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LINES AND RHYMES<br />

FRESH FROM THE<br />

ACADEMY<br />

<strong>2012</strong><br />

Art by Carlie Mills<br />

JAMES F. BYRNES FRESHMAN<br />

ACADEMY<br />

DUNCAN, SOUTH CAROLINA


LINES AND RHYMES<br />

FRESH FROM THE ACADEMY<br />

2011-<strong>2012</strong><br />

Volume 5<br />

DEDICATED TO MS. LINDA BABB<br />

Editors<br />

Ms. Sue Shuping<br />

Ms. Annie White<br />

Special Thanks to<br />

Carlie Mills


A Disney Masterpiece<br />

By Sheyanne Barton<br />

The castle st<strong>and</strong>s tall<br />

With the tops of towers shimmering like<br />

Sapphire<br />

And the bricks of its foundation as<br />

Pristine as ivory<br />

Countless stories of magic <strong>and</strong><br />

Adventure<br />

Are engraved into every nook <strong>and</strong><br />

Cranny<br />

For those dreamers <strong>and</strong> children at<br />

Heart<br />

Or for those who wish to return to a<br />

Simpler time<br />

When the hardest of life’s trials<br />

Was deciding which adventure to go on<br />

Next<br />

Art by Alex Thompson


You Don’t Know Me<br />

By Mea Abrahams<br />

You see a blonde-haired girl<br />

Who most thinks is clumsy,<br />

But you don’t know me.<br />

Inside is an Einstein<br />

Who is always st<strong>and</strong>ing tall.<br />

You see mirth<br />

Coming from a smiling face,<br />

But you don’t know me.<br />

Inside is an ache<br />

Hiding behind my frown.<br />

You see a graceful dancer,<br />

Spinning to the chosen music,<br />

But you don’t know me.<br />

Inside is a choreographer<br />

Leaping to my own steady beat.<br />

You see a daughter, a sister,<br />

A girlfriend, a best friend,<br />

But you don’t know me.<br />

Inside is a girl<br />

Who is never who she sees herself as.<br />

What you see is what he sees.<br />

What she sees.<br />

What everybody sees.<br />

But you don’t know me.<br />

Not a single thing about me.


Cloudy Days<br />

By Navipret Kaur<br />

This cold winded life<br />

Seems to have no end.<br />

It’s a bitter life<br />

Filled with sorrow <strong>and</strong> pain.<br />

I lose a lot of friends.<br />

Some become pretty little flakes<br />

Others become sharp iced daggers<br />

I fall down…<br />

And although I rise back up<br />

When the sun is smiling<br />

I fall again.<br />

Drip.<br />

Drop.<br />

The humans..<br />

who are not like us tiny, blue eyed droplets<br />

They don’t know<br />

About our treacherous life.<br />

Those humans STOMP on us,<br />

RUN on us,<br />

STICK their TONGUES out to us while we are falling.<br />

Their daggering claws hurt<br />

Our frail faces, our teary little eyes.<br />

I know the humans mean no harm<br />

But harm is what they cause.


If only they could stop hurting us<br />

With their hard feet<br />

Stomping like a team of horses around the prairie<br />

We could entertain those pesky little boys<br />

Those irritable little girls<br />

Those stressed out parents<br />

Just take the time to listen to us<br />

Our soothing sounds.<br />

Can’t they give us a chance?<br />

Pitter.<br />

Patter.<br />

Just sit behind the window<br />

With your reading book <strong>and</strong> a cup of hot coffee<br />

And I guarantee you<br />

Art by Shea Foster<br />

We will put on a show.<br />

Watch us wash the road<br />

With our fierce bodies<br />

We will put on a show.<br />

Why can’t you just give us a chance?


Color in My Day<br />

By Andy Mullinax<br />

I might be a stranger<br />

Cause I don’t know who I am<br />

Or where I’m goin’<br />

Cause I don’t know where I’ve been<br />

When all was lost<br />

When I couldn’t find my friends<br />

In the sweetest mystery<br />

You were there for me<br />

It’s funny how we fell in love<br />

I’m thinking about tomorrow<br />

Still dreaming about today<br />

And before I saw you<br />

I drew life in shades of gray<br />

Well, I’m not perfect<br />

But no one is made to be<br />

And that’s the beauty<br />

Cause you fit me perfectly<br />

When all is lost<br />

You are my best friend<br />

We’re making history<br />

With the sweetest memories<br />

It’s funny how we fell in love<br />

I’m thinking about tomorrow<br />

Still dreaming about today<br />

And before I saw you<br />

I drew life in shades of gray<br />

Your put the color in my day.


