10 Things to be Happy About Hunting

  1.  The frosty winds of wild Alaska
  2. The feeling of your heart thumping when you pull back the trigger
  3. The majestic movement of a deer prancing through the chilly autumn wind
  4. The wailing sound of a moose call
  5. A black bear lumbering through Canadian forests
  6. The cracking sound of two bighorn sheep fighting on sheer cliffsides
  7. The silence-shattering elk bugle
  8. The rattling sound of deer fighting
  9. A soaring eagle far above your head
  10. The howling of wolves on a silent night

What I Found in My Closet

What I Found in My Closet

 

One day, I looked in my bedroom,

And to my great surprise, it was clean!

Until . . . . 

I opened the closet, and here’s what I found . . . 

Smelly shoes that were two-years old,

Shredded homework from last year,

Dirty socks,

An old chip bag,

A candy wrapper,

An old mask,

Tufts of hair,

And Mom’s lipstick.

I shut the door.

 

Getting Ambushed

Christmas vacation was the best!  I did get ambushed by my little brother though.  He was hiding in his room, and when I was passing by, he jumped out and shot me with the toy bow I got him for Christmas.  That was just the start.  After that, we went outside.  I hid in the snow fort I made, and as he walked out, I hit him in the face with snow.  The only downside was that he started chasing me with a snowball!

Shepherd

If I could travel back in time to Bethlehem, I would be a shepherd because I like to be with animals.

I would be waking by my sheep.  I was five miles from the town of Bethlehem.  One day, I was sitting by the fire.  It was night time.  I was about to fall asleep, when an angel of the Lord appeared!  I sank to my knees in fear.

The angel said, “Do not be afraid, for Christ has been born!  He is in a stable wrapped in swaddling cloth.”

All of a sudden, there were hundreds of angels singing praises to the Almighty God!

Adventure to India

Absolutely no sleep. Eyes wide open.

When we arrived in India, it was the middle of the night. We had to find our uncle. It took a while, but we finally found him. He drove us to our grandpa’s house. He was awake, so he showed us our bedroom.

In the morning, our cousins came over.  We gave them gifts.  I played with them for a while.

After a week, we went to camp.  To get there, we had to drive through a jungle.  We saw elephants, monkeys, a peacock, deer, and even a warthog.  It was night when we finally got there, so we went to bed.  In the morning, we had breakfast.

I wish I lived there!

Bee Adventure

A bumblebee made a beehive in an old truck. It was a nice beehive, if I do say so myself. It was nice until an old man got into the truck and accidentally squashed the beehive because the beehive was on the seat. He didn’t notice until he felt a sharp sting. He fumed so big he hit his head on the top of the truck and ran screaming into the house!

I’m Talking Fast!

I’m Talking Fast!
(a thesaurus poem)

I’m talking fast!
I’m talking rapid!
I’m talking agile, quick!
I’m talking racing, nimble, hasty!
I’m talking dashing, brisk, swift, speedy!
I’m talking zipping, lightning, zooming, galloping!
I’m talking FAST!

If I Were in Charge of the World

If I Were in Charge of the World

(Form change poem with thanks to Judith Viorst)

If I were in charge of the world,
I’d cancel deadly Brussels sprouts, masks,
And also burn all Barbie dolls.

If I were in charge of the world,
There would be more pizza, more ice cream, and lots of awesome target practice.

If I were in charge of the world,
You wouldn’t have pink walls,
You wouldn’t have showers,
And you wouldn’t have terrible tasting foods like green beans.

If I were in charge of the world,
Hamburgers, french fries, ramen, and Doritos would be a balanced meal,
All people would hate dolls,
And a person who sometimes tears his clothes by mistake
And sometimes makes his brother laugh in the middle of prayer
Would still be allowed to be
In charge of the world.