Elephallamalambs for Ezra, with
Zebroosters in the yard
Remind me of that little lad
As he laughs so very hard.
Kangatigers in the attic
Exercising on their tails, with
Zebroosters in the yard
Inching forward to set sail.
Are you ready for our ending?
Hallelujah and Hooray!
The End.
A silly and acrostic poem from the Cufoff.
Now it is your turn, dear reader. Can you make one up?
Oh, well done Penny! I love your funny made up words. Thanks for the reminder. I must try one.
I thank you, Juliet. ‘Twas a bit of a challenge, but, now I think I’d like to play around with making up some more. Do try one. Mira shouldn’t be too hard.
Brilliant work Penny…this needs to be stitched onto a sampler and framed for those beautiful children ! Jx
Acrostic stitchery! There we go, Janice. Z’s are easier to stitch than to come up with words. I may give it try.
Love it! Must have been difficult to do. Maybe those words will be added to the dictionary this year!
Thank you. You’ll be the first one to know if the dictionary folks contact me. I think that Auntie Jenny should give this a try.
Penny, you are way too clever! This is fabulous! And the picture of that precious little boy is just so wonderful. At the request of a friend I am taking one of my recent photos (with the birds) and quotes, and making it into a personal greeting card. I think this acrostic needs to be handled similarly and you might create something for framing or sharing with the family! It’s a treasure! Makes me think of Dr. Seuss. oxo
That’s a wonderful idea, Debra. I may try to refine this acrostic first and then see about framing it, though I really like the idea of a greeting card. Aren’t you clever. I would love to see your greeting card with your birds.
Dr. Seuss must have been my muse. Hey. That rhymes. tee hee
Great poem, Penny, and what a wonderful little gift!
I thank you, Kate. It was fun to play a round. May try a few more and refine my, er, acrostic skills.
What fun! I love it. I can’t come up with one now, but I will work on it.
Take your time, Janet, but I’m expecting to see one, maybe a Donald acrostic? Just don’t try to fool me and do Jim. tee hee
Better to start at the beginning
Else you won’t know till you reach the end that
Life can be full of
Lollipops and roses and books and bangles and
Elephallamalambs and Zebroosters
Perfect, BELLE! Thank you for playing along, and doing it so well.
It may be silly, but it’s very clever. Well done, Penny. Your grandchildren are lucky to have you for their Yia Yia.
Thank you, Perpetua. It was a bit of a challenge with those z’s . . . hope you try an acrostic sometime soon.
Oh honestly Penny I had to read it a couple of times (and it was fun) until I figured out what you had done (and by that time I’d remembered your two little darlings’ names!) …this is amazingly well done and should be framed for each of them!
Sallie, you are quite the trooper to keep at this poem. Ezra and Keziah are not common names, so, it was a puzzle for quite a few. Keziah is most often called Kezzie, but, that was one “z” too many for me and my poem. Thank you so much!
Keziah liked the poem, but I might need to try to explain about the animals. I asked if she wanted to write you a poem and she said “Yes!” but all she could get out was “Dear Kezie.” as a start, so I wrote you two acrostics instead.
You love and bless my children.
I, in turn, am so blessed
And often given a rest.
You make them smile and giggle
Indeed, you make muffins too
I’d like to try one or two.
Pretty brown eyes
Enclosed in a warm loving face
Never forget to smile
Never forget to cry
You know their heart is true.
I should have left more space to clarify that was two different poems.
Oh, Katy, it works well both ways; as one poem or two. More importantly, you have warmed my heart with your words on a very cold February morning. Thank you.
So cute of Kezzie. I need to send her more “poems” that start with Dear Kezzie. Her reasoning skills are so acute; I’m sure she is thinking of her little cards and notes she gets from Yia Yia that start out with Dear Kezzie.
I’m smiling.
Dear Penny, your acrostic as well as the ones that Katy sent to you as the children’s yia-yia are just a delight. Yours with the Dr. Seuss-like animals made me grin like a two-year-old. And it’s so good to feel like a child. That’s the best thing for our heart and our liver and our bile!!!! Peace.
It’s fun to be two again sometimes, isn’t it Dee? Thank you. I was so touched by Katy’s poems and will hold them dear to my heart. Aha! “tis the best thing for “our heart and our liver and our bile”. Love it.
I knew you could do it! Very cute, and talking about cute, I can’t believe how big Ezra is, and such a happy little boy. His daddy looks so protective, great picture.
Amazing what a mind can? Now, if only I could find the car keys. tee hee Thank you, Sharon, it was fun, if a bit of a challenge with those z’s. Ezra has grown so fast and has the cutest little smile and laugh, and his daddy is the very best of daddies and takes such good care of his family.
O.K. my turn to give this a try,
Won’t you take a walk with me
Even I’m not sure what we will see
Never a dull moment in the world
Days go by is such a whirl
You made my day, my little Girl.
Wow, Sharon! That’s quite an acrostic poem – and I hope you are sharing it with Wendy. I’m sure she will be thrilled to see it and how you honor her with your words. Of course, this means you must do one for Billy.
I’m so happy that you gave this a try. Wonderful poem, Sharon.
Bravo Penny, not only did you write that acrostic poem much sooner than I would have expected – you managed to do it with a very challenging name! What a cutie he is!
Thank you so much, Janet. I must agree. He is a cutie. I must also admit it was a challenge with all those z’s – but fun as well. You should try it.