Coming Back to Life<br />

By Andrea Chimal<br />

Everything is cold <strong>and</strong> dead.<br />

No shining light.<br />

Only silence falls around.<br />

Dead leaves l<strong>and</strong>ing with no sound.<br />

As time passes the dark fades <strong>and</strong> once again life will come.<br />

Everything in peace.<br />

No more sadness.<br />

Now I live.<br />

Running through a blue sea of flowers.<br />

No more silence do I hear.<br />

Hoping it would stay like this forever.<br />

Art by Jessica Wright<br />

Ying <strong>and</strong> Yang<br />

By Katlynn Rose Stancil<br />

Rose petals fall from the skies<br />

But sadly glass shards follow<br />

Happiness <strong>and</strong> bliss last for a moment<br />

For sadness to come through tomorrow


Dances in My Life<br />

By Ashley M. Cox<br />

Life<br />

“Life is a stage”<br />

<strong>and</strong> the performers are my friends<br />

family<br />

loved ones.<br />

Like a caring mother<br />

with those pretty pink laced up ballerina shoes<br />

The swish swishing of the gentle <strong>and</strong> constant movements<br />

always making the right steps.<br />

Contemporary dancing is like my best friend<br />

The person you can be yourself around<br />

Be open <strong>and</strong> free<br />

The sound of the carefree moves<br />

blowing the dancer’s hair across her face.<br />

The strict parent who’s loud <strong>and</strong> non-stop!<br />

The clap clapping of the tap shoes are a joy to listen to<br />

but after awhile it’s annoying to hear.<br />

Hip-hop is the boyfriend you are in love with


He makes you laugh with his words of “Yo Dawg” <strong>and</strong> “Wassup”<br />

Fun to be around <strong>and</strong> never a bore<br />

But also misunderstood…<br />

Art by Hollena Griffin


Who Am I, Who Are You ?<br />

By Ryan Brown<br />

Paint me blue. Paint me blue.<br />

Me, the water, crawling over the s<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Like the magnificent ocean stretched in our independence<br />

Paint me during the sunset to catch my vivid reflections.<br />

Nor night or day it won’t be the same.<br />

I cannot stress it enough<br />

Paint me red<br />

Like a rose st<strong>and</strong>ing simple, strong, <strong>and</strong> well defined.<br />

It suits me best.<br />

Paint me white like the head of a bald eagle;<br />

Fearless <strong>and</strong> bold, unrelenting to flight<br />

All for what is right that freedom is at stake,<br />

Needless to say,<br />

Capture my colors as an American flag.<br />

Paint me unique because this is me, no different to you.<br />

Paint me <strong>and</strong> watch your canvas transform.<br />

Paint me, paint me


Art by Adan Alva<br />

Fifteen<br />

By Haley Gideon<br />

When you are 15<br />

You are expected to go to school<br />

You’re sometimes shunned for acting a fool<br />

Some are required to do chores<br />

Others have a habit of slamming doors<br />

Lots of 15-year olds claim to have "swagger"<br />

But honestly look like a hurricane disaster<br />

There’s the type only worried about the latest magazines<br />

And getting a boyfriend who’s at least 17<br />

Having no clue what this life's all about<br />

When we don’t get our way, we scream <strong>and</strong> pout.


Haikus<br />

By Austin Marshall<br />

I am an oak tree<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ing tall, strong, <strong>and</strong> mighty<br />

