I stood thinking of you,
At a sparkling fountain.
It was in a mall,
Not an island, nor a mountain.
And a wish cost but a penny.
God only if that could be true.
Then, I'd be standing by your side,
And your side beside me too.
And I pondered staring into that
pool.
Aware of people staring, aware of
people walking by, aware they were
uncaring.
And it didn't matter if it were foolish,
it didn't matter if it were sought
meaningless.
And it damn well didn't matter to me
if I made this wish left penniless.
So, I threw it all, all the change I had.
Even if the medal scarred the skies.
If it could just come true, and you'd
be with me... the stars inside your
eyes.
Then the scorn would be worth it,
and I could handle all of the cruel.
And I will be waiting for you, my
darlings, by this simple sparkling
pool.
Toadstools shouldn’t tower so;
A blade of grass be taller than I.
One raindrop shouldn’t get me soaked;
A ladybug look me in the eye.
Something seems amiss, I say;
This really is an awful surprise -
Either I’ve woken in a land of giants,
Or shrunken one hundredth of my size.
If it were a dream I’m in,
I wouldn’t have felt that pinch.
It seems to me a mile today,
Yesterday was just an inch.
Perhaps I shouldn’t have yelled at Mom
And screamed I wanted to live someplace else;
Perhaps that tantrum I threw last night
Shrunk me down smaller than an elf.
What can I do to regain my size
And have normalcy return?
I would say, I am sorry and hug my Mom
If my family I could rejoin.
Being bad really makes you small;
In many more ways than just one.
I have learned this lesson for myself -
Behaving is much more fun.
May day basket where are you?
I opened my door this morning and
you were nowhere to be found.
Mommy forgot to put you there,
Grandma told me that when she
was a little girl, you were there
on her door step every May 1.
Grandma also told me of all the
pretty flowers and candy and
other nice things that were
inside a most beautiful basket.
Later mommy told me, we don't do
that any more sweetheart, those
days are gone forever.
written 5-2-11
My little pussy cat......
Mew, mew, here comes my little pussy cat
She wants to play with me all the time
Although, she is a naughty little pussy cat
but I like her so much because she is a sweet cat
She is brown in color and I named her brownie
When I call her by name she answers with mew, mew
When I am not at home, she loves to jump on
my bed and to climb on my wardrobe
When I am at home she pretend that she is an innocent
little pussy cat.
Often she annoys my dog and when he bites her
then she makes huge cry and wants me to punish him
When my supper time comes, she sits on my dining table
and wait for her share to be given before I eat
When she finishes her meal quickly and she looks at me for more
When I shout at her and say that's enough for the day
then she gets angry and says mew, mew and run away
Ravi Sathasivam / Sri Lanka
Copyright @2006 Ravi Sathasivam
"It is Sunny" is a children's song, sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques".
It is sunny,
It is sunny.
I am glad!
I am glad!
Lookin' at those gray skies,
Lookin' at those gray skies,
Made me sad,
Made me sad.
Bonus activity: Ask children how they feel weather affects their moods. Do they feel
cheerful on sunny days? Sad on rainy days? How do they feel when it's snowing?
The black kitten that sat on my knee.
Suddenly looked up and said to me.
"I am feeling hungry my good man".
"Please will you open up a tin can".
"Beef or rabbit, any kind of meat".
"Anything to give me a tasty treat".
"If you do this, I do intend",
"To always be your very best friend".
I scratched the black kitten on the head.
Thought for a while, and then I said.
"I know that I well fed you today".
"So please do not look up at me that way".
"Looking at me with green eyes so sad".
"You are only trying to make me feel bad".
"So it will not work, that look of sorrow".
"You will just have to wait until tomorrow".
Just like a seed
you are small and filled with hope
For you are to grow and feed the world
You are precious and priceless
you are innocent and pure
I know you are the sunshine of your parents
But for me you are the light that has touched my soul
Leaving an imprint of tolerance and love
For me you are a school
And I have gained so much from you
How can this little angle has that impact in my life!
