Introduction

Due to our current class topic: love sonnets and poem, we read several of Shakespeare's famous sonnets and other modern poems. Since we were now more familiar with poetry, our class decided to give our own inspiration a try and write poems by ourselves.

The following poems are all "handmade" and we are proud and happy to be able to present them to you!

Times are changing

From day to day
I think of you,
my only dream
to be with you

I can't ignore you
I wish I could
I can' forget you,
but I think I should

It is over now
I have another one,
she can show me how
cause she's the better one

by Udo "Romeo" Gemmerich

Deceitful ambitions

The eternal search for happiness,
The search for something better,
The despaired attempts
To be more than you are.

Why?
What happened?
Where will it lead you?
Don't you see it?

It leads you away,
Away from me,
From all the people that love you,
And who you once loved.

But you are gone,
And our past, present and future with you.
My only hope?
To be never hurt by you again.

The future it mine,
And it has no room for you!

by Meike Gaul

throwing her mobile phone
into a mirror,
an uncountable multitude of splinters
splits life
to tiny pieces;
with one reflection that catches the eye:

of someone opening the door
for a white impersonal letter
waiting
on the doorstep.
he reads without a wince,
motionless, the tree stands still
in stormy weather
until finally the wind
tears impersonality apart:

a tiny piece of paper
lands in front of a restaurant,
witness
of red wine in midair
about to soak a man's face.
outraged and angry
the wind brings rain
to mingle with the woman's
quick escape:

at home
she opens the door.
wind
overtakes peace and security,
forcefully draws a tear
but can't drown out
the noise
of crushing glass with every step.
an uncountable multitude of splinters
covers life
with no reflection:

just the possibility of
waiting
in the middle of it all
to face the storm,
that gets in through a broken window.

Michaela Prinz

Unsuccessful communication

A sudden noise, the mobile phone rings,
She throws it against the wall to eliminate the disturbance.
By looking at the splinters of the broken mirror
She recognizes the last day in the reflection:

A melodious door bell rang
He was on his way down while singing a song
A letter on the doorstep asked for opening
By reading, the emotions drained from his face
Suddenly the wind took the letter to a different place:

In front of a restaurant's window
Observation of a nice but troubled couple
The woman threw red wine into her lover's face
With tears in her eyes, she finally left this place:

Still crying, she opened the door of her home
The crunching splinters under her feet made a strange noise
But she just thought of being alone
Suddenly she sees her broken mirror on the floor
And realizes that it will never be as before.

Kathrin Allroggen