City, of New York (poem)

City of New York 

by Jordan Howard-Jennings

Street Lights

Skyscrapers

High Prices

Pedestrians

Drivers

Passengers

Train Conductors

Suspension Bridges

Highways

Noise

Crimes

Fashion

Money

Dumpsters

Homeless

Economy

Bargains

Fast Food

Restaurants

Night Life

Supersize

On Broadway

Melting Pot

Construction Workers

Upper Class

Rent Parties

Don't you love New York?

MacBook Air, Light on Weight or Light on Technology:

Though this thin notebook may seem small and weak to its sister Macs and other PCs, it has a revolutionized look, and even better performance inside that might change the face of technology and communication. 


For starters, the MacBook Air draws attention from the looks. It is a jam-packed laptop with an elegant aluminum-glass frame that gives the Air its extra oomph. So tiny and fragile, these babies come in eleven and thirteen inch, respectively 2.3 and 2.9 pounds. The eleven inch MacBook Air, is approximately the size of a standard 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper, which is an incredible achievement with all the amazing features inside it. This is surely portable within you backpack, without overcrowding it or overweighing it.


What’s more to love, is the all classic Multi-Touch trackpad. Built into every current MacBook on the line. Here, gestures are supported like two-finger scrolling (my favorite), rotations, and dilations. Hand in hand go the physical features, the MacBook Air also has a very high-pixelated display which means more viewing pleasure for the videos, games, pictures, and things that are observed at great detail. A camera positioned at the center above the opening screen can be used for taking silly (or formal) snapshots of you, videos of yourself, iChatting with other Macs, or FaceTime with other iPhones, iTouches, and Macs. Yes, this may seem utopian.


Inside the MacBook Air, is an incredibly new and fast flash storage chip, allowing for even faster performance in opening files and applications, giving it a 200% faster rate than most regular laptop hard drivers. Inside of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, is a world of applications all for your daily use, including the trilogy set, iLife. iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand are the three applications that make up iLife, and maybe even your life! Sorry PCs.


iPhoto is an extremely powerful tool for editing photos, importing/exporting them, creating and sharing customized cards, calendars, and books, and for organizing photos by Faces, Places, and Events. The MacBook Air features a standard SD card slot along the side of its body, along with two other USB drive slots for instant Camera to computer sync. The iPhoto interface is gorgeous and easy to learn and navigate yourself, as you’ll want to try making books, or calendars for yourself or for great photo inspired gifts. 


iMovie too, along with iPhoto is a quite self-explanatory application that is a five star app for beginners and fun for all levels! Creating your own homemade blockbusters has never been so exciting, fast, and enjoyable to watch in end results. With pre-loaded themes, animation effects, and sound effects, it is ideal for videos of projects, special occasions, and for random moments. Have a blast!


Music lovers, guitar and piano players, here is GarageBand! Here you may write your own music, learn instruments, and even simulate your perfect gig rehearsal, the way you always imagined it would look. Play around with special effects and instruments that might enhance your score, or just be fun to play with. And simulate the sound of real-sounding instruments as they appear to be right before your eyes.


So I think it’s safe to tell you now. Shhhh... Okay, the MacBook Air is the only notebook that is so small it’s portable, but so fast, it beats its sister MacBooks only by a matter of looks. MacBook Air is definitely Light on Weight, but packed with technology, and will revolutionize the things that a notebook can do.

Run Boy

Here is a poem I wrote inspired by my grandmother's apartment in Harlem.



Run boy, run, run
Far, far away


Some things are better left like this
Some things are not
We all make mistakes
Someday - perfect, or not
Some things are better left
Forever not said


Think boy, think, think
At the top of your head


A train is a train
No matter where it goes
No matter where you take it
No matter how fast or slow
Some things are better left
Forever not said


Talk boy, talk, talk
Tell ‘em what your thinkin’


Your mind is ambivalent
Are they wrong or they right?
Are they good or they bad?
Should I put up a fight?
Some things are better left
Forever not said


Run boy, run, run
Far, far way


Take it or leave it
A gunshot is heard
But the tomorrow goes on
Disregarded, not absurd
The hoodlums in Harlem
Are the ones to blame
It’s wrong and unethical
The story - a shame
And on this bloody night
October, the third
Zachary T. Scott
Was gone of (and unheard)
And people’s true colors
Can surely be red
But some things are better left
Forever not said

Summertime

This is a poem about how I feel on a typical summer, when you don't travel much for vacation and you are left around the house. The Persistence of Memory, by Salvador Dalí, explains how I feel as if everything is melting. Click above on the title to view the painting, and enjoy the poem below! Please comment below!


Summertime,
The restless days of sunlight


Summertime,
School’s out from dawn to midnight


In the, Summertime -
You oughta get some shuteye


In the Summertime


Summertime,
Why do you come and go?


Summertime,
Tell me this - if it so


In the, Summertime
You’ve melted all the snow


In the Summertime


Summertime,
They say it’s just too hot


Summertime,
Do you really care or not?


In the, Summertime -
The old man sleeps on the cot


In the Summertime


Summertime,
The Sun just seem no fair


Summertime,
Shorts and tie dyes with a flare


In the, Summertime -
The rock dove’s aren’t scared


In the Summertime -


Also, here is the YouTube video, taken of Summertime - sung by Ella Fitzgerald that inspired me to write in these form of stanzas. 

Welcome!

Hello, and this is New York, Revealed! This blog will feature poems, short literary works, music, and pictures that I would like to share. If you have any questions or comments, always feel free to comment or get to me at my secondary email adress. Enjoy!