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I looked in the back of the book after I got several different answers like 8.3 and 23 but unfortunately the answer is 25. I don't get it.

I've looked everywhere,i can't find the answer!Please help,i have to take the illinois constitution test soon.

The Secrets We Don't Know

The flowers on the knoll

leave an ineffable scent

to linger in the soul

The words in my head

melt together and fall

like a waterfall on my bed

And I lie here and wonder

if the weeping willow ever weeps

and has in its bark the stories

and promises that it forever keeps

Or what the stars up above

think of all that it sees below

If they mourn,love,judge, or

laugh at the secrets we don't know.

The Flow of the Violin

The flow of the violin

grasping my soul

caressing my mind

Taking me to a land

of intoxicating beauty

The melody becomes faster

and more passionate

A multicolored cloud of horses

comes racing past

adding the rhythm of their hooves

to the intensity of it all

A waterfall comes crashing down

Birds take flight

The lions roar good morning!

The zebras run goodbye!

The phoenix cries listen!

The wind wraps it up by

awakening the ocean in a

sudden clash of audacity...

I open my eyes as the song ends

and breathe as if I'm out of breath

They say music is life but I've just

discovered

life is music

*u think it has a better chance than raining pearls,my last poem?

Raining Pearls

One by one the pearls fall to the ground

Each landing feels like thunder

A sense of loss feels the air

Loss of a beauty I once knew

The humidity comes before the storm

And then slowly the rain follows

Each drop a reminder of carefree days

running through the downpour

Fearless of the lightning that we were told to avoid

We stripped down taking off the clothes of reality

and headed barefoot into oblivion

The adrenaline courses through my veins like never before

Making no room for the past and the future

All I know is now and I embrace it

The water drenching my body, releasing my spirit

And it roars with freedom, twisting my lips into

a smile of ferocious beauty

The memories of cold water wake me up

or maybe it was the tears that subconsciously escaped

And I get on my knees set on finding my pearls

determined to feel the rain and the pounding of

audacious footsteps in the grass,

running from nothing

running to nothing, just running.

And then I walk outside and it’s raining pearls

My forgotten smile returns.

*Im thinking bout entering it into a contest,do u think it has a chance?

Words

They come to me

from a dark cave

Whose silence

is so startling

I cannot sleep

These words are

like thunder

I can hear them

but cannot see them

I wait for the lightning

that comes after

so I may catch it

and show people I

am not crazy

but it

never comes.

Instead I hear the soft whisper of the

wind and the rustle

of the leaves and know I only wanted

to prove to myself

I'm not insane.

Words

They come to me like thunder

but are too terrified to show themselves

The Wind Told Me Something

You always said that i couldn't fly

You always said that i couldn't do this

That i wasn't made for that

You always said i had to fill in those

empty spaces with something

But when i turned the radio off

the wind told me something

It gave me a pair of wings and said

i could fly with it anytime i wanted

It told me to look at the sky and said i could do

all that and more.

It said look at the sun and the stars.

Everyone was made to shine, some

just choose to shine brighter than others.

The wind told me that if it weren't for this

silent space in time that i wouldn't

of learned these things about the world.

It said you should listen to me more often

I've been around

I know these things

It helps to listen to something you can't see

to learn something you don't know.

Long Black eyelashes

holding back the tears

Acting as a veil

Strong and beautiful

But once alone

it can't hold back the

waterfall of agony

Music is the only thing

that can soothe her soul

Sweet words dancing upon

a melody that slowly

closes her eyes,kisses

her forehead and lays

her down to a sleep of

merciful dreams.

A sleep where nothing matters

but the earth and sky

And the wind that blows in between.

"Through It All"

Take me into the sky

where love becomes real

and show me how

it's really suppose to feel.

Wrap me in your arms

and never let me go.

Talk to me,listen to me,

and we can show the world

that we can be.

I'll tell you something

random that you'll never

forget and we can laugh

together while we roll

down hills of sunshine.

Catch me when i jump

and when i fall

So when I'm scared,i know

you'll be with me

through it all.

A.Jay Harmony

age 15

"A Place to Simply Be"

Her heart gallops with the mustang

Her soul soars with the eagle

On the verge of tears,she longs to break free

Free from the city air,filled with pollution

A place where she cant even see the moon

or hear her own thoughts.

Cars constantly going by, music blasting

across the street.