Over with an axe<br />

By C’Aira Dillard<br />

Like the leaves outside<br />

I change my moods <strong>and</strong> colors<br />

I never show it<br />

By Cassidy Whitlock<br />

Cows in the pasture<br />

Taste em in your hamburger<br />

Big, fat, <strong>and</strong> juicy !<br />

By Lucas Ch<strong>and</strong>ler<br />

As sunlight shined bright<br />

The winter air cools my bones<br />

How I pray for warmth<br />

By Indiya Neal<br />

Drop ! Goes the raindrop<br />

It hit my head with a broom<br />

Wish the rain would stop


By Andrea Garcia<br />

In this scorching heat<br />

I love to splash in a pool<br />

And feel the coolness<br />

By Madison Clayton<br />

I love to run wild<br />

Across the African desert<br />

A lion I am<br />

Art by Br<strong>and</strong>i Bailey


Wartime Lullaby<br />

By Cody Rozier <strong>and</strong> Matt Barnette<br />

Life has changed, it’s hard to see<br />

It’s been different for your dad <strong>and</strong> me<br />

The sound of war has put us all on edge<br />

Bombs dropping off ledge after edge<br />

Now hush, don’t cry yourself to sleep<br />

I’ll be here if you make a peep<br />

Go to sleep, just close your eyes<br />

When you wake up, there will be clear skies<br />

Don’t think of the fear <strong>and</strong> anguish here<br />

Think of a place where the people cheer<br />

A place that’s happy <strong>and</strong> far away<br />

A place where the people are not far away<br />

You’ll grow up strong, big <strong>and</strong> bold<br />

Take control of what the world holds<br />

You’ll live life the way that it should be<br />

Without those fears or misery<br />

The time has come, it’s time to sleep<br />

Now rest your eyes, lay soft <strong>and</strong> deep<br />

I’ll be here if you awake tonight<br />

Now go to sleep, it’ll be all right


Hush<br />

By Chelsea Aguilar<br />

<strong>and</strong> Reagan Jackson<br />

Hush my child, it’s all okay<br />

Close your eyes, I’ll keep you safe<br />

Nestled close in my arms<br />

I will protect you from any harm<br />

Hush my child, it’s all okay<br />

Close your eyes, I’ll keep you safe<br />

Ignore the bombs <strong>and</strong> listen close<br />

My voice shall give you lots of hope<br />

Hush my child, it’s all okay<br />

Close your eyes, I’ll keep you safe<br />

The guns might fire through the night<br />

But you are here <strong>and</strong> out of sight<br />

Hush my child, it’s all okay<br />

Close your eyes, I’ll keep you safe<br />

Art by Clayton Cannon<br />

Think of joys <strong>and</strong> lots of cheer<br />

Listen here the end is near<br />

Hush my child, it’s all okay<br />

Close your eyes, I’ll keep you safe<br />

Now you sleep peaceful tonight<br />

You’ll wake up <strong>and</strong> all is bright


Voices in the Dark<br />

By Sierra Martello<br />

Voices in the dark.<br />

They whisper to me silently.<br />

Calling my name.<br />

Softly.<br />

Sweetly.<br />

Telling me that everything’s okay.<br />

That I’m alright.<br />

Telling me to hold on.<br />

To stay strong.<br />

Eventually,<br />

The light will come to surface.<br />

And everything,<br />

Will be alright.


I Was<br />

By Regan Messenger<br />

I was the one st<strong>and</strong>ing in light<br />

as I was surrounded by darkness.<br />

I was the one who stood alone<br />

while I was in a huge crowd.<br />

I was the one sitting in an overcrowded room<br />

when all I could hear was deafening silence.<br />

I was the one who laughed <strong>and</strong> smiled throughout the day<br />

<strong>and</strong> I was the one who cried late at night.<br />

I was the one that loved you<br />

<strong>and</strong> you—<br />

you were the one that got up <strong>and</strong> walked away.<br />

Art by Lexy McCray


Untitled<br />

By Tori Harris<br />

It’s been six days, four hours, <strong>and</strong> two minutes.<br />

I have to get something to eat. I have to go to<br />

Bed, but I can’t, the burning agony.<br />

Six days four hours <strong>and</strong> . . . 3 minutes.<br />

I was almost killed.<br />

Six days four hours <strong>and</strong> . . . 4 minutes ago.<br />

. . . I was sitting in the forest , sitting <strong>and</strong> thinking,<br />

. . . thinking about . . . Him. Then I heard it, a howl-<br />

High <strong>and</strong> loud, then a growl, deep, low, <strong>and</strong> menacing,<br />

I knew I had to get out of there. I stood up<br />

And looked around, there were all around me.<br />

I could see their eyes in the darkness, 10, 20 . . .<br />

Maybe up to 40 . . . wolves. I walked very slowly<br />

To one of the sides of the clearing.<br />

Then it happened, they all jumped. . . . Two<br />

Hit me in the side, two in the back, <strong>and</strong> I fell.<br />

A big one stood on me, the alpha. They bit me<br />

All over the arm, legs, <strong>and</strong> stomach. I was bleeding, heavily.<br />

Then they stopped. The alpha barked <strong>and</strong> they<br />

All left. A couple minutes later I got up, or<br />

At least up enough to crawl away.


