Sunday, July 17, 2005
Just Poetry Three—And Silly, at that!
The Time to Tickle a Lizard,
Is Before, or Right After, a Blizzard.
Now the place to begin
Is just under his Chin—
And here's more Advice:
Don't Poke more than Twice
At an Intimate Place like his Gizzard.
—Theodore Roethke
THE EEL
—Ogden Nash
I don't mind eels
Except at meals,
And the way they feels.
TENDER-HEARTEDNESS
—Harry Graham
Billy, in one of his nice new sashes,
Fell in the fire and was burnt to ashes;
Now, although the room grows chilly,
I haven't the heart to poke poor Billy.
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These are from The New Oxford Book of Children's Verse, edited by Neil Philip. Are you interested in mentoring teen writers? Elisabeth Wilhelm, the 18-year-old editor for Absynthe Muse, is looking for adults to mentor teen and young adult writers in poetry and other writing forms. Go to www.absynthemuse.com for more information.
—Medusa
Is Before, or Right After, a Blizzard.
Now the place to begin
Is just under his Chin—
And here's more Advice:
Don't Poke more than Twice
At an Intimate Place like his Gizzard.
—Theodore Roethke
THE EEL
—Ogden Nash
I don't mind eels
Except at meals,
And the way they feels.
TENDER-HEARTEDNESS
—Harry Graham
Billy, in one of his nice new sashes,
Fell in the fire and was burnt to ashes;
Now, although the room grows chilly,
I haven't the heart to poke poor Billy.
____________________
These are from The New Oxford Book of Children's Verse, edited by Neil Philip. Are you interested in mentoring teen writers? Elisabeth Wilhelm, the 18-year-old editor for Absynthe Muse, is looking for adults to mentor teen and young adult writers in poetry and other writing forms. Go to www.absynthemuse.com for more information.
—Medusa