Her mind goes to the open fields of freedom

Th campfire and the sparks floating up

and up to the blanket of stars that

sing her to sleep under the

iridescent moon.

She rides carefree upon a velvet black,

whose sleek coat shines in the moonlight

with a spirit of audacious grace.

There in the land of the living

they gallop with the wind

their hair whipping behind them in

beautiful chaos.

She sighs with content as a smile of purest joy

spreads across her face,as in her sleep

she gave the last toss.

For now in her dreams,she lets her spirit

run free.

Finally,her soul found a place of peace where see can

just simply be.

-A.Jay Harmony

age:15

Poem category;Inner Calm

Laughter floating through the air

While a smiling face lights up the forest

The sun shining on the dirt path

as you twirl through the rays of dust

The melody of the birds leading you step

by step,as you dance with carefree cadence

Your white,loose dress,comfortable on

your flawless skin goes round and round

up and down as you leap through the air

like a ballerina of new found audacity

The light breeze blows the footprints you make

into the sky,as if the gods long for the steps

of the angelic dance they see below,displayed by

the girl in the white dress

So painfully beautiful, it brings tears to watch

Like the sun,you cannot look at it for too long

or its beauty will blind you

As she passes through this hallway of green,

flowers sprout up just to see

Owls wake from slumber as they hear the voice

of this mysterious thing

And the deer come out of hiding ,awed at

the strange,innocent beauty

You are fearless as you invigorate everything

around you with your dance of inflamed passion.

Humble,ignorant of the world you persevere through

your dwelling place of simplicity

where you get by with the bear necessities

enjoying every minute of it,breathing the fresh forest

air from dusk till dawn

She bathes in the waterfalls and dances with the

wind in gracefulness

Showered in sunshine,she has no name,for she is known

by nature as

the girl in the white dress.

--A.Jay Harmony

Age;15

"To make Sense"

To make sense

When one is inspired

Suddenly with such feeling

That can't be expressed with words

One must use poetry to make sense

Because even though the audience

Does not fully grip it,you do

And you feel relieved,lighter,to let go

Of the burden of raging quiet that was

Caged inside you for so long.

To make sense

When the world does not even try

With the killing of their own kind

With the abuse of their own selves

With the polluting of their own planet

So do not expect me to make sense.

Do not ask me to lie.

This world does not make sense

So why should I?

"Happily Found"

Sitting under petals of golden shade

she is sung the humming wind lullaby.

She dives into water of clear blue

and comes out glistening but dry.

The sound of the crushing waterfall

against the warm spring is full of nature's

audacity.

And green silky grass caresses the

skin as you sit and drink in the sun,

sweet tea.

Cool,soothing to the throat it trickles

down into your body causing a smile to

spread upon the face.

And up ahead the birds of the rainbow fly

carefree with extravagant grace.

This meadow so immaculate

that one bite into its replete of succulent

fruit replenishes her soul.

Now,the soul that withstood all the pain and

strife,empty of hope and love, is finally full.

In this place she is understood as the

fresh air invigorates her with a tranquil sigh.

Then,as she closes her eyes, a leaf of soft velvet

carries her toward the sky.

Slowly she sinks into satisfied sleep while

harmony carries her around.

There she floats deeper into peaceful oblivion

where she is no longer lost,

but happily found.

---From the heart,

A.Jay Harmony

age:15

Some days pass you by

without a thought to

remember.

That was yesterday.

Some days stand out,

forever in your mind

without a doubt.

That was 13 years ago.

Sometimes it's the little

things that you remember

the most.

So don't go through life,

ignoring those things like

a ghost.

A nod of acknowledgement,

a simple smile could be

engraved in their memory

forever,thanking you

for making their day

all the while.

i read it over the summer and loved it soo much! It was better than Twilight and is still my favorite book till this day! Just wanted to know whos all read it and what they think of it!?

"The Ocean That Grieves"

The waves ache with sorrow

as they overlap the shore

of endless pain.

They plead with the fearless

ships of war as they sail upon

the water,set on nothing but

destruction.

They wash over the lifeless

bodies,mourning each life

taken with agonizing pain

because they could do nothing to

save them.

It despises its own beauty,for

beauty wont give them speech to

stop the young warriors of ignorance

from rushing to their death.

This ocean of furious beauty

overlooks the land its waves gently

caress with such deep pity,that it could

flood the land with its glistening tears.

