2009-01-14
Renhai Reflections 67: Upon a Log
Upon a Log
Upon a log there sat a frog
All day without a bite;
A fly came by to ask for pie,
"A piece," said Frog, "you might."
Now this dessert was made of dirt
And offered with some tea;
But when the fly perched on that pie,
Frog's tongue flicked out with glee.
Upon his face a smile did place
From ear to ear, until
A heron bird, from what I've heard,
Soon caught him in his bill.
[I recently joined a children's poetry newsgroup and tried my hand at writing a children's poem. This is my first result. Thanks to Zhanna P. Rader for inspiration and help with the metre and other technical matters.]
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9 comments:
Yeah, a good children's poem, Masago..
I too write small rhymes for children when I teach them. Children in my society here.
wishes,
devika
Keep this up, and I'll regress all the way back. Well done.
yes very well done
john
Ha! I like it! This would be good at my school. :)
bwaaa ha ha ha ha ha.
Oh this was just a delight!
made my day.
ha, this is lovely!
I love this Vaughn! Hope we get to see more of these.
Excellent.
Thank you all!
Andrew: You have my okay to read it to them, if you wish. :-)
P.S. I am working on Bat poem, hopefully it might see the light of day.
This was unexpected and fun to find.
I love that rhythm, very comforting, and pure childhood.
The ending is fantastic. Children often seem to thrive at the little tragedies that make the rest of us sigh.
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