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Perfect Summer Surprise For My Big Sister

Perfect Summer Surprise for My Big Sister I hid it in my secret hiding spot, Nobody could've ever guessed where, It should be there I would've thought. Huh, vanished into thin air! A snowball for summer, For my big sister. What a bummer, It missed her. Next year, Sneer... Written 20 March 2018 for Line Gauthier's contest "A Melting Snowball" 11, 10, 9...2, 1 syllables per line Title to last line. ONLY THIS FORM IS ACCEPTABLE: MELTING SNOWBALL AS PER DEFINITION: A technique of steadily DECREASING the number of letters or syllables per word or line, or the number of words per line, is known by the Oulipo as a MELTING SNOWBALL.

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Susan Gentry

Date: 4/19/2018 10:56:00 AM

Congratulations on your win with this delightful write.

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 4/19/2018 3:38:00 AM

Love this one :) many congrats! xomo!

Eve Roper

Date: 4/17/2018 7:57:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Michael .. Hugs Eve ~`*

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/17/2018 12:05:00 PM

- Best wishes and congratulations with your 3rd place in the contest, Michael :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison

Date: 4/17/2018 11:17:00 AM

Dropping back with my congrats on your win, I really loved this poem Michael:-) hugs jan xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 4/17/2018 10:41:00 AM

Congrats on your bronze medal finish with this very endearing poem, Michael.

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 3/20/2018 10:30:00 PM

Oh I think this snowball hit the target. I smell a winner. Delightful poem!

Michael Vacek
Date: 3/21/2018 11:55:00 AM

Thanks Maureen. This one was fun to write. It snowed yesterday on the first day of Spring...Snow was on my mind.

Jan Allison

Date: 3/20/2018 7:07:00 PM

oh what a fun poem Michael I can picture the disappointment of a child finding their precious gift had vanished into thin air:-) hugs jan xx

Michael Vacek
Date: 3/21/2018 11:52:00 AM

'Gift'...I love it! The Hopes of a young boy dashed by natural science. I remember working on digging an underground fort one summer. I worked tirelessly with mom's garden spade all summer dreaming of grandeur only to make it 18 inches down- dreams dashed by physics.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 3/20/2018 6:17:00 PM

Hello Michael, I just want to know... Did your big sister read this poem? Cute.. have a nice evening my friend.

Michael Vacek
Date: 3/21/2018 11:46:00 AM

Being the oldest never had a big sister or brother. However my son has a big sister and her knuckleball has gotten pretty powerful over the years