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NOTE:  I actually had all three of these events happen to me between the ages of 5 and 8. I almost believed that they actually happened, but I don't think anyone else did (for sure, the parade was a crazy hallucination after waking from a dream). Also, there is a fourth tall tale of mine: I was chased by a blue racer snake on the ball field by the woods! My sisters can attest to that one~

 

A Child's True Tall Tales

When I woke, Mom, I saw a parade
right before me! I wish it had stayed.
There were drummers and clowns,
lots of colors and sounds,
but in minutes, it started to fade!

Oh my! I just saw a big bear.
He was out in the woods, I swear.
He was so big and black.
Mom, I’m not going back
not EVEN on a double dare!

A toucan was just on the phone wire.
I saw it take off, flying higher
than our parakeet!
Mom, isn’t that neat?
So why does Dad call me a liar?

Written May 8, 2016 
For the Tall Tales In Short Form Poetry Contest of Casarah Nance

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Karam Misra May 23, 2016 at 10:37 AM Nice limericks, Andrea.CCongratulations on your win. ~karam~

Bl Devnath May 19, 2016 at 11:13 AM Come back to wish you a beautiful congratulation. Congrats on your win my lovely friend. Loved always, bl

Arthur Vaso May 18, 2016 at 10:17 PM I just noticed congrats are also in order!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!

Arthur Vaso May 18, 2016 at 10:16 PM Wow, wonderful limericks, when I read poems like this, I think to read them to Timmy and Maya at bedtime!!!

Teddy Kimathi May 18, 2016 at 5:23 AM Wonderful how you wrote the piece in a child's perspective.... Congrats Andrea, for your top placement in the contest!! ;-)

Rob Carmack May 18, 2016 at 4:58 AM It may have been real, who knows. Congrats on your win.

Sandra Haight May 17, 2016 at 5:13 PM Cute, Andrea. Congratulations on your podium win in the Tall Tales contest! Hugs, Sandra

Lukas Ficklin May 17, 2016 at 3:11 PM Congrats Andrea!

Sara Chansarkar May 17, 2016 at 9:56 AM So lovely,thanks and congrats Andrea!

Casarah Nance May 17, 2016 at 8:27 AM I really enjoyed this, it felt like a kids perspective and the question at the end...very nice. Thanks for writing and grats on 2nd place :)

Timothy Hicks May 16, 2016 at 10:44 AM What a colorful tall tale, Andrea ... the toucan on a phone-wire was also cute (I don't think I've ever seen one of those in person before ... not even in a zoo) ... have you ever read the poet, Shel Silverstein? He's my favorite for children's poetry ... you ought to check him out someday :)

Jennifer Walker May 16, 2016 at 9:03 AM I remember you telling Mom of these awesome sites and wondering why I didn't see them too. Great limericks to capture those moments in time. Andrea Dietrich May 16, 2016 at 8:33 PM did you believe me at least? I mean one of them might really have been true. I always thought the tucan escaped from a zoo perhaps. And were you part of the blue racer story? I could have sworn it was me, you and Melanie all running from it??

Bl Devnath May 13, 2016 at 3:39 PM Beautifully done my lovely friend. GL in the contest. Loved always, bl

Walter T. Ashe May 10, 2016 at 5:08 PM A parade, a bear and a toucan!!! I'm a believer! No one could make this up! :-) :-) Andrea Dietrich May 10, 2016 at 10:33 PM Love your comment.

Jack Horne May 10, 2016 at 3:20 PM LOL, a lovely set of limericks here, my friend - so sorry I missed your contest...yet again x

Tim Smith May 10, 2016 at 11:49 AM Some good tales Andrea. Ive been in that dream reality state before. I even have premonition dreams from time to time. It's eerie because when the reality happens it is like deja vu.

Demetrios Trifiatis May 10, 2016 at 8:05 AM Sweet and delightful tales that are true for the one who dreamed them! Wonderful dear, Andrea. Good luck and a seven!

Harry Horsman May 10, 2016 at 7:50 AM little girl dreaming, love your true stories whether tall or not.

Joanna Daniel May 10, 2016 at 12:22 AM Great humorous limericks:)

Francis J Grasso May 9, 2016 at 10:07 PM Great poem Andrea. Love the way the story rhymes. I love limericks....Fran

Charlie Smith May 9, 2016 at 8:36 PM I wish I had recorded the tales I've been told. Now they think I'm making them up. Great fun Andrea, thanks for the memories...

Lindsay Laurie May 9, 2016 at 8:35 PM Hello Andrea ... the imagination of a child is priceless. Nicely presented again - Lindsay

Ilene Bauer May 9, 2016 at 8:30 PM very charmingly told, andrea! i very much enjoyed this poem...

Constance La France May 9, 2016 at 7:40 PM tall dreams of a creative child, wonderful

Judy Ball May 9, 2016 at 7:37 PM It's true that sometimes what seems real to a kid seems impossible to an adult. Especially since sometimes we don't see things the same way the child does. The tale of the bear and the snake don't seem too far fetched to me because I grew up in the swamp lands of Florida and I raised my kids in the Northwest Territories of Canada. This is too cute. Loved it. God Bless, JB

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