You help me purify my heart
You taught me patience and acceptance
You taught me unconditional love
you increase my faith in God
When I am tired and want to give up
When I look at your smiling face
I regain power
I’m so fond of you
And your joy, despite your young age and suffering
makes me know that life is worth living no matter what happens
And that there is always hope we better thank God for all we have
I know all that happen was meant to be
Just hope that this experience will better my life and make me a better person
Be safe little angel and pray that all this will be soon part of the past
the day i had you I wont lie I smelt you
my troubles they all faded
the impact you left on me was stupenus
my arms were your rocking cradle
I knew at that moment my love could be fatal
the stare of your innocent eyes
will forever live in my mind
to love you with my eyes blind
never want to treat you unkind
know your grown, my rocking cradle has become unknown
only in my heart it thrives
my arms have become your home
they can only hold you and cradle you no more
makes me wonder when I became so bold
never imagined you'd get so cold
and all that innocence is no longer of gold
to hurt this way, how could I guess you'd run astray
with my eyes blind never thought you'd be unkind
these's tears they burn from deep inside
to hide them and live in my world upside down
to see your smile not the frown,
the real you, you melt it down
now you think you wear the crown.
with your lips you kiss me
with tounge you miss me
I learned true love when I had you
and you've found the hate, because you grew
who knew, let it go baby, because my love grew.
I am tall, short, and there are some more of me.
I can sound soft, loud, or as I want me to be.
I am called a human.
I am caring and loving and there are alot of types of me.
I think of lots of things which would make me happy.
I look like the colors white, brown and black.
I don't know why there are different colors of me.
I live and die but my kinds are there after me .
The Prayer of an Orphan Child
Silver clouds silver clouds
Will you play with me as a mate?
As an orphan,
none is there to play with me.
Ivory moon. My Sweety
will you kiss me to bid good night?
As a motherless child
to remember Her love.
Jasmine buds ,Jasmine buds
Will you smile in morning times
to stay in your beauty and
to keep your smile always
Chilly breeze My Darling!
Will you raise me from my bed?
to enjoy the sweetness of dawns and
to pray Him for giving my thanks
As a child we are raised to turn the other cheek.
When other kids say you are a geek.
I was so different then the other kids.
If they said anything to me I ran and hid.
They chased me,hit me,and called me names.
If I told on them I got more of the same.
In my room I would sit all alone and cry.
My granny said"you can make friends if
only you try".
The bully's of the world they're so mean and sad.
When they get older they're hateful and mad.
As I grew-up life for me made a great change.
I started making friends and for me that was
strange.
You can be the person you want to be.
People only see what they want to see.
Life doesn't begin with a push or a shove.
So spend your life with lots of exception and love.
Teresa Skyles/Theoklapoet
This poem was wrote for Ashley when she was in kindergarden.
My life as a worm.
All I do is squirm and squirm.
My body is squirmy,long and round.
I live in the dirt deep in the ground.
In the ground I dig real deep.
Until I find a place to sleep.
I have no eyes so I can't see.
But I can feel you when your close to me.
They like to catch me and put me in a jar.
They put me on a hook and throw me far.
Teresa Skyles 8/19/02
The guilt I wore upon my skin
is why the coppers took me in
and quickly did the jury pounce
for my appearance did announce
that I was criminal indeed
and so they wouldn't let me plead
though even if that worldly race
had let me illustrate my case
the words for them that I would rear
would teeter in 'n out their ear
it's true I did look good in stripes
and thus behind confining pipes
the jury thought I would look best
(which justified my quick arrest)
but luckily the judge did see
my form lacked all humanity
I was not capable of harm
nor was there reason for alarm
he rose and slammed his wooden hand:
"Why is this zebra on my stand?"
I wish sometimes that i could go back in time just so i could rewrite all my wrongs change all
the things that are now gone change the way i wrote my lifes song siting here now wondering
how things could go so wrong how could i let this happen is it really all my fault that your
gone did i not care enough when they handed me that paper did i not think it through did i
not do everything i had to just to keep you here with me when i signed on that line did i
throw our lives away was i just to blind to see the truth behind all the lies why couldn't i just
open up my eyes just enough to realize what they done to us they tore us apart ripped my
heart right out left me here sad and alone with this pain that will never go away tears fall
from my eyes almost everyday i cry just siting here trying to figure out why things had to
turn
out like this why it had to be me that is the one who is losing out when the only thing i ever
wanted was to be there and watch you grow up
I pray that one day this loneliness inside me will fade away i pray that we will meet one day
on
lifes highway i pray that i don't have to count the years until i see you again i pray that your
love for me will not fade in the years until we meet again i pray that the memories that you
have of me will always stay and never fade away i pray that the tears of sadness i cry for
you today will be tears of joy and happiness when next we meet again
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