Student Poems from A190

POEM 17 Note: I received 20 copies of "Poem 17" from the class. Applause for all 20of you. **Tulip Finds They’re Circling the Drain                                         (After Paul Zimmer)      Tulip stands at the rail of a small boat,  Unsettled water roiling, churning  Against itself with unending meaninglessness,   Angrily spewing.    Palms slicked with sweat, Tulip can only watch  As the dry land seems to spin around them  Like a shark, fin above water,  Hunting...    Then Tulip calls their father, the captain. They always do.  They've never known who else to call.  He nods, understanding,  Before diverting back into the vortex swirling all around Tulip.   **Merry Hates the Summer (Maggie)               ...