tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post3610629865382138316..comments2024-03-28T15:09:21.698-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - Children's Book InspirationTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-88194171669597517282011-11-08T17:14:13.982-05:002011-11-08T17:14:13.982-05:00This is only 2 words but I like the poem so here i...This is only 2 words but I like the poem so here it goes.<br /><br />DRAGON FIRE<br /><br />Dragon Fire<br />An orange breathing flame!<br />Fire Extinguisher?<br />So much for that game.<br /><br />(c) Charles Waters 2011 all rights reserved.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-80047079386652717302011-10-21T10:41:37.131-04:002011-10-21T10:41:37.131-04:00I have books on the brain this week, but my muse w...<i>I have books on the brain this week, but my muse went elsewhere and I followed:</i><br /><br /><b>The Crooked Captain Hook<br />By Steven Withrow</b><br /><br />My first name, dear reader, is James.<br />But that is just one of my names.<br />I acquired the hook Hook<br />When the crocodile took<br />Off my hand...<br />Oh, the depths of my shame!<br /><br />Yet my story’s true villain is Pan.Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-19588369890606060842011-10-21T09:40:51.942-04:002011-10-21T09:40:51.942-04:00Jane, Kate & Steven--what good, fun poems!
...Jane, Kate & Steven--what good, fun poems! <br /><br />Jane--love the lap filled 'with purr!' <br /><br />And Kate, When the Relatives Came is one of my favorite PBs. I'm glad you chose to write a poem about it--and what a looney bunch of relatives, especially Grandma & Grandpa!<br /><br />Steven--i like this more and more each time i read it--wish I were better versed in Julie Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882810450575183271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-74728394290838425702011-10-20T11:11:20.304-04:002011-10-20T11:11:20.304-04:00Counting Sheep
Where do they keep the leaping she...Counting Sheep<br /><br />Where do they keep the leaping sheep,<br />the ones who put us fast asleep?<br />Wild and wooly, musky and grey—<br />things we count at end of day—<br />are they coming to chase the night away?<br /><br />@2011 jg krantz all rights reservedJulie Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882810450575183271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-46383206942745993432011-10-19T22:51:16.719-04:002011-10-19T22:51:16.719-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-27131634340732018682011-10-19T10:04:14.481-04:002011-10-19T10:04:14.481-04:00The Relatives Came
The relatives came,
and now I&...The Relatives Came<br /><br />The relatives came,<br />and now I'm leaving,<br />The relatives came.<br /><br />My cousin Minna eats my books.<br />My cousin Edgar<br />has fingers like hooks.<br />The relatives came,<br />and now I'm leaving.<br /><br />My Aunt Petrina cooks up goop.<br />She smiles too wide<br />and calls it soup.<br />The relatives came,<br />and now I'm leaving.<KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-48166154235412740822011-10-19T09:59:08.370-04:002011-10-19T09:59:08.370-04:00You've won a Liebster Award!
http://kiddosphe...You've won a Liebster Award!<br /><br />http://kiddosphere.blogspot.com/2011/10/liebster-award.htmlJennifer Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612115213309097823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-26142096932101990342011-10-19T06:37:08.238-04:002011-10-19T06:37:08.238-04:00Millions of Cats
Millions, like tiny points
of st...Millions of Cats<br /><br />Millions, like tiny points<br />of stars, clusters, galaxies,<br />cats figure in my dreams; <br />the dear cats of my life,<br />now in a heaven where St Peter<br />opens the gates to their innocence<br />into a meadow filled with mice,<br />catnip, and a loving lap<br />that they can fill with purr.<br /><br />©2011 Jane Yolen all rights reservedjaneyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-57410056142538816002011-10-18T09:51:18.867-04:002011-10-18T09:51:18.867-04:00I'm up early today and (finally) back in black...I'm up early today and (finally) back in black:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/3w5m5ftAndromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.com