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Student Work
In alphabetical order
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Cinquain
By Virginia Costello
Poetry student at Renaissance Court
Toddler
Energetic, joyful
Inquisitively, recklessly, untiringly
Learning about the world
Finnian
She Used To Count the Stars
By Marilyn Lucero
Poetry student at Renaissance Court
Keeper of the Tower, was she
The Maker of the Beds
The Keeper of the count
Of the glasses tall
And the napkins small
The Spreader of the Spreads
Of peanut butter and jelly and such
It isn't much
To give one a sense of dignity
And so she wrote her poetry
To free her soul
From all that with which
She never did make a proper peace.
For she could still remember when
She was very young
She used to count the stars
Surveyor of the Sky
Was she then
And all that passed her by.
And in her quiet wasy, she knew
Maybe even more than they, who
Pretend to know
The count on high
Of starships and galaxies
Of meteors, and wandering birds
Who passed her by.
Finding her so alone,
Had they ever wondered why,
She used to count the stars?
Three Homeless Men Plus One
By Angela Scott
Creative Writing student at Park Ridge Senior Center
[based on the Three Little Pigs]
Joe, Moe and Beau met in a homeless shelter and became close friends. Joe was a manager at Woolworth's. He also was a Girl Scout leader who made paper mache projects. Moe worked for Fannie May Candy making boxes in the warehouse. Moe lost his job when Fannie May sold their company. Beau worked for Motorola designing cabinets and TVs. As a kid he had fun making wooden box scooters with his friends.
Joe, Moe and Beau had quite a bit in common. They were single, in their 40's, decent people who enjoyed each other's friendship. Joe made his house out of paper mache, Moe made his house out of cardboard and Beau made his out of a wooden crate. They were close and they always watched each other's backs. They would go to shelters, two at a time, while the third one stayed back to watch their houses. They went for dinner at different churches serving meals for the homeless. They received a bag of goodies at the end of the meal that contained clean new white socks, candy, soap, shampoo, and a sandwich for later on. In the mornings they would go to a shelter, shower and shave and sometimes, stand in line at Manpower to get a job for the day.
Now came Harry. Harry was a mean person who had hair all the way down his back, a beard down to his belly button, and hair on the top of his hands that made him look like an ape. Harry was a former barber that worked in a small Mom and Pop shop. He lost his job when Bo Ric's opened next door. He was very dirty, with greasy hair, and he smelled to high heaven.
Harry wanted to sleep in Joe's house one night. Joe said, "No" but Harry insisted. Joe said, "No," again. Harry got mad and began to kick his house until it fell apart. The next night, Harry went to Moe's house and began to kick and swear until he destroyed Moe's house. On the third night, he went to Beau's house and insisted on coming in again, stealing the newspapers that were being saved for the men to keep warm at night and insulate the inside of their houses. They also used newspapers to stuff into their clothes to keep them warm. When Harry knocked Beau's door down, he had a sudden surprise. The three men were together. They attacked him, brought him to the back of the house, and cut off all his hair from his head, his hands and his beard as Harry was screaming, "Please, no … no, my hair keeps me warm in the winter time." But, the men continued until he was completely bald. Needless to say, Harry wasn't hairy any more and the three men never saw Harry again.
The End
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