Random Musings and Creative Outlets

So I have been recently toying around with some creative writing ideas and think some of them might be a little funny. I am currently still working on my novel/graphic novel (depending on if it could be a stand alone work), and I have had to slow my work down on that with all of the work currently taking place in my literature classes. But I thought it would be pretty cool to just leave this as a way for me to kind of get some stuff out there (surely somebody is reading this). One of my current projects that I am working on is a compilation of kid poems that will be combined with some great illustrations, and I have a couple of them that I think are funny and appropriate. For those of you that are not interested in the child play I have some other stuff that I will be circulating throughout the blog.

So here are a couple poems that we were thinking about putting in our illustrated poetry collection:

Hippos in High Heels                                        

Hippos in high heels
click click click
clicking along-
like they're walking on sticks
poking holes as they go
poke poke down the street
You'll laugh out loud,
When these Hippos you meet


Patience

Mom told me to be patient   
I asked "How am I supposed to do that?”
She said: "give it some thought"
So I did, then I sat

I sat there and thought,
thought there and sat.
I sat there and waited,
waited and sat

Time came and went,
went and came
I waited for patience,
but I noticed no change

Time kept on moving,
And the world never stopped
I kept waiting for patience,
Never leaving my spot.

Finally one day,
After what seemed like forever
Mom came to me to make me feel better
I said: "I've waited and waited,
I've sat here so long
I've waited for patience,
but it just hasn't come."

She looked at me smiled,
And said "I think you'll pull through"
She said "come on inside,
Dinner will be ready in a few"

I felt completely defeated,
What had I done wrong?
I looked up and smiled
And said "I'm in no hurry mom,
What's the big rush?
I've waited this long."



So these are just a couple of poems that we have and are kind of wanting to get some public opinion on them. let me know.