Seven days<br />

I made it home, got into the shower, b<strong>and</strong>aged<br />

Myself up <strong>and</strong> went to sleep.<br />

Okay, I have let you hang for long enough<br />

I am not normal, I am the chosen one.<br />

The wolves chose me to be a werewolf<br />

With them <strong>and</strong> I didn’t.<br />

I will fight to stay human.<br />

Art by Timothy Edge


I’m No Superman<br />

By Alston Bruder<br />

A cold sweat chills my spine<br />

I can feel everyone’s eyes on me<br />

This is not the time to think twice<br />

This is not the time to think at all<br />

This is the time to do<br />

So many voices running together in my head<br />

Getting lost in the pounding in my ears<br />

The slave drivers screams echo through my brain<br />

I know that if I don’t turn words into actions<br />

I will feel the full extent of his wrath<br />

Then I see him<br />

Moving a million miles per hour<br />

Like a meteor hurtling toward earth<br />

And everyone expects me to be the Superman<br />

That keeps the meteor from destroying everything<br />

One wrong move<br />

And I let everyone down<br />

Then I start to think<br />

Think<br />

I’ve done it<br />

He’s gone<br />

The meteor has crashed<br />

And it’s over


That’s it<br />

I’m on my knees<br />

Knowing what I’ve done<br />

People tell me<br />

It’s not my fault<br />

But I know<br />

I should’ve been their superman<br />

And stopped that meteor<br />

But it’s over<br />

And it’s all my fault<br />

Art by Hayden Arledge


Imaginary World<br />

By Derek Leonard<br />

I woke up one morning in May<br />

For it was an awkward, unusual day<br />

I went down the street <strong>and</strong> got some ice-cream<br />

Then I heard a r<strong>and</strong>om person scream<br />

It came from the roof of a tower<br />

So I ran to the top during a terrible shower<br />

Once at the top I saw a girl in fright<br />

She said her husb<strong>and</strong> was thrown, oh what a sight<br />

Into a vortex<br />

Just like Dr. Cortex<br />

So I jumped in after him<br />

I saw a strange light, it was really dim<br />

Then I appeared in some strange world<br />

There were cars <strong>and</strong> robots, some crazy lady<br />

I even got to see Real Slim Shady<br />

I went in a store<br />

The name was Galore<br />

Inside was cars, planes, a robot named Steve<br />

Steve told me to follow him<br />

He took me to his wife named Kim<br />

She said the woman’s husb<strong>and</strong> was on Mt. Corvette<br />

Steve said let’s take my personal jet


We flew to the top<br />

And you could see all but one tiny shop<br />

We found the man screaming in an old shack<br />

So Steve opened a vortex <strong>and</strong> sent us back<br />

We were flying through the air<br />

A million miles up, we didn’t even care<br />

We l<strong>and</strong>ed in a pond, thank goodness for it<br />

His wife was nearby <strong>and</strong> thanked me for it<br />

She gave me ten bucks <strong>and</strong> I was on my way<br />

Back to that awkward, unusual day<br />

Art by Devin Camp


True or False<br />

By Carlie Mills<br />

A heart torn apart,<br />

A mind that never heals,<br />

What is the difference,<br />

Between the fake <strong>and</strong> the real?<br />

A truth that never lies,<br />

And a lie that isn’t true,<br />

What is the distinction,<br />

Between me <strong>and</strong> you?<br />

I am real,<br />

You are fake,<br />

The truth or a lie,<br />

What difference would it make?<br />

None at all,<br />

In the end it doesn’t matter,<br />

We will all go the same way,<br />

Our souls in a tatter.<br />

Art by Shea Foster<br />

Though I am at fault,<br />

You must believe,<br />

The truth that is real,<br />

Or the lie it wants to be.


