Symbolism | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Symbolism

Symbolism

January 17, 2011
By IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
More by this author
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile

I crouch by the lakeside. The sky is blue, like a vast and unimaginable bluebird. Fluffy clouds scud across the underbelly of the world like giant and perfect white down. The colors of blue and white reflect upon the water, making it a mottled and tranquil blue-black.
I extend a finger, intending to make a ripple upon the surface. I hope to cause many other ripples along the lakeside, but as my ripples die away, I am disappointed.
I am all alone.
I wish to tumble into the lonely and inviting water, never to return.

© Garrett M., Port Angeles, WA

The author's comments:
Can you guess what it is about?
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Brother
By Anonymous
Poetry
Summer Day
By Lost-In-Life GOLD
Whitby, Other
Lost-In-Life GOLD, Whitby, Other
11 articles 0 photos 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s never to late, if it weren&#039;t for the last minute many things would never get done!

View profile
Poetry
Alice
By Keasbey GOLD
La Habra Heights, California
Keasbey GOLD, La Habra Heights, California
12 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who&#039;s left me so many times. I will no longer pray on my knees, to a god who won&#039;t answer my call.&quot;

View profile
Poetry
what is it?
By stardom21 BRONZE
Suisun City, California
stardom21 BRONZE, Suisun City, California
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
leap
By carreyelaine GOLD
Arlington, Tennessee
carreyelaine GOLD, Arlington, Tennessee
12 articles 4 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
Whisper
By Loki(norsegod) DIAMOND
Sapello, New Mexico
Loki(norsegod) DIAMOND, Sapello, New Mexico
62 articles 0 photos 2 comments
View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 19 comments.

savetheplanet PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 24 2012 at 12:06 am
savetheplanet PLATINUM, Anaheim, California
45 articles 9 photos 564 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

View profile
It's written by the same author, ROFLZ :)
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 23 2012 at 10:49 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile
Thank you, Lizz :) Sounds interesting, kinda like 'Hoot'.
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 22 2011 at 4:32 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile
I gave it to God and the Earth.
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 17 2011 at 3:32 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
40 articles 2 photos 1632 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

View profile
"Giving a gift instead" is never easy, but it's really the noblest option. Was the gift to the world or to the lilac trees?
savetheplanet PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 11:34 pm
savetheplanet PLATINUM, Anaheim, California
45 articles 9 photos 564 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

View profile
LOL, that's funny.
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 10:31 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile

Thank you, though I must say that I now find my repetition of the word 'blue' irritating L: 

That makes perfect sense, actually. I tried to do just that one afternoon under our lilac trees, and ended up giving a gift instead. 

IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 10:29 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile
Yep, nothing else would have suited it so well without giving everything away :)
savetheplanet PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 5:51 pm
savetheplanet PLATINUM, Anaheim, California
45 articles 9 photos 564 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

View profile
I love all the sybolism in this poem, that's probably why you titled it that. Hehe, :D.
savetheplanet PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 5:51 pm
savetheplanet PLATINUM, Anaheim, California
45 articles 9 photos 564 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

View profile
Flush is about a casino boat illegally flushing it's garbage into the ocean where it got washed onto beaches.  But since the owner had inside info in the police, he never got caught.  The book is about these kids who try to stop him.  It's got the environmentally friendly feel.
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 4:30 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
40 articles 2 photos 1632 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

View profile

Your description for the sky was lovely and more than I could ever accomplish.

The disappointment at finding that one does not leave as much of a ripple on the world as one had hoped to. The desire to tumble into the lake might be considered an escape, but it might also be a wish to become one with what is greater. If one cannot touch the world to make it change, he can always try dissolving into it. Does that make sense? 

IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 29 2011 at 11:04 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile
Stargirl, is, awesome :D What is 'Flush' about?
Anna-Akua SILVER said...
on Jun. 29 2011 at 10:32 pm
Anna-Akua SILVER, Taunton, Massachusetts
9 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
But the funny thing about it is I ain&#039;t even start yet<br /> I&#039;m only using my mind I ain&#039;t even use my heart yet<br /> I just evolved I ain&#039;t speaking theoretically <br /> -Keys &quot;Dear Dummy&quot;

View profile
i love the book stargirl! it was one of my favorite books in 5th grade skool :) so was flush
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 14 2011 at 12:57 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile
Rim hanaid, Off, many thanks :)
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Jun. 14 2011 at 12:31 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
1 article 0 photos 1979 comments

Favorite Quote:
Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper<br /> <br /> Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

View profile
Ooh :) I love how this is written! The tone and imagery felt beautiful n mysterious
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 8 2011 at 2:40 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile

Yes, I got it from Jerry Spinelli's book :) I relate to it in many, many ways as well.

I mean, you say that you relate to quite a lot of my poems, and I'm a stargirl, so maybe you're quite a bit of a stargirl too.

Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jun. 8 2011 at 2:14 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
11 articles 0 photos 897 comments

Favorite Quote:
You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

View profile
Where did you get the term Stargirl from? did you get it from the book Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli? I love that book and I could really relate to her! What do you mean by a stargirl?
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 8 2011 at 12:13 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

View profile
I'm beginning to wonder if you're a bit of a stargirl too :) And you know what's funny? I had a sort of teacher who pronounced the word 'poem' as 'pome' :D So the mis-spelling is no problem at all.
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jun. 7 2011 at 8:57 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
11 articles 0 photos 897 comments

Favorite Quote:
You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

View profile

pome= poem 

sorry! 

Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jun. 7 2011 at 8:57 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
11 articles 0 photos 897 comments

Favorite Quote:
You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

View profile
I really liked this pome too! ICAN REALLY RELATE TO IT! LOVEIT!! :)