Oh, time you walk beside us But never delay, never pause. When I need you to slow down,You go faster, When I'm young, Laughing in pain You...
EXPLORE SPRINGFIRE
Poetry
Inspired by Muriel Rukeyser’s Wall of Poetry at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City, Springfire has a space for all students and staff to express complex ideas and emotions through the musicality, imagery, flow, and precise diction of poetry. Here, we see a variety of forms, from free verse to odes, rhyming quatrains, couplets, and sestets, all exemplifying the inspiring creative work of Rock Hill High School Bearcats!
LATEST WORK
Ode to Work Boots
In a truck bed you rest Tattered and torn Sliced and scuffed Enduring, Mud and dirt Pavement and asphalt Skin of a beast Processed and...
Sonnet For Love
Love is like being in a prison cell. I know that some of you would disagree. You could say heartbreak is a living hell I realize as I...
Beauty Beneath the Beholder
This placid heart Has only so much to give These glass bones Can only hold till shattered This porcelain skin Is beauty in its fragility...
Capturing Beauty
I wish to capture your likeness myself Hold you in a frame so it is confine To place you high above my gold bookshelf For all to see that...
MF DOOM Sonnet
He stays rhyming they call him MF DOOM He don’t mess up, it ain’t no TV Blooper Some songs are happy, some songs about Gloom Anything he...
Ode to Lotion
You glisten on my skinYou mitigate my cracked exteriorBut only for a whileYou are like an addictionI cannot escape youBut I have no...
Kanye Sonnet
Behold the greatest rapper, Kanye WestHe sometimes goes by the nickname YeezyAround the world, they say he is the bestTo him, making beats...
Two Sides of a Coin
Every room we walk into is a room of mirrors. Standing face to face with the reflections of those around us, we go each about our days...
Poem (I lived in the first century of the 2000s)
I lived through the first century of the 2000s. These times I'm already reaching for my device, instantly being bombarded by biased media,...
Ode to Fire
Burn quickly, my hearth, Closed eyes must feel the pleasure of warmth, Hitting hands from hearts, Healing the harsh words from letters,...
Bloom
You poor hollow soul. This life without ode won't allow you to grow. The wilted flower needs water to bloom but was kept in the dark for...