Life<br />

By Chelsea Thompson<br />

My life is many things<br />

Perfect is not one<br />

Dull like a rusted ring<br />

Blinding like the golden sun<br />

It’s a midsummer night’s dream<br />

As Shakespeare might say<br />

It’s a working machine<br />

No breaks, night or day<br />

A typewriter that’s jammed<br />

I can’t move on<br />

Water that’s been dammed<br />

Such a cynical con<br />

It’s a love note that’s been dropped<br />

Never being read<br />

It’s a girl laying still<br />

Awake in a stranger’s bed<br />

My life isn’t great<br />

But where has it gone?<br />

I’m a lion in a crate<br />

No more than a sleepy, contagious yawn


I watch you kiss the bottle,<br />

Repair your drunken head.<br />

I watch you bite the tongue <strong>and</strong> the lips,<br />

Of the angry words you spread.<br />

From deep within your mind,<br />

It all seems clear <strong>and</strong> fine.<br />

Step into reality <strong>and</strong> see,<br />

It’s not alright.<br />

I’m not leaving without you this time.<br />

You need to underst<strong>and</strong>.<br />

I can’t push it down,<br />

What’s inside my head.<br />

Their minds I’ve already read.<br />

Did you see?<br />

Or were you busy kissing the bottle?<br />

I watch you hold that bottle,<br />

And love it like a friend.<br />

Whom you haven’t seen in years,<br />

But who I know you’ll see again.<br />

Would you shut that door tomorrow?<br />

End all of our sorrows.<br />

Nail it shut,<br />

Or with screws.<br />

Heal all this damage between me <strong>and</strong> you.<br />

I think I’m leaving without you this time.<br />

You don’t underst<strong>and</strong>.<br />

It’s pushing out,<br />

And into your head.<br />

Their minds I’ve already read.<br />

I didn’t have to ask.<br />

You didn’t bother to see.<br />

Or did you see me?<br />

When you weren’t busy?<br />

When you weren’t busy kissing the bottle.<br />

Tongue in the Bottle<br />

By Ashley Lenarz


Life<br />

By Miky Reitz<br />

Life is beautiful<br />

Life is ugly<br />

Life is wonderful<br />

Life is pain<br />

Life is easy<br />

Life is hard<br />

Life is help<br />

Life is hurt<br />

Life is love<br />

Life is hope<br />

Life is cherished<br />

Life is thrown away<br />

Life is used<br />

Life is abused<br />

Life is here but not to stay<br />

Death is the end<br />

of everything<br />

Art by Jimmy Miller


Lost Girl<br />

Samantha Fisher<br />

I remember the children I played with all the time. I remember my parents <strong>and</strong> how<br />

happy they were. I remember that night. It was a dark night <strong>and</strong> I was home alone. My name is<br />

Stacy Blacksburg, <strong>and</strong> I was kidnapped 1 month ago <strong>and</strong> still am. I’m only 15 years old. Here’s<br />

my story….<br />

My parents wanted to go dancing that night so I stayed home <strong>and</strong> watched some movies<br />

<strong>and</strong> curled up on my couch with my favorite blanket. It was about midnight, <strong>and</strong> I heard my<br />

parents, well I thought I did. So I looked out the driveway, but nobody was there. So I didn’t<br />

worry about it. I turned the TV off <strong>and</strong> went upstairs <strong>and</strong> went to bed. A couple hours later I<br />

woke up to a door opening. I thought maybe this time it was parents but it wasn’t. I started<br />

feeling scared, so I took my phone <strong>and</strong> tried going back to sleep. I felt h<strong>and</strong>s on my face, <strong>and</strong> I<br />

said “Mom? Is that you?” I turned over <strong>and</strong> there was that man. I tried to get up with my<br />

phone, but as soon as I got up everything went blank <strong>and</strong> black.<br />

I woke up in pain <strong>and</strong> I looked around, but I didn’t see anyone or anything but a door. I<br />

tried to get up again, but when I got up I was too dizzy <strong>and</strong> I fell <strong>and</strong> things just spun around <strong>and</strong><br />

then went blank. I woke up again but heard something. It was somebody talking, but I only heard<br />

one voice. I looked around, <strong>and</strong> there was that man again. I asked him why I was here, but he<br />

said nothing. I started screaming for help, but that man said to be quiet <strong>and</strong> that nobody could<br />

hear me because were in the middle of nowhere. I tried to get up but the man said to sit, but I<br />

didn’t listen <strong>and</strong> ran straight for the door. I was able to go, but the man dragged me back in <strong>and</strong><br />

locked the door.<br />

I was then alone again <strong>and</strong> scared maybe even frightened. I had nobody <strong>and</strong> nothing <strong>and</strong><br />

no way out. There were no windows or anything. Just that locked door. The man took me <strong>and</strong><br />

locked me in a small closet. I tried screaming for help. No response. I looked around that little<br />

closet for a way out. Then I found a vent. I looked up <strong>and</strong> tried to find my way up. I got through<br />

the vent <strong>and</strong> l<strong>and</strong>ed on the roof. So I jumped <strong>and</strong> ran. I ran so far I couldn’t run anymore. I<br />

started hearing voices behind me. I saw a house with lights, so I went to it <strong>and</strong> looked through<br />

the window <strong>and</strong> saw a man not too old <strong>and</strong> not young. I knocked on the door, <strong>and</strong> the man<br />

opened up.<br />

“Can I help you?”<br />

“Sir I was kidnapped, <strong>and</strong> I’ve been running for miles <strong>and</strong> need help!”<br />

“Please come in. Hurry!”<br />

The man seemed to know what I was talking about.<br />

“Are you hungry?” The man said.<br />

“Yes sir.” I said.<br />

“Have you slept?” he asked<br />

“Only on hard ground,” I said.<br />

“You can stay here. I have a phone.” The man said<br />

I took the phone went to a room, locked it, <strong>and</strong> called the police.<br />

“911. What is your emergency?”<br />

“I need help. I’ve been kidnapped. I escaped <strong>and</strong> I’m at a man’s house. Please help!” I<br />

cried.<br />

“Ok, help is on the way”.<br />

“HURRY PLEASE!”


