear snow
Magic is a cake with perfect made dough
Magic is…

Magic is Mr Potter and his powerful wand
Magic is fashion, brunettes and blondes
Magic is a friendship that was made to bond
Magic is…

Magic is a story that can become reality
Magic is fate, life’s abnormality
Magic is the needle, it brings vitality
Magic is…

Magic is three words, ending I love you
Magic is an object that should go askew
Magic can bring wishes, through and through
Magic is…

Magic is that which brings life to words
Magic is never-ending, free as a bird
Magic is alive in everyone absurd

Magic is…

Friendship Is...

Friendship is feet’s that will walk with you all the way

Friendship is a smile that will never go away

Friendship is God who always listens to your pray

Friendship is…

Friendship is a treasure you keep in your heart

Friendship is a gallery which is full of great art

Friendship is a book that makes you smart

Friendship is…

Friendship is the glowing stars in the night sky

Friendship is the tears flowing down your cheeks when you cry

Friendship is a shield that saves you from a black eye

Friendship is…

Friendship is the sun; it’s your source of life

Friendship is a stab you got from a cold grey knife

Friendship is being a part of the wildlife

Friendship is…

Friendship is what keeps you warm in the cold winter days

Friendship is the way through a complicated maze

Friendship is the emotional writing in your essays

Friendship is…

Task 13: Metaphor Poem

Firstly, well done to ALL of you who completed Task 12 on time. I felt privileged to read such an impressive body of work, and no one would have guessed the writers were from four different year groups either. Yet again, your work is being read by bloggers all over the world, and what they are reading is fantastic stuff. So well done to the lot of you!

And if you haven't read everyone else's efforts (and commented on them too) you don't know what you're missing! So get reading (and commenting) straight away...
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Another poetry task this week.

Firstly, have a look at this week's Poem of the Week on the Fast Track BLOG. (Click here to read it.)

As you will see, this poem is a masterclass in metaphors - and, in fact, almost every line in the poem gives a different metaphor for the poem's topic: love.

Your task - as you've probably guessed already - is to write your own metaphor poem, using 'Love is...' to provide your structure.

Like that poem, yours too will follow these rules:

1. Each stanza will consist of four lines. (You should write a minimum of 5 stanzas.)
   
2. All four lines will begin with "???? is". (N.B. Insert the topic of YOUR poem where he has used the word LOVE.)
3. The fourth line of each stanza will simply consist of those two words: i.e. "???? is."
4. Lines 1-3 of each stanza will rhyme.
5. Lines 1-3 of each stanza will be of a similar length. (Look carefully at the example below, and you will see how I stick to a similar rhythm too: see if you can manage the same.)
   

All of you should obey these five rules.

Some of you might choose to obey the following rule too:

• The most observant of you will realise Lines 1-3 each have FOUR FEET (or BEATS). They are different types of feet, but there are still always four beats to the line. If you think you can manage this (and some of you should definitely be able to do so), make sure each of your Lines 1-3 have FOUR FEET too. (Ask me if you are stuck on this...)

Like Henri's poem, try to make yours as original and fresh as possible.

All you need to do first is choose your topic. Here are some ideas, but you don't have to choose one of them if you don't want to:

• Friendship
• Happiness
• Football
• School
• Family
• Freedom
• Music
• Nature
  

The choice of topic (and so title) is up to you. Just make sure you follow the rules above, and GOOD LUCK!

And remember: if you are stuck for a rhyme, use RHYMEZONE.COM.

Deadline = midnight on Saturday 20th October

As always, here is my attempt:

HOPE is a friend when all others desert you
Hope is a plaster when others have hurt you
Hope is a fact and won't need to convert you
Hope is...

Hope is a car that will never break down
Hope is a house in the posh part of town
Hope is a smile and never a frown
Hope is...

Hope is a suit with a perfect fit
Hope is a patch when you can't seem to quit
Hope is a serious piece of kit
Hope is...

Hope is a crutch when you can't seem to walk
Hope is an ear when you just need to talk
Hope is the flower, the leaves and the stalk
Hope is...

Hope is the meat on doubt's dubious bone
Hope is all ears and won't hang up the phone
Hope is immune to the toxic unknown
Hope is...