ChildrenPoetry

From Ponytails to Pantyhose

From ponytails to pantyhose,
From tennis shoes to pumps,
From Hershey bars for breakfast,
To Clearasil for bumps.
From fairy tales to knock-knock jokes,
And now her diary.
I watch her grow up day by day,
So much of her in me!
Each day is so important--
Like the night before a prom.
And now she's even changed my name,
From Mommy to Mom!
I watch her fade from childhood
To adolescent years.
It seems she grew up overnight,
Through many smiles and tears.
Too soon she's not a child;
She grew up much too fast,
And then what stands before me
Is a product of the past.
There is so much she won't remember
About her childhood days,
But there is something I can give her
To keep with her always:
The message of a Savior
Who died to set her free.
Then a woman I'll give back to God
From the child He lent to me.

-Claudia Graham

Your world is different today
Than it was yesterday.
And each special moment is worth recording
From the simplest routine day
To the best and most rewarding.

In this book are photos of fun-filled times
With family and friends galore
And before this book is completed
And sits on a shelf...
There will be many, many more.

Enjoy your days as each one comes
And enjoy the memories recorded herein.
For with this album you hold in your hands
You can enjoy them again and again!

-Thena Smith

The School Rule

At our house we have a rule
A kid can't stay home from school
Unless he's sick or almost dyin'
There's no use in even tryin'!

A tummy ache keeps some kids free
But that doesn't work - no not for me!
Nor does an earache or a throat that's sore
It has to be worse...oh, so much more!

At our house we sometimes try
And we may whine and we may cry
But it is the general rule
A kid has gotta go to school!

Our mom says school is good for us
And puts us on that yellow bus
Whether it is raining, sleeting, or snowing
It's pretty sure that to school we are going!

She says that someday we will be glad
For all the schooling that we've had
But for now I'd love a day
To skip school to stay home to play!

-Thena Smith