1st Quarter Poetry Journal Reflection

My first poem is called "Ode to Netflix". The title was taken from another poem and I made my own poem about Netflix and its shows. I really like this poem because it describes something I love doing, I love it as much as a white girl loves pumpkin spice lattes. I followed the guidelines of the original poem and made a couplet poem. I didn't make any changes to my poem because I think that it reflects who I am in the original form.

Ode to Netflix

Oh how I love my Netflix,

When I turn it on.

Asking me what to watch,

And if I'm still there.

Pokémon or Power Rangers,

It doesn't really matter.

Bæ stills recommends,

Only the best of shows.

I'll never leave her,

She'll never leave me.

We're a match made in heaven,

Netflix and me.

Side Effects Of Reading This Poem Include Becoming A Power Ranger
And Saving The World From Rita Repulsa And Lord Zedd

This next poem is also a "silly" poem (That's what not koolio teachers call it). It is about Randy Orton, John Cena and Hollywood Superstar Shia LaBeouf. I think that this poem reflects my personality more than hobbies because I don't usually watch WWE, but I do use memes involving WWE. I did make some revisions, such as adding John Cena to the mix.

Untitled RKO Poem

 Somewhere,

Randy Orton

Has entered

The ring.

He climbs

The ladder of steel.

He is staring

Down towards the ring.

There on the ground

John Cena appears

Alongside Hollywood Superstar

Shia LaBeouf.

Commentators yelling,

Slitherin'. Watch out.

Randy Orton

Launches.

Coming down at

The speed of sound,

Orton RKOs

Shia and Cena.

His boldness lives on.

WARNING: Reading This Poem May Cause The Urge To Wrestle And/Or RKO Someone

1st Quarter Independent Reading Reflection

This quarter I finished two and a half books. The reason I say half of a book is because I started reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime but we started reading The Color of Water midway through the book so I didn't finish it. This number is about the same as last year. I think I read three books last year. The books I chose were not super challenging but they were fun to read and discuss with friends. I chose this level of rigorousness because I thought it would be a good start to the year. I think the best book I read was Ready Player One because I really connected with the video game atmosphere.

This second quarter I will focus on more challenging books with more vocabulary, more discussion topics, or simply longer books in general. I want to expand my reading to more genres as well. I don't think that any of the books I read over the first quarter were spiritual reading. They didn't make me ask really deep questions about the book or other matters in life. I would need to find a book that provokes challenging questions and thought for spiritual reading material.