Kortney+D+Portfolio+2011-12

Catcher in the Rye:

Poetry:

__Summer Days__ *

Summer days are oh so __fun__ Swimming, __Splashing__ and mostly laughing

The heat, the heat what can't be beat with a great swim and some fun

Gather some friends for a lot of fun and eat lots of sticky buns.

Having fun is all about friends even if the day ends.

Can you hear the laughter ringing? while the little birds are singing

fun, fun, fun and lots of sun burning, tanning and a beach run

beach balls and sandcastles maybe fun but lots of hassle

Splashing, swimming and snorkeling look and see what is to be

Starfish, crabs and more creeping, crawling all around all of them are homeward bound.

Summer is great!!



__Thanksgiving__ Today is the day for family. No one ever fails to bring a family together on __the__ glorious day.

Dinner is full of laughter and __really good__ food. Turkey, stuffing and squash __casserol__ to eat.

Everyone loves Thanksgiving for the times of laughter it brings not everyone can have a great one but all you really need is family and friends, some food and good fun.

Thanksgiving is the time of year for hectic holiday shopping "Black Friday" is the most hectic one of all

With people everywhere buying toys and goodies for Christmas to come.

__Shipshewana__ *

Here in Shipshewana it very often seems so still and peaceful Amish buggies, horses, people

Plain as plain can be No pictures or tv No telephones or electricity Simply put they are in this world but not of it

The nature all around them beckons come and play, come and play it says.

Not only is it pure and simple life there is full of joy children playing and laughing

They don't understand our ways and we don't get theirs, but once we stop and look we see we aren't that different

Our world is too fast them fast food, fast cars, bright lights and other things They are used to slow and steady

To us their world is too slow but if you look around we can't hear the birds sing and brooks babble all we hear is horns honking and radios blarring They stop and listen while we just tumble down

If you listen in the morning you can hear the quiet chrip of birds and the soft bawl of a cow

Never the less we don't stop listen like them we go rushing around like a chicken with its head chopped of not seeing where we're going until it is too late.

They believe in God while we just say no way They believe God put them here to be Christ's helpers and humble servants

We may not understand their Dietish dialect yet we expect them to understand every word of english we throw at them Oh, Shipshewana please share your love with us



__Friendship__ Friendship is like a flower growing day by day.

It starts as a little seed drowned in a shower

You can have many friendship seeds but only few will grow yet the few that blossom are sure to show love at every turn.

Your friends are there no matter what they never leave you standing friends are good to have just for you to enjoy

They may not like some boy you meet but they love you anyway.

They maybe forgotten but not for long because they'll make their presence known

You may be able to pull the thorns and weeds from you relationship but they know what went on when no one else did

They may feel trampled on and rejected all alone and sad,

not only do you have to help them they can help you too.

Song lyrics:

__Temporary Home:__ Carrie Underwood Little boy, six years oldA little too used to being aloneAnother new mom and dadAnother school, another house that'll never be homeWhen people ask him how he likes this placeHe looks up and says with a smile upon his face"This is my temporary home, it's not where I belongWindows and rooms that I'm passing throughThis is just a stop on the way to where I'm goingI'm not afraid because I know this is my temporary home"Young mom on her ownShe needs a little help, got nowhere to goShe's looking for a job, looking for a way out'Cause a halfway house will never be a home At night she whispers to her baby girl "Someday we'll find our place here in this world" "This is our temporary home, it's not where we belongWindows and rooms that we're passing through This is just a stop on the way to where we're goingI'm not afraid because I know this is our temporary home"Old man, hospital bed The room is filled with people he lovesAnd he whispers "Don't cry for me, I'll see you all someday"He looks up and says "I can see God's face""This is my temporary home, it's not where I belong Windows and rooms that I'm passing throughThis was just a stop on the way to where I'm goingI'm not afraid because I know this was my temporary home"This is our temporary home

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__All-American Girl:__ Carrie Underwood ====Yeah Yeah YeahSince the day they got marriedHe'd been praying for a little baby boySomeone he could take fishingThrow the football and be his pride and joyHe could already see him holding that trophyTaking his team to stateBut when the nurse came in with a little pink blanketAll those big dreams changedAnd, now, he's wrapped around her fingerShe's the center of his whole worldAnd his heart belongs to that sweet, little, beautiful, wonderful, perfectAll American girlSixteen short years later She was falling for the senior football star Before you knew it he was dropping passes Skipping practice just to spend more time with her The coach said, hey son whats your problem Tell me have you lost your mind. Daddy said you'll lose your free ride to college Boy, you better tell her good-bye But now, he's wrapped around her finger She's the center of his whole world And his heart belongs to that sweet, little, beautiful, wonderful, perfect All American Girl And when they got married and decided to have one of their own She said, be honest, tell me what you want And he said, honey you outta know A sweet, little, beautiful one just like you, oh A beautiful, wonderful, perfect All American Now, he's wrapped around her finger She's the center of his whole world And his heart belongs to that sweet, little, beautiful, wonderful, perfect All American girl ====

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