Madeline, my (nearly) 10-year-old daughter, had to write a poem for a school assignment last week. She has kindly given permission to me to post it here.
I Love You The Brownest
I love you, Dad, the brownest.
Your beard is like a soft bear’s fur.
I love you like creamy chocolate.
I love you like a sweet gingerbread
cookie, like the chewy taste of caramel.
I love you like the smell of warm,
fresh baked chocolate cake. I love you like
the fuzziness of the cat-tail plant, like the
wheat field swaying in the breeze.
I love you like the oak tree’s rough
bark and I love you like a monkey’s fur
as it swings madly through the trees.
I love you like the rolling hiss and warm,
creamy hot cocoa after being out in the
cold winter.
I love you, Dad, the brownest.
~ Madeline Vandersluys (December 2012)
That’s awesome! I was a little concerned what about you made her think “brown”.
A seriously good poem. Nice.
Best poem I’ve read in a long time. That girl never ceases to amaze me.
Marc, this is quite stunning. You have a writer on your hands. She is quite mature in concepts and descriptions. You have every right to be proud.
She really did write very well. Credit to you both too, for the good things you’ve put in.
Way to go, Madeline! That is an awesome poem!
Wonderful poem. Amazing similes, especially the monkey one.
Great poem. I think she has a gift.
Love it.