Onward, Forward

Well, my story, A SPECIAL CAKE, didn't make it to the semi-finals. Oh, well. I had fun writing it (and I might be able to recycle it for another use....hm....), and I've had fun reading the comments from every one who was kind enough to stop by. Now, it's onward, forward, to bigger and better things.

But first -- since the contest post was put up before the Independence Day celebrations, and since I wanted to keep the poem at the top of the blog, I didn't want to post anything until after the contest finalists had been selected. Here, then, is a poem I wrote to honor that special day. It's titled, simply AMERICA.



America.

My country 'tis of thee,
with your purple mountains majesty.
A sweet land of liberty.
- Let freedom ring.

America.

Land of the free.
Where red rockets once glared,
the bombs burst in the air.
- Of thee we sing.

America.

Home of the brave.
Where our fathers died.
Land of the Pilgrim's pride.
- Our hearts take wing.

America.

We pledge allegiance to our flag
And to the republic for which it stands.

One nation, under God.
- Indivisible.

America.

A Tribute to Dads

Since I wrote a short poem for moms to honor them on Mother's Day, I thought it fitting I should do something similar for dads.

Here goes:

DADS

Dads are special creatures who can:

* work like dogs;
* lead like bulls;
* play like puppies;
* cuddle like kittens; and still be
* gentle as lambs.

We love our dads.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the dads out there!

 

Fishing Haiku

Here's a poem I wrote about fishing for Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog for Poetry Theme for the Month of May. The theme was "fishing" so I wrote a short haiku for it. For those who are not familiar with haiku, it is a very structured, and very short, type of Japanese poem with a total of three lines. The first and third lines have only five syllables each, while the second line has seven. Here's my haiku:

FISHING HAIKU

Just baited the hook.
Sitting, waiting for a bite.
What lies will I catch?

Profound, don't ya think?

A Tribute to Moms

Here's a poem in honor of Mother's Day. It's not the greatest poem in the world. But, at least I hope it expresses something about the way we feel about our moms.

A Tribute to Moms
   by, Christine M. Irvin

Moms who work.
Moms who play.
Moms are there
Every day.

Arms to love.
Arms to hold.
Arms we run to
When we're cold.

Even those
Who've passed away.
We think about them
every day.

Young and old,
Short and tall,
They're our moms.
We love them all.

Happy Mother's Day!