Poetry

Nik Jameson AP World History 1-6-08

__Art Examination Comparison__ This is a footed bowl from the Tellem peoples of Mali

This piece of artwork is from Mali. It is a footed bowl that would often be found directly under Tellem burial caves in the Bandiagara cliffs. Three- and four- footed bowls, such as this one, would often be used in this civilization for burial and funerary purposes. This stone relief panel from the Toltec civilization in Meso-America is called Eagle Relief

This piece of artwork is from the Toltec peoples. It depicts a raptor in profile. Many stone relief panels, like this one, decorate the architectural structures at Tula, the capital of the Toltec peoples. This certain panel, though, was found in the northern part of Veracruz, a Mexican state. Eagle Relief represents an eagle devouring a human heart. In ancient Mexico eagles soaring in the sky were symbols of the sun.

Poetry Portfolio

Nik Jameson Mrs. Gregorio Accelerated English 10 11-11-08

**__ Poem #2 __** We take a walk Upon the soft sand Green-blue waves crashing down Far as the eye can see. The heat of the sun Is countered only by the Cool North Carolinian Air Whipping at our faces. We take a walk
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Poem #2 __** We take a walk Upon the soft sand Green-blue waves crashing down Far as the eye can see. The heat of the sun Is countered only by the Cool North Carolinian Air Whipping at our faces. We take a walk Poem #5 Lost __**   Alone in a park The shouts and screams Of hundreds of children Alone in a park It began to grow dark And the night air was frigid Alone in a park The restlessness, the loss of hope Where is my family?  __**Poem #7**__ Holding the racket like a swordsman in battle   He lofts the ball in the air and jumps, Like a cheetah that pounces on its prey   In a swift motion, the racket descends Slicing the ball over the net.  The ball hits the ground, Like a head on car-crash   And kicks away from the opponent
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Poem #8 __**   Come O powerful snowstorm Bring with you the hope of a white Christmas Give us the joy of waking up To a blanket of fluffy snow Make children’s dreams come true A day off or even two Let the snowman have hope again Permit us to have a snowball fight While flakes cascade down all around us Obey my wish almighty force of nature
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**__Poem #11__**

Are you sure mom If I listen to my roof Will I hear the reindeer’s hoofs? If we leave out milk, and cookies Will Santa actually eat them? Oooh boy, I surely hope he comes tonight How can you be so sure? How do parents always know these things? Will Santa definitely come to our house tonight?

__**Poem #13**__ The hand grips me tightly <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">And as it moves <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">My bristles glide, <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">Up and down, to and fro <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">All across the canvas. <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">I am the blacksmith's hammer <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">The knight's lance. <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">I possess complete and utter power

<span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">__**Poem #13**__ <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">The hand grips me tightly <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">And as it moves <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">My bristles glide, <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">Up and down, to and fro <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">All across the canvas. <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">I am the blacksmith's hammer <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">The knight's lance. <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">I possess complete and utter power <span style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);">