Author Archives: theatala

*This is a sestina, a French form of poetry consisting of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy. The final words of each line repeat in a predetermined sequence in each stanza. Dear flower, what do you do in spring but bloom?Yet, when winter hits, you let yourself wilt?The weight drags you down when yourContinue reading “What have we done to deserve this, Mother Earth?”

Sophia Assis is a graduating senior passionate about the arts! From detailed sculptures to abstract paintings, she seeks to explore a variety of emotions. This piece, in particular, explores self-perception in the digital age. The artwork highlights how beauty standards have been influenced by technological advancements in image quality. She hopes to continue her artisticContinue reading “Realism Face”

Meghan Chin is finishing up her junior year at Pembroke Pines Charter High School. She enjoys creating artwork depicting different scenery. “Melody in Amber” is a drawing created in her art class last year using colored pencils.

In 3rd grade, my music teacher asked me a question that has haunted me for years: What would a world without music be like to you?  As I pondered on this question, I was taken back to every past Wednesday after dropping my sister off at my mom’s house. Ever since my mom and dadContinue reading “What Would a World Without Music Be Like to You?”

A whisper calls from mirrors cold and thin,Distorting truth with every glance and stare.It speaks of flaws, of battles fought within,A voice that silences the love once there. The plate untouched, the hunger waged as war,A quiet prison built of fear and shame.Yet in the heart, a voice begins to soar,Reminding you, your worth isContinue reading “Reflections Of the Glass”

Beneath the flames, the world turns red,A fiery beast where dreams once spread.Forests howl as roots lay bare,Dreams consumed in the searing air. Homes dissolve to ash and dust,Memories fade, foundations rustA child’s toy, a mother’s ring,All lost within the fire’s sting. Memories once held so dear,Now drift as ghosts through skies unclear.The choking smoke,Continue reading “Beneath the California Flames”

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Caleb Mercado is finishing up his junior year at Pembroke Pines Charter High School. For this piece of artwork, he wanted to highlight the struggles of individuality against “robotization” and conformism within modern society.

Nicole Brito, who is completing her junior year at Pembroke Pines Charter High School, is known as the artist among her friends. She paints and sketches in her free time and then writes out stories to match her paintings. This painting is one of her most vivid pieces and was made using acrylic paint andContinue reading “A Heartbroken Memory”

For my fifteenth birthday, I got myself a calorie-tracking app. I had decided that I was going to get skinny that summer and surprise everyone on the first day of school. I knew it wasn’t my best move, but I didn’t care. I longed to fit into my jean shorts from fifth grade. How IContinue reading “Balance”