An Open Box | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. An Open Box

An Open Box

February 21, 2014
By Anonymous

The sky is blue, the grass is green
Too bad the people are crying
The rain never came to their land
And the plants there are wilting

The cows are grazing on the meadow
Chewing while closing their eyes
Their tails swishing back and forth
Like a fan beating restless

Hummingbirds graze and fly around
Sucking all the honey out of the honeydews
While the bumblebees carry honey
In and out of their hive

I watch and paint on my canvas
That circle around my bed
The open box I drew
Illustrates all these events
On different parts of the world

© Anonymous

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Brother
By Anonymous
Poetry
The Top
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
Death After Life
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
Connected
By emolover95 GOLD
Park City, Utah
emolover95 GOLD, Park City, Utah
13 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over. Smile because it happened.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
The Unraveling Scarf
By kiwi12 PLATINUM
Austin, Texas
kiwi12 PLATINUM, Austin, Texas
28 articles 10 photos 365 comments
View profile
Poetry
Breathing
By costarican93 GOLD
Washington, Louisiana
costarican93 GOLD, Washington, Louisiana
14 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The city looks so pretty do you want to burn it with me?&quot;- Hollywood Undead

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 5 comments.

monikitty12 PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 5 2014 at 4:19 pm
monikitty12 PLATINUM, New York, New York
35 articles 0 photos 52 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t cry because its over. Smile because it happened.

View profile
Lolololololol, anyway did you rate the poem?
RebeccaReader PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 4 2014 at 6:59 pm
RebeccaReader PLATINUM, New York, New York
20 articles 2 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you can keep your head when all about you <br /> Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,&quot;

View profile
You're welcome.
RebeccaReader PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 4 2014 at 6:59 pm
RebeccaReader PLATINUM, New York, New York
20 articles 2 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you can keep your head when all about you <br /> Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,&quot;

View profile
You're welcome. :)
monikitty12 PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 4 2014 at 4:00 pm
monikitty12 PLATINUM, New York, New York
35 articles 0 photos 52 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t cry because its over. Smile because it happened.

View profile
Shhhhhhhhh! Monica didn't write that!!! It is written by anonymous.......but thanks
RebeccaReader PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 3 2014 at 6:53 pm
RebeccaReader PLATINUM, New York, New York
20 articles 2 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you can keep your head when all about you <br /> Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,&quot;

View profile
This is a very sweet poem Monica. I love you being so creative with how you descirbe (I think) the canvas as being an open box. I wonder where did you get your inspiration?