Celina Alegria Poems

We were told in English class to write an ode to an ordinary object that we love, so I wrote this one. =)

This sock
In the drawer
...

I have forsaken
My bedtime
That was so regular
When I was little
...

Colorful, elegant designs
Frosting
Creamy, saccharine, thickly
Coating
...

The ocean is like a puppy,
Panting and rolling,
Disorderly and busy along the horizon,
Then, running away from the scorching sun.
...

A goblet of crystal—
Sometimes of frosted glass,
To be filled to the brim with love,
Though, it is sometimes filled with other things,
...

A test to take in calculus soon,
Usually taken on little sleep,
This time, performance must be in tune
I must study in the afternoon,
...