Val’s Poetry Collection

By: Valentina Stephens 6JQ

Table of Contents • Page 1= Table of Contents • Page 2= About ME!• Page 3= the Hanoi Poem • Page 4= My Favorite Place Poem Prt-1• Page 5= My Favorite Place Poem Prt-2• Page 6= Life Is Poem • Page 7= The Cat Poem • Page 8= The Jump Poem Prt-1• Page 9=The Jump Poem Prt-2• Page 10= The Jump Poem Prt-3• Page 11=Citations

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About ME! • Valentina Stephens is an American Italian

12 year old and has been living in Hanoi, Vietnam for the past 5 years. She enjoys Football and all sports (well maybe not ALL) she likes to walk her dog Lucky who is 4 years old and loves to have her friends come over and jump on her trampoline :P

• She also likes to write story's in her English class

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There once was a cat in a cageWho was very old of age

But then one day the cat ran away

And took up a career on the stage

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The jump The wind was swooshing threw my hair My jacket was flapping violently as the wind howled a t the worldAnnouncing its arrival I felt at least 1000 emotions racing threw my bodEach and every one of them trying to fully occupy my mindBut honestly, I didn’t know how to feel Amazed? Shocked? Petrified ? Scared? I had often heard of these stunts going terribly wrong, sometimes I would pick up the news appear and read on the front page "man killed in parachute accident" or "the jump kills" But me being the stubborn girl I amI decided to try it

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After the many endless hours of research ended I was on my way to the mountain As I climbed I could hear the chirps of ravens hiding their identity in the under growth ka kaa the distant cricket in the background crik creek The leaves rustling in the wind, swoosh All these sounds are only a fraction of the great musical of life Not many people get the privilege to hear But those lucky enough to experience it Will not be able to look at the world threw the same shoes again Humans are the only ones who have the power to control the strongest seas, the deadliest winds even the world if wanted And with immense power comes great reasonability but us humans have not always listened to our hearts and done the right things Now a days we are convinced with the idea that if you have money, power and greed than you will be happy We are convinced that money is always the solution And that has to change

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As I arrived to the top I could see the surrounding mountains scrapping the sunset I could see the trees that before looked like giants now looked like tiny broccoli sprouts The great deadly river now seemed like a mere blue line making its way threw the crowded mountains As I clipped on the parachute I thought to my self You only live once right?, so lets uncover the world and its secrets in order to make the most of lifeYou must be the change you wish to see in the world Then I closed my eyes Took a deep breath and

jumped 10

Citations • https://www.google.com/search?

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• https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cat+in+cage&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&biw=1280&bih=652&wrapid=tlif136264047329110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=qD44Ua3PKIWGrAft-4GQDA#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&q=the+world+black+and+white&revid=588284929&sa=X&ei=bkM4UcqwGYb3rQfkioDQAg&ved=0CH8QgxY&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&fp=13d7859ca6699c74&biw=1280&bih=652

• https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cat+in+cage&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&biw=1280&bih=652&wrapid=tlif136264047329110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=qD44Ua3PKIWGrAft-4GQDA#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&q=the+world+black+and+white&revid=588284929&sa=X&ei=bkM4UcqwGYb3rQfkioDQAg&ved=0CH8QgxY&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&fp=13d7859ca6699c74&biw=1280&bih=652

• https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cat+in+cage&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&biw=1280&bih=652&wrapid=tlif136264047329110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=qD44Ua3PKIWGrAft-4GQDA#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&q=the+world+black+and+white&revid=588284929&sa=X&ei=bkM4UcqwGYb3rQfkioDQAg&ved=0CH8QgxY&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&fp=13d7859ca6699c74&biw=1280&bih=652

• https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cat+in+cage&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&biw=1280&bih=652&wrapid=tlif136264047329110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=qD44Ua3PKIWGrAft-4GQDA#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&q=the+world+black+and+white&revid=588284929&sa=X&ei=bkM4UcqwGYb3rQfkioDQAg&ved=0CH8QgxY&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&fp=13d7859ca6699c74&biw=1280&bih=652

• https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cat+in+cage&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&biw=1280&bih=652&wrapid=tlif136264047329110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=qD44Ua3PKIWGrAft-4GQDA#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&q=the+world+black+and+white&revid=588284929&sa=X&ei=bkM4UcqwGYb3rQfkioDQAg&ved=0CH8QgxY&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&fp=13d7859ca6699c74&biw=1280&bih=652

• https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cat+in+cage&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&biw=1280&bih=652&wrapid=tlif136264047329110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=qD44Ua3PKIWGrAft-4GQDA#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=poetry+cartoon&oq=poetry+cartoon&gs_l=img.3..0.19525.2238933.10.2239159.15.12.0.3.3.0.443.1827.3j7j1j0j1.12.0...0.0...1c.1.5.img.UZwXsXXIbJw&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.bmk&fp=13d7859ca6699c74&biw=1280&bih=652

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