Topic #43 The Great Invention

The Great Invention

I found a screw on the ground…

What did it hold?

Maybe something new…

No…probably something old.

Looking at the threads, it could hold anything very tight.

If screwed in just the right place, would hold stuff just right.

It would not wiggle, or flop around.

It would stay there all year and not fall on the ground.

I started wondering what I could do with my screw.

It had possibilities… That I KNEW!

I’ll keep it hidden

Right here in my pocket

I’ll make something big…

My invention will

be

a

ROCKET!

Red, White and Blue, the colors they’ll be

When I have it finished, it will be as tall as a TREE!

My Dad’s ladder will make a good GANTRY.

I will need some snacks, which are up in the pantry.

The cardboard in the garage and tape in the shed

Will make a rocked my friends will certainly dread.

They will all stand away when I launch it in the sky.

They will wonder out loud saying… “Are you a spy?”

I found some mud that would be needed for sure,

And when it takes off, all we’ll see is a blur.

The flash will surprise them. They will GULP WITH FEAR!

They will hear a BIG ROAR and will be glad they’re not near.

I was late getting home that day from school.

My plans were planned… I saw Jeremy at the pool…

So I changed my clothes and headed for some fun.

We had a great time until the setting of the sun.

After dinner I asked mom if she’d seen my screw.

She said “Of course. It was in your pants, so I threw

It away with the rock… but the dime…

It’s right here AND CLEAN YOUR POCKETS OUT NEXT TIME!”

Hmmmm…

Some of the biggest plans in your life

May never go through

So…

Be safe with your ideas…

ALWAYS HIDE THEM INSIDE YOUR SHOE!

Topic #42 Three Friends

A poem that just happened when Anakha-Marie posted this picture of her and her friends.

Three Friends

Thirty toes, all in their spaces.

Looking to explore many new places.

Seven wanted to go high and ten wanted to …go…low.

The rest did not even care…they just wanted to…move…very…slow.

They asked six feet who were standing nearby

Who then responded “We all would like to FLY!”

The toes gathered together and had a little talk.

They chose a spokes-toe who exclaimed “We would rather WALK!!”

The ankles then engaged, but they were only two

And said “We were very worried…the last time that we flew”.

The knees heard what was happening way down there below.

And offered the sage advice “Don’t ask us, because WE DON’T KNOW”.

Two elbows near the top suggested “Just go ask a head”.

Everyone then worried, and felt a lot of dread.

“You all know what happens way up there…”

“A head is crazy, and is covered with a bunch of HAIR!”

“The head cannot make decisions without consulting with the brain.

Then suddenly the mouth exclaimed

“Let’s all go somewhere together.. and let’s get there on a TRAIN!”

“The train is fun and you will feel like you can FLY!”

“The train will travel low and it can also travel high!”

“The toes who like “slow” can sit and watch all day”.

The entire group of friends just stood there in dismay.

The spokes-toe raised up and said “Let’s Go Make It HAPPEN!”.

The hands were so happy, they jumped and started clap’in.

So…

Great things happened when they all acted as a team…

They formed stronger friendships…

And it turned out better than a DREAM!

Topic #41 I ATE THE COOKIES

I ATE THE COOKIES

I LOVE COOKIES!

                     THEY’RE SO MUCH FUN!!

I GOBBLE THEM UP

                                  AND

                                                THEY

                                                              ARE

                                                                           DONE.

Topic #40 The Man From Zanzabar

I am the blue-bearded man from Zanzabar.

I ride a donkey and don't have a car.

My wife wears pink and likes to rollerblade.

She zooms really fast and is never afraid.

My donkey moves   r e a l.... s l o w  and her name is Daisy.

People see her plod... and then call me lazy!

But Daisy and I have been friends for many a year.

We've raced many races, and we saw people cheer!

It did not matter that we were not very fast.

We started with great hopes, but always finished last.

When we crossed the finish line, it felt so very good

Because we stayed in the race... just like we should.

So when you climb out of bed and start YOUR race each day

Just remember Daisy and I...

We'll cheer you on

and in your race

YOU

WILL

STAY!