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ROBERT TELL, Author
Sharkey was the self-chosen nickname for a six year old boy who is now all grown up, and who goes by the name his parents lovingly gave him. These poems were read aloud to Sharkey's pre-school class by the author and have been treasured and re-read throughout the years. The poems are intended to evoke the style and meter of the author's favorite childhood book: "A Child's Garden of Verses," by Robert Louis Stevenson. They will be enjoyed by children of all ages and are best read out loud.
SAMPLE POEM:
THE AUTUMN LEAF
How would you like to be a leaf
That dances on the ground,
Whose falling causes little grief,
Though blowing all around?
Red and Brown and Yellow leaves
Would keep you company,
A-jumping, spinning, on the eaves
Of houses near the tree
Where leaves have lived since early May,
And pranced their coats of green;
Until the cold, chill autumn rain
Stripped the tree all clean.
How would you like to be a leaf,
Gaily dancing at the Ball,
Happy that your dance motif
Replicates itself each fall?
Excerpted from Sharkey's Song, Copyright © 2014 by Robert Tell, All Rights reserved.