Monday, 25 August 2014

Language of War

This morning we looked at a poem that had used the language of war to cleverly describe a sunset. We tried to hitch-hike on their ideas to create our own poems.

Ruby
Troops bombard forbidden fields
As bombs of wind scatter
Warning villages
Grenades shatter as a rumble leaves the air.

As an army is summoned
Debris is left behind
As hollow pointed rounds
Mock all troops. 

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02798/UK-storms_2798737b.jpg



Jaden
Bright light blanketing the surface
Just resting in peace
Seconds later...

Ice and fire everywhere
Tanks, soldiers and drones.

Fire bombarding at ice
Ice taking over.

Frozen mortar dominating fire
Trying to break the shield of matter.

Ice is no more
Steam rises
Fire is successful, for now.

http://www.get-free-wallpapers.com/wallpaper/preview/p8833-1294433026/fire-and-ice.jpg


Sophie
Unforgiving skies darken
As fear lingers
Icy wind roams the deserted village
Danger creeps up
Creating silence upon the land.

Hollow pointed rounds bombard the forbidden fields
Deep crevasses appear
Claiming the lives of many
Grenades strike across the charcoal sky
Creating permanent wounds
Reminding them of that day.

A colony of troops fight their way through the chaos
Bombs have been set to destroy
But they know he will be back.

http://www.visitnorthumberland.com/images/content-pages/dark-skies/light-small.jpg


Finn
Clouds darken
Bringing tanks and troops of mist
Bombarding the enemy
With grenades of lightning.

Gunfire raids the roofs
As cannons of hail blast the enemy from existence
Leaving a crater lingering in the depths of the battlefield.

http://kdrestoration.com/wp-admin/images/Storm.jpg


The Battle
Amelia
Tanks thunder through the fields
Scaring only the brave
Assembling a duel
A fight for freedom takes place.

Troops collide
Trying to threaten the weak
A courageous soldier steps forward
Beams of light seep through.

Oblivion blankets the forbidden field
Mist rising amongst the hills
Stroking the soft surface. 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Shaft_of_light,_Westing_-_geograph.org.uk_-_583541.jpg/300px-Shaft_of_light,_Westing_-_geograph.org.uk_-_583541.jpg


Claudia
The sun descending to the ocean
The clouds blanketing the shining stars
As the moon takes its place.

The opponents take their battle positions
As the battlefield erupts with bombs
And the horrific noise.

Smoke bombs white out the battlefield
With the opponent out of sight
With no advantage to either of them.

As they battle into the dark night
Through the village
And out into the unknown.

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Maia
As darkness surrounds the city
Troops come running to the field
Preparing to fight.

Planes observe, looking down at me
Bombs bombard the field
Tanks rumble up hills.

Soldiers throw grenades
Weapons fire
Forcing soldiers to leave.

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140409150947/simcountry/images/7/77/Dark-city-in-black-background.jpg


Chloe
The sun disappearning
Clouds taking over
Planes observing the land
Preparing for the advancing front.

Plane giving a forbidden warning
Troops calming the city
Pitter patter starts.

Thundering overwhelming
Hail starts
Sting like gun shots
Lightning so hot
People fleeing for underground shelters
No man stands around
As the mist rises over the roofs.

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Dodging Rivals
Emily
As light flees
Scouts hover observing the land
Dodging rivals
Warriors rumble.

Static electricity
Hits the ground
Burning their weapons
Incessant tanks thunder
Against the mountain.

Trembling sounds against grounds
Making vibrations
Cluster bombs hit roofs
Making glowing shelters. 

http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/photos/Lightning%202a.jpg
 

Ngaire
Unforgiving skies
Searching the hills
Searching for them.

The tanks rumble
Rain creates deep crevasses
The fate of many.

They advance on him
Shooting light across the sky
Creating a scar,
A scar that will linger in the dark,
Forever haunting them.

They will rise
And he will return.

http://stonerosephotos.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Colorado_storm.jpg

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