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Stars Beneath Our Feet

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We don’t need to wait for the night

Because this star’s rays don’t shine light.

They don’t hang on the purple sky, 

Neath our feet they prefer to lie.

How their limbs grow back remains untold

Stars of the sea, what secrets you hold!

When I Grow Up

When I grow up,

I will invite the monsters

Under my bed

(and inside my head)

To have some tea.

 

I will tell the big bully

In my school

That it would be cool

If he’d sit a while with me.

 

I will eat the scary vegetables

On my plate

(even those that I hate)

Without a wince.

 

I will speak out loud

And raise my hand

I’ll take a stand

And will not flinch.

 

When I grow up,

I will surprise all of you

With the things that I can do…

If I grow up.

 

Summer is Here!

My daughter has been extra-restless these past few days, and I know why. She’s got just a week of school left, and then its summertime! In the Philippines, summer officially begins in April, although for students, summer arrives on the last day of school. I still remember my own summers, when work was just what old people did. Believe me, it was heaven! To honor all the summers that have gone by, I give to you this tiny poem, Simple Joys of Summer. May it remind you of your favorite summers. Enjoy!

Happy Whisker’s Day!

Whiskers on a fox,

Whiskers on a cat.

Whiskers on a walrus,

Whiskers on a rat!

Stiff and white whiskers,

Black, wiry ones, too!

Have you seen catfish whiskers?

Can you guess what they do?

Whiskers on the snout

Whiskers on the cheek

Whiskers on the eyes?

Now, isn’t that neat!

Whiskers are great

But one’s above the rest

Dad’s whiskers that tickle

For me, they are the best!