Coffeehouse Countdown!

So if it seems like we are running a little late on our posts this month, we are!
We have been planning the first-ever Holicong Coffeehouse, and these three posts will lead up to the day of the coffeehouse on Friday the 13th of November.  We hope you can join us.

While surrounded by the world of literature, people can find a companion, someone who they can live a life full of journeys and emotions with. On such journeys, they can also begin their quest for clarity, a deep understanding of life. If You Want a Friend and Clarity will provide you with an insight of these writers' own quests through literature.

 

 

If You Want a Friend

If you want to escape,

whisked away

to a world

with more surprises

than stars in the night sky.

Where imagination and reality collide.

And emotions are merely a game.

If you want a friend

that will make you laugh,

wispy like a fairy’s light kiss

or deep and pure like rare diamonds.

That will make you cry,

cause a single lonely tear

or the waterfall of grief from a broken heart.

That will make you mad,

angry like a bloated volcano

ready to unleash its rage.

That will inspire you,

ignite the flame of curiosity

that burns with passion

and intensity

and keeps you up at night,

wondering.

 

A friend

that gives you

wisdom,

power,

excitement,

fear,

and a plethora more.

A friend that shows you

darkness,

despair,

light,

hope,

and peace.

 

If you want a friend,

follow the musky scent,

crisp,

creamy,

pearl-white pages,

and colorful covers

of the stories

you will never forget.

by Trinity F., Grade 7

 

 

artwork by Carmella P., Grade 7

 

 

Clarity

                                                             

I don’t understand.

I don’t want to understand.

I should understand.

My eyes grasp a tear

But I can’t lock it in

The tears rain down like an April shower

My sadness bubbles to the surface

  I scream but it’s not heard

I cry but it’s not worth hearing

I don’t understand.

 

I don’t want to understand.

I should understand.

My mind and heart sink low

Entering a puddle of midnight black ink

My dreary eyes close

Sun peeks through these unamendable cracks of wonder

Suddenly, sunlight shatters the storm cloud over my brain

My mind is washed away of worries

My tears slowly fade and dry

I finally understand and I don’t know why

It may be hard but it’s worth the fight

I understand.

I want to understand.

I needed to understand.

Clarity

 

by Zara L., Grade 7