For almost 2 decades Berklee City Music has been impacting the lives of young students here in Boston. During that time 6 programs have developed. “Berklee City Music in Boston offers a series of age- and level-appropriate programs that make a positive impact on students’ lives year after year.” This brief statement, however, cannot measure the level of growth many of these students experience. As part of the program, students write in journals. These entries are a glimpse into how beautiful and eloquent the words of students can be.
The following are three poems written in these journals. (used by permission)
Therapy
By Najah, age 14
Untitled
By Justin
I dig Toys R Us
And they dig me too.
Once they dug so far into the ground,
They found me so deep in the ground.
My money is so fresh,
It came right off the tree,
You know when I go to school,
I get one hundred percent, rocking
Just like it is dynamite.
I’m so flu,
I think I know how to fly.
The Green Project
By Channtel
If the world blew up into two you know what I will miss the most
I’ll miss the trees that will blow leaves from coast to coast
Also the river that will flow and give plants some water so they can grow
Asking me what I will miss if the world blew up is like asking me
What will I be when I grow up
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Lynette Gittens
Beautiful. I hope the students know that their words are refreshing and beautiful.
Danielle Dreilinger
These are great. Thanks to the students/JH for sharing.