Step Back

So today I finally heard from the publisher. They said no to my Sibling's Yoga story. I have to admit I am sad, and youthfully thought they would simply love my poem and maybe need me to change a few things to make it just for them. But I was a little too starry eyed.

So now with my first rejection I will buck up and carry on, work on my text- make it better and start to learn how to submit queries to editors. That is where I will most likely find my success. This poem may never see publishing, but I know I can continue on to unearth the perfect story for children.

                                                                                                                                

At least I have these cute kids to keep me going and giving me new ideas.   

School days

I'm trying to expand the perspective of my poems. This one is a personal poem to my 6th grade year. I had just moved to a new town, and was unsure how to make new friends, the friends I thought I had found decided they didn't want to be friends with me anymore. This left me quite confused and unsure of what to do at school.

This is my poem to that little girl who is left to defend herself from the world, and how with a challenge your world can change in amazing ways.

Starting her day in an upbeat way

Sarah took her nose to the floor

I will never be right, but that's alright

I will learn to do more. 

Sarah went to school where kids were cruel

They mocked her hair and dress

That's alright I’ll be bright

And find those I can bless. 

In her class Todd gave her some sass

And wondered how she could get along

She was contrite and will be alright

And sang a joyful song.

Out by her own at recess she roams

To find a friendly hand

It was not right alone she would fight

The evil horned band. 

Come what may, and I will say

Hello to this discouraging horde. 

Would it be right to extend a slight

Gift of kindness towards?

Stopped in their tracks they taken aback

What could this offer mean

Could they just might be kind to her plight

 And abort their planned scene?

Seeing their pause there she was

Surrounded by dozens more now

They looked to their left quite bereft

And she said this I will allow

I want you to be my friend where we can mend

Like threads joined together

Let my bite become your light

As we join as birds of a feather. 

All who saw were now in awe

At her boldness to this crowd

The leader stood slight not just sure quite

How to answer this out loud. 

Sucking some air he did fare

To answer her sentence to them

“You are despite our tries to  blight

The brightest and rarest gem. 

Out for a walk

Joe went for a walk to go to the tip top,

when he saw a lizard standing on a rock. 

The lizard just lay basking in the sun 

slowed Joe down, no longer in a run. 

As he passed the trees, he saw their limbs move

dancing in the breeze where an eagle was too. 

The eagle sat and looked clear far ahead

Joe stopped and turned to see the meadows spread. 

Joe continued on his walk and found a dog asleep

As Joe walked by the dog leaped to its feet.

Stretching down the dog bowed to the earth

Then extending up like  a new rebirth. 

Amazed he continued walking to the top

actively looking for something more

then on a flower, a butterfly lay

drinking some nectar in the sun's rays

Now carefully moving not to miss a thing

Crouching down he saw a slithery snake

moving ever so slowly so not to shake

he sat there until his back did ache. 

Up near the top there was a mountain lake

Full of fresh and clear water

As he looked down he saw a sunfish

Moving its tail in a little swish-swish

Laying down on the ground he looked at the sky
he let his mind try to find whats common
in the nature where he saw
wonder and beauty that left him in awe.