Friday, September 6, 2013

My Special Name

Joseph,
Joseph is me.
Joseph Rafael Gonzalez is who I will always be.
No one can change it, because this is me.

My name, originating from the bible, is where Joseph, the 11th son of Jacob, and his mother Rachel, was loved by God and the favorite son of Jacob.
My mother believes in God and loves him very much,
So, she wanted a name for me that was loved by God as such.
Hated by others,
Mainly his brothers.
Who sent him to Israel,
Where he was a prisoner in exile.
He raised in rankings,
And was in charge a possible famine outbreak there.
Later on, as we all know.
He was the husband of Mary, and father of Jesus.

That is not me,
Nor who I will be.
But, I will create my own story,
And one day find my Mary.

Right now I look at my name's history,
And create my own poetry.
While thinking about who I will be.
And I will be 100% me.


-Joseph Gonzalez

13 comments:

  1. You gave a good example and related it to you.

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  2. Awesome job! I like how you made the connection to the Biblical character Joseph.

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  3. I loved how you told the history of the name 'Joseph' & how you told us how your mom loves god. I also liked all the details you had.

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  4. I liked how you told about your name in the bible and what it meant.

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  5. I really enjoyed how you decided to create your own story and be your own person. Very touching. :')

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  6. I like how you describe where your name came from and the history.

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  7. The story behind it and the way you made it rhyme was very unique

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  8. Awe Joseph that was so good. I loved the fact that you used god and the bible as an example. And the ending where you talked about finding your own Mary and creating your own story. It was so cute. Great job!

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  9. Very good poem structure. I loved how you infer god in to your poem. It gave me a sense of how you got your name and the history behind it.

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  10. Good job Joseph. I liked how you included the bible in your poem which gave it a lot of more meaning.

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  11. I like how you basically gave the a summary of Father Joseph in your poem because it tells us the history of your name & the religion.

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  12. How did you find out what Joseph mean in the bible ? Did your mom tell you or did you look in the bible yourself ?

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  13. I loved how you said you will create your own story and find your " Mary"

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