Dream Keepers Blog

On Monday, the Dream Keepers had their own version of March Madness. The young people experienced difficulty concentrating. Still, in the midst of the giggles, a few words were set to paper. Enjoy! Our newest Dream Keeper writer an I AM poem to introduce herself to you. I AM by Sydney Byrd I am light skin  5'9  happy  forgive-ful. I am aware  delighted  passionate  proud. I am a writer  a basketball player  a friend  a daughter. I am Sydney Byrd. Dream Keeper Ruthie Matthew wrote about going to see the musical CATS with her family and friends. CATS! by Ruthie Matthews, II Lights appear on stage As the dancers all appear The crowd is restless The music begins And the first act is in play The cats prance around The various cats Tell us about the main cats Such as Barnabee. Once we know the cats The intermission begins After the first act. Fifteen minutes past Everyone sits down at last And the lights go out. The cats come onstage And the second act begins As everyone claps. ...

Last Monday, the Dream Keepers were delighted to welcome guest speaker Keri Gerlach, Director of Marketing at Clement Manor, Inc. in Milwaukee. Keri is both a photographer and a writer. She brought beautiful framed photos and invited the young people to use them for inspiration. What fun we had! The first group of writings comes from a photo of a tree's gnarled roots in spring, just before the earth has come back to life. Around The Tree by Lamar Hobson I walk around a tree like three times. It looks like darkness and big as this tree is, I think if I touch him, he going to eat me. Everyone Has Roots by Olivia Bell Some people are like leaves, unstable, always moving with the wind. The season changes, they wither and die. They take and give shade under the harshness of the sun, but rarely do they stay all year long. In your time of need, the wind has taken them, and they will not return upon your calling. Others are like branches on a tree. Little do they move with the wind or rain...