“Help is on the way.”<br />

I stayed in the room <strong>and</strong> then went downstairs. I didn’t see the man anymore. I looked<br />

around the house, still nobody. I heard footsteps, <strong>and</strong> they sounded like the ones that kidnapped<br />

me. I went back upstairs <strong>and</strong> locked the door, then hid under the bed. Next thing I knew, the<br />

footsteps stopped <strong>and</strong> I heard a car. I looked <strong>and</strong> it was the police. I felt relieved, then ran out the<br />

door. But something stopped me. I felt big tough h<strong>and</strong>s on my face. I felt like I was going to die.<br />

So instead, I kicked the man <strong>and</strong> ran. The man tried going after me, but there were loud gun<br />

shots. Everything then went quiet. I looked behind me, <strong>and</strong> the man was falling. I thought he was<br />

going to hurt me again, so I moved out the way. The police told me to take his h<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> that<br />

more help was on the way. I felt safer when the policeman took me. We headed out the door <strong>and</strong><br />

waited for others to come. I heard cars again <strong>and</strong> saw my parents. I ran to them in tears scared<br />

but happy as can be. That night I felt safe <strong>and</strong> new things would be better. I went to bed but this<br />

night there was no pain or suffering. But then there were footsteps……..<br />

Art by Paul Phan


The Shot<br />

The Shot<br />

By Hunter Harris<br />

Early morning<br />

Ice cold air<br />

Blades of grass covered in ice<br />

The long walk to the st<strong>and</strong><br />

Beams of sunlight peak over the hill<br />

Warmness covers me like a blanket<br />

Animals come into the field<br />

Does chase each other<br />

Turkeys gobble<br />

Crows leave their tress<br />

The sound of my calls echoing<br />

Waiting for the big buck.<br />

At the last moment he comes<br />

My heart pounding<br />

Adrenaline pumping<br />

My h<strong>and</strong>s shaking<br />

He pauses for a moment<br />

I take the shot<br />

The impact makes him leap<br />

Down he goes<br />

I run from the st<strong>and</strong><br />

To claim my prize


Sleeping Grove<br />

By Hannah McDaniel<br />

Spinning <strong>and</strong> twirling <strong>and</strong> dancing;<br />

Singing in a haze<br />

A cyclone of wind<br />

A boom of safe thunder<br />

A small grove that is sleeping<br />

With weeping willows that home the singing birds<br />

The singing birds that make the flowers dance;<br />

The deer <strong>and</strong> rabbits in the meadow twirl;<br />

And the sun spins.<br />

Winding branches of trees that block out the sky<br />

Tall grass that can hide <strong>and</strong> keep safe <strong>and</strong> warm<br />

A single patch of clover for wishing<br />

A drifting feather that still flies<br />

The white fur of an innocent rabbit,<br />

That hops through the grove with slow movements<br />

On the wind whispers the lullaby that keeps this place sleeping<br />

A distant melody that echoes <strong>and</strong> plays over <strong>and</strong> over<br />

Keeps the smiles on the clouds in the sky,<br />

And through the gaps in the trees,<br />

The circling eagle is able to be seen; swooping <strong>and</strong> diving<br />

And l<strong>and</strong>ing on the top most branch of the tallest tree,<br />

Puts his head under his wing <strong>and</strong> joins in the peace of the sleeping <strong>and</strong> safe grove;<br />

Burrowed under the roots of that tallest tree, a family of furred creatures is resting<br />

Their bodies close together in the warmth of their cavern<br />

The little grove keeps one eye closed to join in the shared dream of peace,<br />

But the other open to watch for any action<br />

To keep the grove that has no violence, still <strong>and</strong> quiescent<br />

A bush of red flowers blooms in the morning <strong>and</strong> welts in the night<br />

But is reborn on the first ray of light that seeps through the canopy of trees<br />

In the night, a quick fox creeps into the dark grove<br />

And digs into the brambles to make a home<br />

The moonlight filters through the branches above in thin beams of white light<br />

As if this is a signal, the lightning bugs fly out<br />

And the grove is lit up with streaks of yellow <strong>and</strong> white-silver


A show of brightness <strong>and</strong> simplicity<br />

As the moon dips under the horizon again,<br />

The lightning bugs disappear into the trees <strong>and</strong> hollows of the place<br />

And the tiny creatures that sleep in the sheltered grove come out <strong>and</strong> stretch their eyes against<br />

the sunlight<br />

They run about, heading out of their safe place, into the wilderness outside<br />

