GoQuick
Here's something different: No guns, no angst, no quaisi-deep thoughts...not even proper grammar.
This poem is meant to be read aloud with a two year old on your lap, and as you read you are required to supply hand-motions.
Go Quick
Go, go; quick, quick
caterpiller on a stick
see her little legs go
zoop, zoop, zoop.
Run, run; more, more
doggie running on the floor
see his furry feet fly
clickity, clickity, click.
Hop, hop; rapid, rapid
faster than a bunny rabbit
see her little paws jump
plonk, plonk, plonk.
Hurry, hurry; soon, soon
faster than the passing moon
see it hide behind a cloud
whooooooosh.
posted by Jon @ 8:28 PM
6 comments
6 Comments:
Very cute.
Hey Jon,
This one is a lot of fun. I don't know any two year olds, but I'll try to find one and see how it goes!
You know, maybe it's stuff like this that's getting you all that attention when you're parked by the lake...hmmmm....yeah. Next time one of the boys in blue come by, give them a copy of Go Quick.
I can already see it in brightly colored, cardboard backing, with bits of fuzz for their little hands to pat, and a shiny, silvery moon. :)
I want to steal this. I want to write it in a card and send it to my niece.
Jon,
Seriously, take it from someone who reads kids books every day, this is really good. If you could could come up with say 3-5 more "stanzas" or "pages"...with the right illustrator this would be a very successful kids book.
I am not kidding.
I have gotten to the point where I am now throwing away shitty kids books because they are insulting even to a two year old.
This has all the things needed. It has rhythm and wit. It has energy and sparks the imagination. The only thing missing is the pictures.
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