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The Food Poem

Now here’s another crayon game
We learn our foods to get ahead
Just color them and give their name
In France they eat a lot of:

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I like this game, it’s so much fun
In the Alps the snow will freeze
They like to ski and like to run
In Switzerland they make the:

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A monkey is a funny fellow
He eats a fruit from Africa
Take your crayon, make it yellow
They call this fruit a:

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People that we call Chinese
Are really very nice
They live in China and say please
They like to eat their:

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Now England is a jolly place
There is so much there to see
It is a land of proper grace
And they drink lots of:

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America’s a funny land
A hot dog’s not a dog at all
They eat this food right from their hand
A rhyme for it I don’t recall
So color it and just have fun
This is a hotdog in a:

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By request for my friend Aneka

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  • Ellis gold member
    January 28
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    Delightful

    How clever!


  • Desire gold member
    July 26, 2008

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    Precious~

    Now this is a Adorable and Love how Your did the pictures~ quite Creative
    Children would find this immensely entertaining and like a game- stirs their Mind-
    Love this one too
    Dang You can do it all- even draw Your own pictures that fits right in there with Your words
    Thank You for sharing Your Humor and Spirit~
    Many blessings to You in the all You do Sweet Soul
    Best wishes too
    and much love & light~ Desire~*~


  • Rovingone gold member
    June 20, 2008

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    This is simply terriffic! Did you do these pencil drawings yourself. I'm trying to learn to do such artwork for my childrens poems. What an inspiration. This should be a childrens book. (educational, and artistic).


  • Rebekah-Ann silver member
    May 30, 2008
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    This is lovely. Thank you for your help and you really are a legend here in South-Africa at Aneka's school! I am on my way to them with your poem and will report to you what the class of 4 - 5 year olds have to say!

    Thank you! You truely are a star!





    • Amera gold member
      May 30, 2008

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      Thank you for asking me to write this. I was thrilled to do it. To be a "Star" with such importiant people is a real honor for me.


      • Rebekah-Ann silver member
        May 30, 2008

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        then the pleasure is all mine

        No wonder you work with children, you are so kind!!

  • aaaaaaaa
    May 29, 2008

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    "People that we call Chinese
    Are really very nice"

    hahaha I know right! dunno why but they're always the most polite people.

    and the england one, are you trying to insinuate that they drink rats funny write, thanks for sharing.


    • Amera gold member
      May 29, 2008
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      LOL

      Love your comment! Being an American coffee drinker. I thought that's how they made tea!


  • StarEyes
    May 29, 2008

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    Ok, You are amazing!! What a great job!!! Here you are writing wonderful childrens pieces and I am bawling my eyes out, as my baby is holding a contest for the class of 2008, as he graduates in a few weeks, and well I just can't believe it is time for that already!

    Great job!!

    and love

    Nyetta


  • cricketjeff gold member
    May 29, 2008
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    Superb teaching poem, you should do a series, they are great.


  • Poetry-and-rhyme
    May 29, 2008
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    siss i wish u teached me in kindergarten your a geniouss no wonder children love you sis i think you';ve done something far more than fabulous
    love you sis with all your magnificant creations

  • Poetry-and-rhyme
    May 29, 2008

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    siss i wish u teached me in kindergarten your a geniouss no wonder children love you sis i think you';ve done something far more than fabulous
    love you sis with all your magnificant creations


  • PerVirtuous
    May 29, 2008

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    This is magical. The last verse is priceless! you are a gifted children's author! Please continue this series! Please, please, please! You have such a gift.


  • Faeryn
    May 29, 2008

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    This is so cute! After school I'm going to read it to my neighber who is 4. I know she will love it too.
    Love,
    Tay

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