Reading Recess: Art and Poetry from BMS

  Poem by Joslan Carter  ------------------------------------------ World Peace.   Clear as air Completely silent A possibility Yet we choose to ignore it.   Brings happiness and calm Would help us thrive But then again, we act as if it is an impossible concept   World peace Forever kindness Flourishing humanity   In our grasp But we won’t let it pene...

Upon a nice mid-spring day,Let's take a look at Nature's way.Breathe the scent of nice fresh air,Feel the breeze within your hair.The grass will poke between your toes,Smell the flowers with your nose.Clouds form shapes within the skies,And light will glisten from your eyes.Hear the buzzing of the bees,Climb the tallest willow trees.Look across the meadow way,And you shall see a young deer play.Pick the dais...

Sketches I sit on my bed, facing my small window. My pencil creates shapes that imitate the dark buildings. My small piece of charcoal creates clouds, puffy, but dense. Then birds move through the clouds, flying regally above the chaos. Above the hunger. Above the sorrow. Above the death.   Worry Father didn’t wake up. That’s all I know. He was taken away. Mother left the house too. My br...