Elemental Poetry Slam

A fan fiction & poetry slam by Kate-chan 91

Disclaimer: I'm not getting any money for doing this, nor do I own anything in this fan fiction except for the poems & Kari, Walter, Marisol, Irene, Kwame, & Gerald.

A/N: Well, this is my first poetry slam. I hope you like it.

(Oh, BTW: I'll accept flames only on one condition: The flames are constructive, i.e. flames that tell me what I should do to improve this story. I don't' mean to be mean, but if I receive any one-worded & Spam/ hate mail, not only will I delete it, I'll also not accept anymore flames for this fan fiction. Got it? Okay… enjoy reading; if you review, you're getting your favorite kind of toast from me! )

Poem One: Fire Cinquain

At Sheffield Institute, the school where our heroines go to learn, an assembly is currently being held. Be quiet, for you don't want to get in trouble with the principal Ms. Knickerbocker…

Our five guardians of the veil red-haired Will, comedian Irma, timid Taranee, earthbound Cornelia, & artistic Hay Lin are all in their seats listening to poetry slam conducted by six college students named Kari, Marisol, Irene, Kwame, Walter & Gerald. They had been reciting their own poems for the last half-hour or so, & by now almost no one was even somewhat interested except when something funny & easy to analyze & understand came along.

Everyone that is, except Hay Lin. While even Taranee was getting bored, Hay Lin listened to every word, fascinated by the word structure & the creativity of what they analyzed in their poems. It made her want to write one herself right now.

After Marisol finished her quatrain about fruit salad, the group barely clapped for her (except for Uriah & his gang, whom just did those annoying armpit farts)& Ms. Knickerbocker came to the stage & grabbed the microphone.

Ms. Knickerbocker spoke a brief monologue. "Thank you for reading us that poem, Marisol, it was truly wonderful. Now, that concludes the everyday objects slam. Their next topic is something quite… mystical when you think of it. Get ready for… THE FIVE ELEMENTS!"

All five guardians immediately sat up straight in their chairs to pay attention. While the elements were common subjects in poems, they never really paid much attention to it until they became the guardians of the veil thanks to selection & Hay Lin's late grandma.

Ms. Knickerbocker was still continuing her monologue at the same time the guardians got adjusted in their seats. "…And the first person to read her poem is Kari. Give her a hand!"

Everyone once again clapped once or twice as Kari, who was dressed in a Blow Pop T-shirt & blue jeans walked up to the microphone with her poem.

"Okay, everyone, my poem is a cinquain. Does anyone remember what a cinquain is?" Kari asked the (mostly) bored audience.

Only all five girls raised their hands franticly, & Kari picked Taranee to give her the answer to the question.

"A cinquain," Taranee answered, " is a five lined poem with a pattern of symbols & words. The first line is 1-2 syllables long & consists of one word. The second line is 4 syllables long & is two adjectives long. The third line consists of six syllables & three verbs describing the noun. The fourth line has 8 syllables & four words, usually a sentence, describing the noun in some way. Finally, the fifth line is one word typically 2 syllables long describing the noun."

Kari's eyes were pretty wide since Taranee answered the question not only perfectly, but also in one breath. "Excellent! Tres Bien, Miss! Now that we remembered what a cinquain was, I'll start reading my poem, which is titled "The Rages of Fire".

Kari recited the poem, which composed of this:

Fire

Yellow, Toasty

Burning, Glowing, Warming

Helps but can harm

Ember

Everyone then applauded.

End of Chapter One

A/N: Sorry it's short, but that's actually kind of natural when it comes to poem writing. I hope you enjoy it, & don't forget to review before leaving to read other fan fictions.

Ja Ne!

Kate-chan91