And the Sleeping Grove, with a lullaby on the wind <strong>and</strong> canopy of winding tree branches, closes<br />

both its eyes <strong>and</strong> rests.<br />

Art by Br<strong>and</strong>i Bailey


The Silly Little Garden Girl<br />

By Zayla Crocker<br />

Silly little garden girl<br />

Dreamer of a better world<br />

Sitting at stone fountains all day<br />

Chatting with the stone mermaids<br />

Listening to the water’s song<br />

Breathing innocence all day long<br />

Sniffling lavender <strong>and</strong> then the roses<br />

Conducting tea parties where she’s the hostess<br />

Dancing to an invisible tune<br />

Sharing company with the moon<br />

Drinking nectar pure <strong>and</strong> sweet<br />

Lounging in a sun dazed heat<br />

Silly little garden girl<br />

Hidden from the honest world<br />

But closer to it than you think<br />

Underneath the flowers pink<br />

And buried under roses red<br />

Are corpses lying cold <strong>and</strong> dead<br />

She does not even know the truth<br />

Of what feeds her garden’s roots<br />

She cannot fathom pain or woe<br />

And perhaps it’s best she does not know


Spring<br />

By Erica Martin<br />

After the snow’s begun to melt,<br />

<strong>and</strong> winter’s saying her goodbyes,<br />

Spring begins to awaken.<br />

The yellow tulips begin to blossom,<br />

as the bulbs push through the newly softened soil.<br />

The bees come out for pollen that will be consumed.<br />

The animals move about,<br />

the birds begin their harmonious songs.<br />

Some last all night long.<br />

The dew-filled grass is sprouting,<br />

<strong>and</strong> the trees sprout green leaves.<br />

Insects crawl out from places previously unseen.<br />

The ponds stir with life,<br />

the animals are awakening.<br />

Summer’s preview has officially arrived.<br />

Art by Jessica Wright


The Majesty of Colors<br />

By Matt Barnette<br />

Looking up from the bottom of the ocean floor, I see these orbs floating through the air. I reach<br />

out of the water with my long tentacles <strong>and</strong> grab one of these orbs, pulling it into the deep water.<br />

It made me see in color, for I have never seen anything that was a bright color like fire. These<br />

things on the s<strong>and</strong> stood on two limbs, they called these things balloons. One of the smaller <strong>and</strong><br />

what appeared to be younger beings, floated out in the sea on some sort of circular floating<br />

device. I wanted to know more about it so I grabbed <strong>and</strong> pulled it towards me. It was wet <strong>and</strong> felt<br />

smooth like nothing I’ve ever seen, as it struggled in my grasp it seemed its life was draining<br />

away, so I let it go. The creature swam to the top of the water <strong>and</strong> floated away. Should I have let<br />

it go with the knowledge of me being down here? A high pitched tune echoed in the water. It was<br />

one of the creatures floating devices but seemed it was being propelled on top of the water. It<br />

scared me so I grabbed it, pulled it under <strong>and</strong> crashed it into the sea bed. The creature got away,<br />

now I wonder what will happen next. What appeared to be a shark slowly came towards me but<br />

it was also being propelled underwater <strong>and</strong> seemed to be made of steel. Another small object<br />

ejected from the bottom of it <strong>and</strong> quickly came rushing towards me. It came in contact with me<br />

<strong>and</strong> erupted into a ball of fire, my skin melted like acid from my body. Multiples of them came<br />

flying towards <strong>and</strong> exploded one after another<br />

I suddenly find myself awake in my bed, with the sound of the ocean in my ears <strong>and</strong> a drop of<br />

crimson blood dripping from my nose.


Stars, Chains, All in My Mind.<br />

By Lakin Wildenstein<br />

At night,<br />

When all are asleep,<br />

I slip out of my bedroom,<br />

And into the dark.<br />

I walk down the hall,.<br />

And stop at the big wooden door,<br />

My chains are tight,<br />

Forcing me to stay indoors.<br />

I can take this no longer,<br />

I must leave,<br />

If only for a moment.<br />

I grasp the brass h<strong>and</strong>le,<br />

I pull,<br />

The chains loosen,<br />

But I’m not free just yet.<br />

I can see the stars,<br />

Through the clear glass door,<br />

I pull down the h<strong>and</strong>le,<br />

And the chains are no more.<br />

I am free now,<br />

I walk out onto the cool brick steps,<br />

Descend onto the lawn,<br />

And look up at the stars.<br />

They lie against the silky darkness,<br />

Beside a moon oh so bright,<br />

But in the morning I put back on the chains.<br />

A prisoner in my own mind.<br />

Art by Lane Ryals


Subjugate<br />

By Miguel Ramos-Lopez<br />

Love binds <strong>and</strong> chains<br />

But no one fights it<br />

They are subdued<br />

Like any drunk<br />

Or addict<br />

Their actions have no reason<br />

People are vessels<br />

With no mind of their own,<br />

Enslaved to Love<br />

Success<br />

By Nathan Cohen<br />

To me success is being able to pause your career <strong>and</strong> spend time with family <strong>and</strong> friends<br />

knowing there’s a limit to that time but simultaneously keeping in the back of your mind that<br />

procrastination is m<strong>and</strong>atory <strong>and</strong> when that limit is met <strong>and</strong> the break ends you will press play.


