Seto 1

Table of Contents
Page Title of Poem Type of Poem
Number
2 Late Septone
3 Victory Septone
4 Courtesy Anagram
5 Joy Seto Anagram
6 Swish Concrete
7 IPod Concrete
8 Balloons Alphabet
9 Chalk Haiku
10 Sleep Haiku
11 The Dentist Freewrite
12 Courtney Seto Autobiographical
I Am an Intelligent Girl, Who Likes To
13 Sleep In “I Am”
14 Competitive Mood
15 Piano Shakespearean Sonnet
16 Driving Italian Sonnet
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Late
(septone)

I press snooze

On the clock at seven.

Sunlight seeps in,

Bright rays on the bed.

Time

Quickly passes by me.

I sprint to keep up.

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Victory
(septone)

Seconds left,

Get the steal and take off.

Down the glossy court, shoot. Nothing but

Rim.

Seize the rebound, give it arch.

The crowd jumps up, my name is cheered.

My team sighs in relief.

 Seto 4

Courtesy
(anagram)

Catch the door for another

Out of politeness.
Undoubtedly kind in manner and gives
Respect to everyone, even if
They are strangers.
Ever so civil to all that they meet.
Says please and thank you.
Young and old, all should be courteous.
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JOY SETO
(anagram)

Jason Derulo blares from the speakers.

Orange walls quake with sound.

Yesterday was the same as was the day before.

Stereo turned up all the way

Everything resounds with the beat of the music.

The windows vibrate; I can feel it through the floor.

On my iPod, the song changes, time for Usher now.

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Swish!
(concrete)

Start
 Seto 7

IPod
(concrete)

Start
 Seto 8

Balloons
(alphabet)

Any Balloon Can Drowsily Every Float.

Going High In Journey.

Keeps Lazily Moving.

Never Obliging Pause.

Quietly Roaming Skyward Till Ultimately Vanishing

While Xcreting Yellow Zest.

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Chalk
(haiku)

Chalk on a green board

White powdery dust settles
Steady fingers grip the piece

Slides smooth down the wall

Trail of bleached lines follows
Hands are white like snow
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Sleep
(haiku)

Toasty under sheets

Open eyes but still asleep
Light seeps in the room

Hide in the blankets

Sun had risen hours ago
Drift back in slumber
 Seto 11

The Dentist
(freewrite)

Sitting in an empty room, the doom is nearing.

It’s intimidating and thick in the air.

Smell of sanitation is sharp and pierces my senses.

Magazines are neatly arrayed,

But nothing catches my attention.

Quiet music sounds from above.

It’s meant to lull the listeners, but it only irritates.

The doctor calls me in.

My heart races, frightened.

An empty seat is waiting to be filled.

Voices telling me to relax pass by my ears.

I recline in the chair and my teeth tingle in anticipation.

A light shines on from above my head.

A blinding whiteness, takes away my surrounding sight.

A flash of pain…then nothing else.

I am numb.

Time slowly passes, it feels an eternity.

They finally release me. I’m free!

Not so fast, have to plan ahead.

Set the date to come again.

I’m dreading it already.

 Seto 12

Courtney Seto
(Autobiographical)

Courtney

Intelligent, short, Asian, and brunette

Sibling of Alex, Max, and Addie

Lover of basketball, music, and sleeping in ‘til noon

Who feels strong, clever, and clean

Who needs an ipod, cell phone, and computer

Who gives help, laughs, and answers

Who fears heights, bees, and falling

Who would like to see Italy, Great Wall, and Northern Lights

Resident of Vancouver, Washington

Seto
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I Am An Intelligent Girl, Who Likes To Sleep In

(i am)

I am an intelligent girl, who likes to sleep in.

I wonder about my future.

I hear bugs crawling on the floor.

I see rain pouring down from the ceiling.

I want to be a billionaire so freaking bad.

I am an intelligent girl, who likes to sleep in.

I pretend to sleep when I am really awake.

I feel the music in the air.

I touch the stars on my way to the top.

I worry that the future will not be pleasant.

I cry when pain is just unbearable.

I am an intelligent girl, who likes to sleep in.

I understand that you can’t always get what you want, but you should try your best no matter what.

I say take a chance because that shot can win the game.

I dream about whatever I am thinking of before I go to sleep.

I try to do my best to make things easier for everyone else.

I hope my future is all that I want it to be.

I am an intelligent girl, who likes to sleep in.

 Seto 14

Competitive
(mood)

I’m competitive.

Not give her a black eye to score the last goal competitive.

Not start a war because I lost competitive.

Not competitive like a cheater who puts a girl in the hospital just to win

the game.

But just high school rivalry competitive.

Like get mad when you lose the game by two points competitive.

Competitive like practice for hours every day to improve your game.

Like push yourself a little harder to come in first competitive.

 Seto 15

Piano
(Shakespearean sonnet)

Gracefully sliding fingers across keys

A different note sounds for every one

A string is tapped that no one ever sees

Up and down the keys, nimble fingers run

A song so pure and soft like butterflies

Or loud and scary as a thunder storm

So lazily lulls that baby who cries

Booms through the night sky as dark clouds form

Music box with infinite songs and tunes

Any melody is possible to play

Just listen close as the instrument croons

You clear your mind and let your fingers stray

A beautiful thing, a magical toy

Piano is grand and fills you with joy

 Seto 16

Driving
(Italian sonnet)

Traffic lights flashing yellow, red, and green

Cars wiz past on straight and curving black streets

Make sure to look both ways when two roads meet

Brake lights and head lights at night are all seen

Machines painted black, white, silver, and blue

Blurs on all sides, colors blend together

Rain, wind, snow; it protects from all weather

Old rusty parts or all shiny, clean, and new

Trees and forestry or buildings and stores

Country fields or suburban neighborhoods

Slower than plane, but faster than bike

Put the key in and the engine it roars

Going ‘cross country, no hike through the woods

Driving with the wheel, is something I like