Haiku

A half-moon shines
Among a thousand brothers
To he alone I gaze

First frost-
the tea burns my tongue
or is wasted

The pumpkins 
grinning in the dark 
protect the candy

Haiku Assignment

Crisp air

Frozen joy

Mountains calling

Embers glowing orange

hands outstretched

twinkling vastness overhead

Frost clouded windows

Run outside

Perpetual white delight

-Richard Martoglio

Haiku Beau

To mountains,
Smog gone
Breathe.

nature sprouts early blossom
the perfect time
powder.

Crater, Arapahoe, Forest.
lakes come together.
And a river runs through it.

-Beau Bakley

 

Colin’s Haikus!

Hotter than Hell

Flowing water in the creek

God damn mosquitos

Fresh air in my lungs

A pack’s weight on my shoulders

Simplicity, the good life

Out in the elements

Drowning in the white flakes

Drowning isn’t always bad

Haiku’s – Writing Assignment 4

Haiku’s

Colter McClure Barnett

 

Haiku 1:

Wonderful,

Mockingbirds sing

No sleep today.

 

Haiku 2:

Ice covered ground,

Autumn dies

Laughing as I fall.

 

Haiku 3:

Overcast,

Grey clouds foreshadow

White blankets.

Writing Assignment 3

Communicating Nature: A Natural Summary

Colter McClure Barnett

WRTG 3020

Nature is one of the few things in life that graciously gives back to humanity. It supply’s farmers with food, fishers with fish, and even hikers with a beautiful mountain and gratifying view upon reaching the top. However, nature is not entirely free it requires a small amount of care and moderation. What this means is that we must take care of our environments by restricting littering not only by other individuals, but also companies and ourselves. It is my understanding that nature is what keeps us alive; it supplies the human race with oxygen while eliminating carbon dioxide in the process. Ironically, the thing that is keeping us alive is the same thing we continue to destroy. The introduction of Communicating Nature, in my opinion, could not have explicated more the idea that it is the responsibility of humanity in the varying ecosystems we all exist in to both clean and help our environments prosper. Furthermore the introduction also gave short explanations of what we would be covering in the future chapters of the book.

In Chapter one of Communicating Nature we begin to understand how each of us has developed a belief about the environment. According to the book, there are three aspects of life that lead to a formation of our environmental beliefs; Childhood experiences, a sense of place, and historical and cultural contexts. Childhood experiences offer a differentiated opinion of how we view nature. An example of this is if a person grows up in a metropolis he or she is less likely to find the amenities of nature appealing, but on the other hand if an individual grows up in an environment exposing him or her to the wonderful amenities of nature, he or she is more likely to appreciate nature and the environment much more. Secondly, what a person attributes his or her environment to a “home” affect ones environmental belief similarly. If an individuals “home” is in the backwoods of Alaska, he or she may be more inclined to preserve that environment, while an individual growing up in the city may see those same backwoods of Alaska as cash-stash from cutting down trees. Finally, the cultural and historical context an individual is exposed to shapes views about the environment in the way that our predecessors did. If that context is colonialist than the peoples growing up learning that context are more likely to follow that type of colonialist culture.

In conclusion, all of these aforementioned aspects of developing an environmental belief may produce different outcomes, the bottom line is that we as a society are responsible for keeping nature and ecosystems in good shape or we will have to face the consequences of a depleted natural world.

Writing Assignment 2

Johnny and the Airplane

Johnny got a new airplane. The airplane was glossy yellow and made of plastic. Johnny threw the airplane in the sky and it flew. It flew right past the house of Mr. Rowland. Mr. Rowland saw the airplane and thought for a moment it had was a small flying pig. What Mr. Rowland had thought to be a small flying pig landed in the yard of Mrs. Jenkins. Mrs. Jenkins saw the plane for what it really was and said, “My what a cool little toy!” As Mr. Rowland ran to see what his eyes had mistaken him for, Mrs. Jenkins took the airplane and threw it back into the sky. Therefore, leaving the airplane to be flown by Johnny around the neighborhood once again.

By: Colter McClure Barnett

Haikus-Fred Holwerda

1.)The valley’s breeze

greet the morning sun

red rays of warmth

 

2.) Hot humid breeze

cool black earth

wet alfalfa grows

 

3)Crinkled brown leaves fall

the maple sheds for winter

why do they lose coats?