It’s Spring
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
March 12, 2018
The freezing melts with disappearances of blankets and cocoa Green blooms and snow softens Winds turn hot, and leaves churn Its musical rustlings hum While children laugh along Floral bushes and gardens sprout forth Warm nights open to possibility and opportunities The air shifts to a stenc...
The Land of White
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
December 11, 2017
Santa nutcrackers dangle Lights reflect crystal Blight does not exist in this wonderland Where white tickles your nose And around the door, Faded lights glow The kitchen smells of milk and cookies That await the man in red With children in bed It will be hard to sleep tonight For who could not love the la...
A Writer’s Wits
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
November 27, 2017
Midlo senior Marion Cline has been writing since she can remember. Journaling frequently became a "big thing" for her, and she continues to document her life to help her writing grow. When asked about what inspires her, she replied, "I became liberal because of Allen Ginsberg, a Beat poet; he got m...
Losing A Dear Friend
Sarah Moskovitz, Midlo Scoop Staff
November 15, 2017
July 16, a day to remember, leaving the field, crowding around with teammates, I could feel a darkness overcome us. As I looked into the dugout, I could see the field, my dad, fell to the ground in defeat, I didn’t know what to do; I just froze. I went over to see what had happened, bu...
Beware Peter Pan
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
November 13, 2017
Beware the infamous Peter Pan Who you find in Neverland Though he visits you when lost And warms you in the frost The hint in his eyes Never lies Deep in Neverland Where you find Peter Pan He watches the Lost Boys grow too old In the night, where they sleep with toys ...
To Weep Alone
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
October 25, 2017
“Deep in earth my love is lying And I must weep alone.” Edgar Allan Poe A stone with a name glares to me How dare time continue With a cloud full of pity Rain descends Alone, I tighten my coat Rolling towards me Coming from nowhere A lost umbrella With a smile on my lips And...
The Cockatrice
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
October 20, 2017
The exhausted barn sat in the middle of nowhere, left to its rot and decay. It was perfect for cock fights and the bettors. Rooster against rooster, fowl against fowl. Entertainment fit for selfish, drunks, and those who wished to forget. Though the sport was illegal, it didn’t stop the drun...
The Creature
Katherine Krievs, Midlo Scoop Staff
October 17, 2017
As farmers corralled their animals and turned out the light, Evil descended upon the world. It began snaking Creeping Stalking Everyone a target for attack By dusk, smog slithered over the hillside, Trees shuddered with unease. Gourds instantly decayed. Critters tensed w...
The Scarecrow
Rachel Bybee, Midlo Scoop Staff
October 5, 2017
In a field of wheat and sorrows, the crucified scarecrow watched the sky swirling with creams, grays, and tired blues. Among the dull colors, flecks of black flew in formation. A raven dropped, too low, knocking the scarecrow’s ragged hat to the diseased ground. The scarecrow cursed the raven, the...
A Way With Words
Anna Chen, Staff Writer
September 23, 2016
Out of the many different and interesting hobbies, junior Emily Murray loves to write poetry. In 2014 as a freshman, Murray won the school-wide Write Now contest with one of her pieces. She has always had a knack for writing poetry and spends a great deal of time perfecting her craft. When and w...
Batman, Incorporated
April 13, 2016
Taylor Coy drew piece, titled Batman: Incorporated. He say, "The inspiration that helped me draw this first in pencil then in Pen drew from Frank Miller's classic graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns."
Inception
April 13, 2016
Daisy once told me the rocks are stars. The sun is infinite emptiness eroding time and space, and we are but travelers finding our destination, our place, in a dying universe. And it was the wind that constructed the sky- an abysmal blue and billowing surface, veiling the black, au...