But it doesn't do that because it

knows it would only cause what it is

grieving;death.

So it gathers up all its strength

and tries to understand that these

men fight for honor,and die

for what they love.

And love above all

is worth dying for.

--Abigail Joy

age;15

Clumsily she gets on the stallion

He helps her up with a strong

tentative hand.

Then one last look of sorrow

and regret but hope of a better

future and off he sends her.

She wasn't very skilled in the

art of horseback riding but

knew enough to hang on for

dear life when the horse is

slapped from behind.

Because thats what he did to

save her.

And she dared not to look back for

fear of falling off and her rescuers

efforts would've been for nothing.

He last saw her with a tear

trickling down her soft ivory skin,

her dark hair, a beautiful

mess, just the way he like it, and

the message of "come with me" in

her eyes of tearful hope.

But he couldn't ,he had to stay

and fight,give her a chance at life,

for these guys wouldn't give up.

She last recalled his warm touch

helping her on this horse and

how safe she felt with him.

Who knows?

Maybe he'll live.

There's always hope.

Hope of a better future,

a future together with the one

you loved.

Even though her vision was blurring

with tears, they were tears of hope.

She just hated not knowing

if ever again she'll see his face.

She hated not knowing if ever again

she'll hear his laugh that sent tingles

through her body, or the smile,the smile

that did it all,melting her,making her blush.

Or those eyes...O,the eyes.

Seeing right through her mask of perfection

always knowing just what to do to make her

smile and laugh and feel loved,but most of all,

safe.

She wishes she wasn't so helpless

sometimes so she could turn back

and fight by his side, but in reality she'd

just make matters worse.

So off she journeys down the

foggy forest path with nothing

but the tears of hope to hang on to

and the sturdy horse,his favorite,

to give her that feeling of safe.

"Merciless Beauty"

Can you not be so beautiful

for one day, for you make

me feel ugly.

Like a rock beside a rose

I stand still,not good enough

for the likes of you.

Can you not shine so bright

for one day so that i might

share the glory.

The fire within me,longing

to break free.

Break free and run like

the furious leopard.

Furious for being caged in

for so long, not being able

to feel the bliss of the wind

whipping her hair back,legs

running so fast,arms pumping

her even faster.

I'm trying to compete

only with myself, but your

merciless beauty makes

me feel like I wont

ever be good enough.

Can you not beat me

every time, so that I

might think i have

a chance.

Or,maybe I'll do

what I've never done

so that I might have what

I've never had.

I'll get up extra early,

work my heart out, and

do the same at night.

Competing only with myself

of course, so that i may be the

best I've ever been.

So that for once

I will be the

Merciless Beauty.

I tried a different,old fashion way of talking style of poem fr the first time,so go easy on me. But do you like it?

"Yes"

O,as we walk along

the sunny stone path,

we talk of good

days spent,laughing

and once in a rare

moment get lost in

each others eyes.

O,how we miss

the old days,

carefree spent.

So we came upon

an agreement to

make more lovely

memories in each

others company.

I was excited,

I must confess.

But when he kneeled

and said,lets make the

rest of our life a memory

together,I could but

only say yes! =]

Flying through the

sky,higher and higher

faster and faster like

a rocket of furious

beauty.

Long dark eyelashes

closed over a face

of pure serenity.

This strong young woman

defies gravity by sheer

will.

She slows down and

begins to soar like

a bird through the air,

overlooking the world

she escaped from.

Finally,she's free.

Free from material objects.

Free from war.

Free from discrimination.

She soars through the air

White dress waving like a flag

of glorious freedom.

Care free she glides through the

sky,wind whipping her hair into

beautiful chaos.

Her blue eyes brave and confident

This girl with black hair like silk,

pale face like snow,

and blue eyes of kind wisdom

and strength that make you cry

for all the sin you've committed

because one look into those eyes

and you know she knows you better

than you know yourself

This young woman who was

just a nobody living in an intimidating

world of somebodies is finally someone

Not by might,nor by power,but my His spirit,

transformed into an angel.

It was in her all along,the very image

of her soul.

She had been a white rose

among red ones,seeing the difference

only on the outside and blind to

the goddess within.

Heart beating faster and faster

Pearl like hands reaching into oblivion

she flies gracefully to her prolonged

destiny where a white rose is more

than welcome.

---A.Jay Harmony