Skip to content

A Poet to Be

May 17, 2025

One of our grandsons a few years back was talking about how it’s cold in the shade and warmer in the sun. His mother shared this poetry:

“The sun washes away the cold.”

I immediately loved it!

See, at that age, he was in the car after preschool. The evening shadows made it hard to see.

“I can’t see! The dark grabs it.”

We love all our grandkids. Don’t they say amazing things?

Grab what they say, write it down, and you might have long-lasting poetry as well.

One Comment
  1. marianbeaman's avatar

    Children are not hindered by adult filters: Both lines are perfect: “The sun washes away the cold.” “I can’t see! The dark grabs it.”

    I kept a collection of cute sayings for each of my grandchildren and have given the pages to them in their late teens. All of it bright and innocent, as children’s poetry and prose should be!

Leave a comment

Kana's Chronicles

Life in Kana-text (er... CONtext)

My Awesome Blog

“Log your journey to success.” “Where goals turn into progress.”

Carla's Book Crush

Faith, life, and Christian books worth reading.

Storyshucker

A blog full of humorous and poignant observations.

Jennifer Murch

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. -Twyla Tharp

Trisha Faye

Cherishing the Past while Celebrating the Present

Traipse

To walk or tramp about; to gad, wander. < Old French - trapasser (to trespass).

Hickory Hill Farm

Blueberries, grapes, vegetables, and more

The Centrality and Supremacy of Jesus Christ

The Website & Blog of David D. Flowers

Cynthia's Communique

Navigating careers, the media and life

the practical mystic

spiritual adventures in the real world

Osheta Moore

Shalom in the City

Shirley Hershey Showalter

writing and reading memoir

Mennonite Girls Can Cook

Harmony, grace and wisdom for family living.

mama congo

Harmony, grace and wisdom for family living.