J) ART SHOW "ABSTRACT ORIGINS II"

BETHANY JARRETT

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

One night I went to Harlem in New York City. Harlem's history and presents is so pretty, and while I was in Marcus Garvey Park, I heard a drummer playing music that could fill up Noah's Ark.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Loud enough to fill the rooms.

Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-da-ba-da!

Lively enough to make you laugh - ha ha ha!

Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-drumroll!

Warm enough to mend a broken soul.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Another drumroll!

The drummer began to sing in her Haitian Creole.

Ra-ta-ta-ta-ting-ring-tee!

Her voice and the drums made a powerful melody.

I listened to that drummer all through the night.

For her, the stars and moon seemed to shine all more bright.

She wore a head tie and a traditional dress.

She was black and she was proud.

She played Caribbean and African rhythms,

And she wasn't scared to play them loud.

When I went back home the next day,

I felt like standing up atop a church steeple.

I felt like shouting like the Black Panthers used to say,

"POWER TO THE PEOPLE!"

ISAIAH N

BE WHO I WANT TO BE

I am free

The free person

I want to be.

A free slave

Yes, I am saved

and now I can pave the way.

The colorful things I see

will soon be me.

Because I hold the magic key.

Once was lost but now found

I swim but can't drown

I live but not die

I cry but not sigh.

Because I am free, I can

Be who I want to be.

MADISON

THE SOUND OF DRUMS

Boom! Boom!

Like thunder on how I wonder.

Is the sound wrong, is it right,

the sound of the drums in the night.

Tap Tap, another Boom, then shake shake shake,

the sound of drums are powerful like an earthquake.

The sound of drums can be made by human thumbs, or a bucket or pot or not.

The sound of drums can be many things,

the sound can even be a Ting Ding!

GHARVIN

MADNESS

It is the end of the world one says. It is madness another says. IT IS THE REBIRTH OF THE UNIVERSE the being said. This being was created by the rage of humans. The bright colorsare fighting the dark colors. The bright colors are also disintegrating the being. While the being is sucking up the dark energy to become more powerful.

That was the war of life and destruction in the universe.

No one knows if the light energy, dark energy, or being won. No one knows if the being is still lurking somewhere in the universe.

ISAIAH G

THE DRUMMER WHO

IS PROTECTED BY GOD

There once was a drummer representing New York City named Jason. He lived in Oakland, California and was drumming all the time. The only problem is he always got robbed. So one day a crazy fat lady was walking down the sidewalk, robbed him and started running. Jason started to chase the lady and while running he wondered, how could a lady so fat run so fast. Then the lady tripped, fell and hurt herself. Jason was nice enough to help the woman up and take her to the hospital. The woman had a concussion but thanked Jason for helping her. After leaving the hospital, Jason went back to drumming. This is a story of a drummer who is protected by God.

AMIR

TAKEOVER

"I'm coming to takeover," one said. "No, please don't" another said. Darkness came down to the earth. "Help me!" A lady yelled. A person's face came down, only having a nose. The sky is turning yellow. A big triangle came down to defeat the world. "ah!" someone screamed. A bright light came down to save the people. Everyone was saved.