Mary had a little Lamb,
She laid Him in the manger;
The Ox and Ass bowed down their heads
To view the little Stranger.
Author notes
I am not sure if this is very first poem I ever wrote - but it is the earliest to which I can give a definite date! It was written in December 1946 - yes, that is what I said, December 1946 - to go on the greetings cards I was making for family and friends. I was 10 years old at the time - and quite atrociously pious!
A contest entry
- Mary had a little lamb... by She Stole My Voice.
300 points, ended November 28, 2006, 24 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - NURSERY RHYMES BENT SIDEWAYS.... PREWRITES WELCOMED by Melodies.
550 points, ended September 28, 2007, 12 entries
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450 points, ended November 1, 2007, 14 entries
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3265 points, ended March 1, 2008, 141 entries
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450 points, ended December 20, 2007, 57 entries
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1600 points, ended April 30, 2008, 12 entries
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650 points, ended November 15, 2008, 32 entries
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650 points, ended December 20, 2008, 20 entries
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PLEASE do not feel under any obligation to comment on this poem. If, however, you feel you really MUST, then please understand that it may be some time before I get back to you.
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aw wonderful thank you for entering the contest good luck
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this is cute
do
you think
you could add more to it
keep this one by itself
and write angnus marie part 2 or continued
this is a lovely poem from the child's point of view -
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Sorry... I do not think I could add to it - this is how it came to me, and I feel any addition made to it now would be extraneous. It was intended for a greetings card... and had better remain as such. I entered it in this competition simply as a literary curiosity, and because I know how disappointing it is to have only a handful of entries... and I had nothing else even remotely suitable for you.
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This is lovely! Esp. at 10 years old! Just imagine that! Wonderful!
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Cute
I think mary made a lot of us love the words of rhyme which has led us to where we are now.Thank You very much.I look forward to reading your recent work. -
This is great! It's amazing when we find
something like this in our lives. To be
able to look back and see just how far you
have come as a writer. Thanks a lot for
sharing this here and good luck to you!
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I love this!!!! To think its this old. How great that you kept it. Thanks for posting in my contest and all the best to you at judging. Merry Christmas, Cathy
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thats cute. Thanks for entering my contest. Merry christmas and good luck!
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Wow this is great and written so long ago! Best of luck in the contest!
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Well, no wonder you won gold!
A precious poem that is darling and really especially beautiful! 
Thank you for sharing this! 
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Well, this is a surprise... But thank you for the points - and for your appreciation...
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I think you fixed the pious part pretty good! Loved your piece on Hagar. Almmost, but still like Mrs. Potiphar best.
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So glad you liked these pieces... I find religious "feelings" rather difficult to write about - but I find Biblical THEMES a great source of inspiration... I understand that under this new procedure, one is supposed to grade comments and critiques so that the person wgo made them can get points. I am not sure how this works... but I shall try clicking on the stars after your name.. Do let me know if anything happens! As far as I am concerned, this update was a case of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
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nice job
This is so cute. Wow! That was a long time ago. I'm trying to get my grandma to join the site, but she says she's too old to write for the public. I'll have to show her your work! -
Oh wow. 59 years ago? Amazing. HOnestly, I think this is one of the best pieces anyone has submitted.
Keep up the killer work, take care, and keep on writing!
Good luck in my contest
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Thank you for these kind words... I certainly shall "Keep on Writing" - I have just agreed in principle the contract for a book (some 300 pages of poetry) to be published in 2011....
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