Lulu's Poem

Our Lulu had to write

a poem for her class.

She is in 4th grade.

She is the one that does not

like to be the center of

attention.

She is a bit more shy

than Ria or

SweetCheeks.

Our thinker...and reader...

and now

Our Poet.

I am sharing it here

because I think she did

such a great job on it.

THE SHOES

In my dark, dark closet,

Is where I found my shoe

They happened to be by my dress

Not only one - but two.

How did they get there?

It's really hard to say.

It could have been my lazy cat

Who lives by the stinky bay.

The shoes are very dirty,

Who knows what's down in there,

I've see two slimy, smelly things

With little bits of pointy hair.

It looked like they had two fins,

And even a little tail.

My annoying sister picked them up

and said, "Let's put them in the mail".

"Why would we do that, you little stinker?

I asked her once or twice,

She said, "I was just teasng you"

Which wasn't very nice.

I saw my cat walk by,

 He put them in his mouth.

He ran away from me up the street,

and towards my house-to the South.

I chased him through the house,

Up the stairs into my room,

He ran and hid in the closet,

So I whacked him with the broom.

And that is when I saw it!

The smelly things stuffed inside my shoe,

But there is just one more thing.

I saw my little sister hiding in there too!

And she had HER dirty, stinky hands,

Stuck inside my shoe!

©Alana Lauren 10/22/11

I think this is a wonderful poem.

It is the first one she has ever written.

and I think we have a budding poet

in the family.