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Creative poem

When I was schooling,
Ho lo and behold!
That little brain of mine,
Always had new tricks.

A little smack,
A little kick,
And a little threatening,
That was Primary one!

A little vulgarity,
A little punch,
And a little kick,
That was primary two!

A load of vulgarity,
A load of threatening,
And a hard little kick,
That was primary three!

A little vulgarity,
A hard little punch,
And a hard little kick,
That was primary four!

A little vulgarity,
A hard little kick,
And a load of threatening,
That was primary five!

A load of swearing,
A load of threatening,
And a little showing off,
Just to end it all!

Favourite Poem

A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand--
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

1. "That my days have been a dream" ( Stanza 1, line 5)
This line carries a metaphor.
The poet uses this figurative language to express how magical his days with his loved one had seemed.

2. "Yet if hope has flown away" ( Stanza 1, line 6)
This line carries a personification
The poet uses this figurative language to express how hopeless and distanced he feelsfrom his loved one.

3. "I stand amid the roar" ( Stanza 2, line 1)
This line carries a personification.
The poet uses this to describe how loud it is when waves crash onto the shore of the beach.

4. "How few! Yet how they creep" ( Stanza 2, line 5)
This line carries a personification.
The poet uses this to express his grief of being unable to keep his loved one by his side.

Why I like this poem

The poem is to express the author's grief of being unable tyo keep his loved one by his side, and he uses much figurative language to express his deep emotions. It is an extremely moving piece of poetry, and the words and language are beautiful. Reading it is a pleasure for all.

The Amish-Teenage years

When Amish teenagers reach the age of around 18-19, they have to go through a stage known as rumspringa. During this period of time, teenagers are allowed to go into the outside world have try out the mordern technology. They are allowed to use mobile phones, drive cars, use computers, televisions and even watch rock concerts. The rules against them are somewhat lax during tjis period of time, and it is common to see teenagers running away from home to live in the outside world. Because of this, teenagers enjoy their "freedom" and rebel against the Amish. Some steal from Amish households, some vandalise the households, and engage in pre-maritial affairs.
After this period of time, teenagers are to decide whether they want to stay in the Amish communitty or to leave the Amish community and to never step into a Amish household again. It is after this, that if they decide to stay, will the males try to impress the Amish girls with their buggies and gat a family
Amish rules are extremely strict after this and no more connection with the outside world or crimes will be tolerated. Such people will be shunned by the church immediately.

The Amish people-Their basic needs

Being laid back, the Amish people do not use any electricity. Lamps are gas powered, producing a very dim light at night. Because of this, Amish househols usually are asleep at around 9 pm. Stoves are also gas powered, but in some Old Order Amish communities, coal is prefered. Clothes are usually suitable for church-going, and are hand weaved. Food is seetled through farming. In Amish families, men are the sole breadwinners. Travelling is slow, because of the use of horse buggies. On car, travelling from one community to another takes approximately half an hour, but on buggies, it can take as long as four hours. Water is supplied through wells dug in the neighbourhood.
Even though the Amish are laid back in their thinking and technology, but their basic needs can be taken care of easily.

The Amish-Their work

The Amish's way of earning a life is by farming. However, their way of farming is very traditional. They do not use any machines to help them in their farming. The main tools they use are rakes, and other tools pulled by animals such as bulls. Water to the fields is provided by a well dug in the neighbourhood. They go through the traditional harvesting season, which is mainly ploughing, sowing and harvesting.
During plowing, a structure with rakes underneath is pulled through the field by a bull. After that, during the sowing season, the farmer has to plant the seed into the soil, covering every inch of the field, which is back-breaking work. Lastly, during the harvesting season, the crops have to be hacked and wrapped in bundles to be brought home. This crop usually is for the next year. Any leftovers are usually sold.
As such, the Amish people does not need to buy their food and this can easen their burden.

The Amish--An introduction

The Amish history began when there was a schism in Switzerland within a group of Swiss and Alsatian Anabaptist led by Jakob Ammann. The people who followed Jakob formed the Amish. These people originally came from the German-speaking parts of Pennsylvannia, the Alsace of France, and the Palatinate of Germany. In the early 18th century, many Amish emigrated to Pennsylvannia, and spoke the language of Pennsylvannia Dutch.
The Amish are a laid-back community, and they somewhat hate the use of mordern machiery and technology. Houses and furniture are hand built, and horse buggies replace cars. Newspapers are a must for knowing about the outsideworld, and letters are a must for communication. Clothes are simple and weaved by hand, and shoes are also hand made.
All in all, the Amish are a peaceful and simple community, with thousands of rules not to get in touch with mordern technology.