The Greatest Show on Earth<br />

By Molly Boyle<br />

Maybe I belong to a circus<br />

Maybe that's my home<br />

It wouldn't be too off centered<br />

I am quite different you know<br />

I could fit in with the freaks <strong>and</strong> misfits<br />

I can blend with the big cats<br />

I would prefer my meals under a white tent<br />

And I would dream of performing under the Big Top<br />

Dream of elephants<br />

Dream of loops <strong>and</strong> hoops<br />

Dream of tigers <strong>and</strong> bears<br />

Dream of magic<br />

Dream of the top hat <strong>and</strong> cane<br />

Musky animals <strong>and</strong> stale popcorn fill the air<br />

Children yelping <strong>and</strong><br />

animals roaring drown out my own thoughts<br />

A colorful<br />

<strong>and</strong> chaotic paradise<br />

All in one


Perfection for all the senses<br />

I would ride on a boxcar<br />

<strong>and</strong> see the excitement of the people when the circus train comes to town<br />

I find an odd sanctuary in its<br />

whimsical ways<br />

Maybe I belong to a circus<br />

Maybe that's my home<br />

Maybe<br />

Just maybe<br />

It's where I belong<br />

Art by Paul Phan


Index of Artists <strong>and</strong> Authors<br />

Abrahams, Mea<br />

Aguilar, Chelsea<br />

Alva, Adan<br />

Arledge, Hayden<br />

Bailey, Br<strong>and</strong>i<br />

Barnette, Matt<br />

Barton, Sheyanne<br />

Boyle, Molly<br />

Brown, Ryan<br />

Bruder, Alston<br />

Camp, Devin<br />

Cannon, Clayton<br />

Ch<strong>and</strong>ler, Lucas<br />

Chimal, Andrea<br />

Clayton, Madison<br />

Cohen, Nathan<br />

Cox, Ashley<br />

Crocker, Zayla<br />

Dillard, C’Aria<br />

Edge, Timothy<br />

Fisher, Samantha<br />

Foster, Shea<br />

Garcia, Andrea<br />

Gideon, Haley<br />

Griffin, Hollena<br />

Harris, Hunter<br />

2<br />

14<br />

10<br />

20<br />

12, 31<br />

13, 34<br />

1<br />

37<br />

9<br />

19<br />

22<br />

14<br />

11<br />

6<br />

12<br />

36<br />

7<br />

32<br />

11<br />

18<br />

27<br />

4, 23<br />

12<br />

15<br />

18<br />

29<br />

Harris, Tori<br />

Jackson, Reagan<br />

Kaur, Navipret<br />

Lenarz, Ashley<br />

Leonard, Derek<br />

Marshal, Austin<br />

Martello, Sierra<br />

Martin, Erica<br />

McCray, Lexy<br />

McDaniel, Hannah<br />

Messenger, Regan<br />

Miller, Jimmy<br />

Mills, Carlie<br />

Mullinax, Andy<br />

Neal, Indiya<br />

Phan, Paul<br />

Ramos-Lopez, Miquel<br />

Reitz, Miky<br />

Ryals, Lane<br />

Rozier, Cody<br />

Stancil, Katlynn<br />

Thompson, Alex<br />

Thompson, Chelsea<br />

Whitlock, Cassidy<br />

Wildenstein, Lakin<br />

Wright, Jessica<br />

17<br />

14<br />

3<br />

25<br />

21<br />

11<br />

15<br />

33<br />

16<br />

30<br />

16<br />

26<br />

cover, 23<br />

5<br />

11<br />

28, 38<br />

36<br />

26<br />

35<br />

13<br />

6<br />

1<br />

24<br />

11<br />

35<br />

6, 33<br />

The <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Lines</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Rhymes</strong> in full color may be found online at the Byrnes Freshman Academy<br />

Website at http://www.spart5.net/jbfa/site/default.asp.<br />

Discrimination of all persons is prohibited with regard to employment <strong>and</strong> any other program or activity on the basis<br />

of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, color, immigrant status, English speaking status, or disabling condition in<br />

<strong>District</strong> Five <strong>School</strong>s of <strong>Spartanburg</strong> <strong>County</strong> as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972,<br />

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, <strong>and</strong> the Civil Rights Act of 1964<br />

as amended.Section 504 Coordinator, Maureen Kriese; Title IX Coordinator, Dr. Scott Turner.

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