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Ode to the Alarm Clock
January 4, 2010
Every morning I lie there sleeping,
When my peace is destroyed by a god-awful beeping.
My dreams shattered, sudden and drastic,
By this evil, awful, red-eyed chunk of plastic.
I roll over in pain and hammer on the snooze,
Grumbling, groaning, thinking 'Why must this thing torture me so?'
'Don't make me get up, just five minutes more!'
The same thing I've said every morning before.
It's not that I'm not a morning person, or that I dread the coming day,
It's just that I hate waking up in this way!
I'd much rather rise up along with the light,
Shining through the window, glowing, beaming, bright.
But the sudden screaming, the unbearable fuss,
Makes me want to scream, cry, and even begin to cuss!
Especially the knowledge that all of my sorrow
Will be repeated the same time, same way, tomorrow.
© Martha V., Morton Grove, IL
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vballrox727 said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:40 am
This was really good. I can relate to this too because everyday my alarm goes off and I hit the snooze button so I don't have to get up. Good work.
sicknick said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:38 am
it was good made me laugh i deffinetly can relate to that i liked the rhyme scheme in it
AMT412 said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:38 am
I really like this ode really nice job
v-ballstar01 said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:36 am
i really like ode. it was very well written great job!!
dimond523 said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:36 am
This poem really captures the distickt anoyence of the shrill beeping of an alarm clock. Needing to be up every day befor the sun is absurd if you ask me.
gotmilkmoose said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:36 am
This poem describes my everyday thoughts and feelings of waking up to an alarm clock! Very relatable and without dragging on forever it captures the true annoyance, yet necessity of having one.
caresponse2odes~AM said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:35 am
This example really uses good onomatopoeia, but lacks the detail and structure of the Ode to Silence. It still makes you think about what some people may take for granted (or hate in this case!) My favorite line is about the chunk of plastic...
blah247 said...
on Feb. 22 2010 at 7:34 am
i feel the same way
Mr.Boss[D-Herr] said...
on Feb. 4 2010 at 9:06 am
I know how you feel. Nice peice of writing
screamingeagle SILVER said...
on Feb. 4 2010 at 9:02 am
this is a great poam i can relate
mandi caldwell GOLD said...
on Feb. 4 2010 at 8:59 am
i like this. this is the same way i am in the morning cause i dont ever want to get up right away.
Rock_Lobster BRONZE said...
on Feb. 4 2010 at 8:58 am
I feel the same way every morning my alarm goes off for school and i never want to get up so i can relate to this poem a lot!
Logan Stoltzfus said...
on Feb. 4 2010 at 8:56 am
wow great job i can really relate!
Aislinnnnn:) GOLD said...
on Feb. 4 2010 at 8:56 am
It seems to me that alarm clocks should have NEVER been invented. Its the most annoying sound, unless i wake up to music which is totally better, man, totally.
SteelersAllDay23 SILVER said...
on Feb. 4 2010 at 8:54 am
alarm clocks are annoying! you can hear the ringing almost through out your day if you think about your morning =(
HaxoRReiGn BRONZE said...
on Feb. 4 2010 at 8:53 am
whoo keep up the good work!! i was into it
Faith-Morgan BRONZE said...
on Feb. 4 2010 at 8:51 am
Wow! it is very good! I know i do the same thing every morning.
