My boys school had a poetry contest and all the children had to participate. After they memorized their poems they performed in class with three outside judges. They then took the top three from each grade to compete against another school! KYLE was chosen. They all did a good job and we were proud of each of them. Mike was home and able to go and see kyle perform, he remembered every word and said it with a smile. He didn't want to compete and was scared the whole week, he even said he thought he would be sick on Thursday. Here he is competing and here is his poem.
My parents have the flu today
They both are sick in bed
and thoughts of things to do today
are swimming through my head
My nimble brain is burgeoning
with ways to misbehave
I'll give my brother's teddy bear
a hair cut and a shave
Perhaps I'll make a mud pie
in my sister's stupid hat
attach my mother's earrings
to the puppy and the cat
Hang carrots from the ceiling
stuff bananas into shoes
then set the clocks to different times
it's certain to confuse
I'll switch the salt and sugar
scatter meatballs on the rug
put spaghetti in a closet
and refrigerate some bugs
I'll paint my father's underwear
an iridescent blue
my options are unlimited
my parents have the flu
