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I Want To Be - Nursery Rhyme - Revised

I want to be a dolphin so cool Having lots of fun swimming in my school. The smartest of all, the ocean as my pool, I want to be a dolphin so cool. I want to be a parrot so bright Showing off my wings, rising into flight. I’d chatter with the cheetahs all night. I want to be a parrot so bright. I want to be a cute kitty cat Sleeping all day getting happy and fat; Adored as the queen of my habitat. I want to be a cute kitty cat. I want to be a small playful dog. I don't want to be a lizard or a frog. The comforts of home beat living on a log. I want to be a small playful dog. So tell me, dear, what you would like to be? Animals abound on land, in sky and sea. Would you live on a farm or in a tree? What kind of animal would you be? March 29, 2023 For Eve Roper's Children Sing To Rhyme Poetry Contest (I ended up reducing syllables in some of the lines to fit 10 or less per line)

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Ann Peck

Date: 4/20/2023 8:59:00 AM

This is so cute and sweet, Andrea! Congratulations on win!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/9/2023 2:43:00 AM

- Congratulations on your top win in the Nursery Rhyme contest, Andrea :) - hugs

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 4/8/2023 10:56:00 AM

This is terrific Andrea. I felt like singing along with you! Congratulations on your win! :)

Besen Ayamore Ayuk

Date: 4/8/2023 8:56:00 AM

It's really a lovely poem. Congratulations

Len Gasun

Date: 4/7/2023 8:57:00 PM

I love this a lot. This is such a delightful and beautiful nursery rhyme poem/song for children my dear poet friend. I'm pretty sure children will enjoy this immensely. Congratulations on your win! Thanks a lot for sharing. Blessings to you and your loved ones this Holy Week and always.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 4/7/2023 4:52:00 PM

Dolphin, definitely! Or maybe my Wheaten Terrier! Hmmm! What a wonderful song/poem for children. Beautiful lyrical cadence with so much whimsy to capture a child's imagination - even us little kids at heart! Congratulations for your win. Happy Easter!

Eve Roper

Date: 4/7/2023 4:38:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Andrea, on your poem, " I Want to Be". Many blessings to you. Hugs Eve

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 4/7/2023 11:11:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. This is so very cute. Love It. Have a blessed day................

Timothy Ray

Date: 4/1/2023 4:06:00 PM

i want to be a cooing dove....sitting in the limbs at peace....loved this poem...i am moving and will be near my children and am going to treat the great-grandkids to poetry such as you have written...loved it Andrea, such fun

Fin Chuuk

Date: 3/31/2023 8:46:00 PM

I want to be a dragon. Lol. Andrea, this is so much fun and I can read this to the kids. So playful and adorable. :)

Daniel Turner

Date: 3/30/2023 10:32:00 AM

Since I am a leo I would be a lion. LOL This is a real fun one, Andrea. reading or singing this would hold their attention and for a small child, that is a tall order. A winner in my book!