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Sophia White Poems
- Dare I Hope? Dare I hope to hope? Is it safe? Is it right? ...
- Something About A Forest There’s just something about a ...
- A String Of Simile Words bind me, wrapping around me like ...
- Darklings This place is now a nest of darklings. The air is ...
- Paper Airplane I've made a paper airplane With wings of ...
- A Child's Dream I loved to look upon him, The Hunter near ...
- A Song The sky is bright, the sun’s on the sea The salt’s in...
When Sophia is not at class, doing homework, trimming hedges, spelunking, sleeping, eating, reading, or spending time with her frieds, she writes poetry. 'I first became interested in poetry when I took a class on it in the ninth grade, ' says Ms. White. 'I am enthralled by such poets as Shel Silverstein, Alfred Noyes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Don Marquis.' When asked where she finds her inspiration for her poems, Ms White thoughtfully twirls one golden red curl around a finger before replying, 'I think that people I know well and care about a lot can move me to words, as well as particularly emotional experiences. That is when I write my more personal poems, such as 'Darklings' and 'When ... more »
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Dare I Hope?
Dare I hope to hope?
Is it safe? Is it right?
Am I hoping for nothing
But a black and empty night?
Hope should make me happy.
I should laugh, sing, and dance
Because I am hoping. Right?
Ha! Not a chance.
How is it that hope can leave me
Trembling in the darkness?
How is it that something so “good”
Should leave me feeling helpless?
Dare I hope to hope?
What difference does it make?
Fate will be fate in the end,
It will either “make or break.”
Does Fate regard my hope?
Does She listen? Or care?
Am I shooting for a ...
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Sophia, your poetry is so good it makes it difficult to comment piece by piece. Instead, your gift for words instills an urgency to read on and on. In my opinion, the mark of great poetry. You have an amazing talent... you are destined for greatness.
Brian
Sophia White is a passionate, beautiful writer. Her delicate pictures combine
clarities & understandings—aspiring for her youth. Long live her poems! Sus x