Baby Suzie
Stepped on a snail,
And little baby Suzie
Started to wail.
'I killed it, I killed it,'
The poor baby cried,
'I was only playing,
I just stepped, and he died.'
Baby Suzie's mommy
Came running to see
Why her little munchkin
Wailed loud as could be.
It was a good opportunity,
The young mother knew,
To make this a lesson
(As all wise mommys do).
'Please don't cry, Suzie
This snail's met his end.
But next time remember,
Every life is a friend.'
That famous snail was buried,
Respects paid to his strife,
And that was the day baby Suzie learned
To love each and every life.
Author notes
ok this seems to be more popular than i anticipated! 
thanks for the lovely comments everybody 
A contest entry
- Happy Cheery Motivational Poems!! by lightswitches.
410 points, ended July 31, 2008, 27 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Fantastic! AWW am i becoming your fan or what!
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This is wonderful!!!!!!
I'm so happy to see that it placed in the contest. I'm bookmarking as one of my favorites.
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aw thats very sweet of u ...thank you!!
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this was lovely; and really makes you think too, because to be honest, i kill any fly/bee/wasp that comes into my house [well, i get someone to kill them!] and same goes for spiders; now obviously their lives [to most] aren't in the same reckoning level as the life of a human/dog/cat/much loved pet or animal, but still i guess in some small way, it's still taking a life.
this was great; really was - congrats on silver
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Wow very good. It was like Dr Seuss but with a dark undertone.
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I adored this poem. It was funny and sad at the same time. You really rhymed this well. Ihope my friends don't see this as i am forever picking up snails and moving them out of harms way. You're so right. Every life is a friend. Well done,Zammy
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hahahaha....i know what u mean, ppl hate me in a car because im constantly yellin at them to drive slowly in order not to run over a cat/dog/bird hehehe...thanks condor!! <3
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Excellent
Loved it wonderful story in the poem of lessons of life .Rhyme great and you painted a lovely picture that reached all the senses sight sound life death good work
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thank youuu sooooooo much!!!
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