A tiny fox and little lark Strode through the forest on an untrodden path Guided by the song of a sleepy hermit Which echoed through the words to every nearby crevice Through the underbrush and from the canopy The pair of small creatures fell into a spacious glade Sunlight poured in and bathed an…
I was racing with the wind down the damp, grassy hill with bare feet. Friends followed behind me desperately, trying to catch their breath. Our hair flew behind us carelessly through the summer breeze. I felt like a dandelion flying through a white orchid field. The new ideas of fun entered our brains like lightbulbs.…
A little tavern off the side of the main street might prove inconspicuous And that’s true with the low grumblings at the tired hour of mid day Soft layers of light filter through the half closed blinds Onto a table held in a stagnant game of cards You’d think the players were caught…
Spring is finally here everyone! Finally, we can trade off our heavy jackets for short-sleeved shirts! We can trade our boots for sneakers! While the change in weather has brought a new burst of positivity to our moods, spring is also the time for many cultural celebrations. As someone who enjoys learning about different cultures,…
I’ve always been blown away by the models that artists can make through origami. I remember going to a friend’s house years ago, and their sister was a huge origami fan. They had paper figures and animals lining many of their shelves, and I was highly impressed. Seeing and even making some of the one-sheet…
Kevin Penkin, the type of composer to name one of his songs, “Music”, as if deliberately making it hard to find online. I’d like to talk about this artist today and specifically write about Florence, my favorite orchestral album. What is Florence? Florence is a video game about a young woman named Florence Yeoh.…
Cooking Water. I’m not much a specialist, but I do have a niche specialty Not a single person calls me a chef But I’ve perfected a specific dish At this point, it’s not much a secret anymore, But this dish remains underrated the flamboyance of others And I alone, have an incredible recipe…
All of us amateur artists have heard, or indeed experienced, how difficult it is to draw realistic eyes (although I would contest that the nose is the hardest facial feature). Whether you’re doodling in the corner of your math homework or trying to capture the likeness of a model, there are many components involved in…
The internet is filled with so much! There are endless videos and posts to entertain and inspire. I scroll and scroll for inspiration, and what I find is pretty cool! But for every post that I find very cool and inspiring, I had to scroll through twenty boring ones. Of course, there are so so many…
Monstress is a serial graphic novel written by Marjorie Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda, following the story of teenage girl Maika Halfwolf in what is described as “an alternate, matriarchal 1900s Asia brimming with arcane dangers” and on the brink of a species war. Since its release, it has garnered widespread praise from…
Share a Coke with Santa this Christmas! There he is: jolly old Santa Claus, smiling joyfully, and holding a bottle of Coke for all to see. The legend that “Coca-Cola created Christmas” circulates every holiday season. But the reality of what Coca-Cola did to Christmas is slightly different from the legend. Instead of creating a…
“Dad,” Lucas came home one afternoon with tears in his eyes, “we broke the vase of tulips.” For the last twenty years, I have lived with a sort of guilt that was never to be revisited. The sort that I locked in the deepest, darkest part of the attic. The sort where, in those late,…
Calligraphy is the art of forming beautiful symbols by hand and arranging them well. Do you remember learning how to handwrite in cursive in elementary school? It was comprised of the tedious tracing worksheets and exercises for a style of writing that we would never use again! I have always had a profound fascination with…
Chilly vibes have faded for the summer, Allowing the time for new adventures. People are free to take a sun shower, Knowing this point will not last forever Summer sparkles beautify the earth with, Vibrant skies and fields of dancing colours. Daylight’s power molds snow’s to be a myth, When sunshine rises and winter falters.…
May 21, 2019 Dear People of the Western Canada High School Concert Choir of 2019, Here we are. May 29, 2019. Our last concert together. Many of us are about to leave onto bigger things as we graduate this summer. This takes me back to a moment from when I was in grade eleven last…