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Eating His Words

Jordan is a genius.
He's the spelling bee champ
at our school.
There's not a word 
that he can't spell.
And that, to me, is cool!

"Jordan, how did you get
so smart?" I asked.
"Because as I recall,
you were the worst speller
in our class. But now 
you can spell them all."

With a grin on his face,
he answered,
"Oh, I'm not so extraordinary.
But the smartest thing I ever did,
was eat the dictionary!"

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Darlene Gifford

September 7, 2014 at 10:01 AM

Hi, Gordon, Thanks for taking the time to write. And It makes my day that someone liked it, since, you, so far, are the only one who has commented. And that means a lot to me. I guess many do not read children's poems. But my goal of posting my poems here is to share with others. So if you have children, or know a child, I hope you will share some of mine with them, since I have posted many children's poems. Now, in turn, I will go read some of yours.:)