Solomon Foy

The story of a small boy with a big imagination...

This is the story of Solomon Foy,

A very peculiar, unusual boy.

 

The strangest ideas flew into his head

Like the day that his mother called to him and said:

 

"Solomon, Solomon, please don't be bold!

Come in for your supper before it gets cold.

Tonight it's your favourite - you know what that means?

Solomon, Solomon - sausage and beans!"

 

"Sausage and beans? But I can't eat that.

That's not the right supper for Solomon Cat."

 

"A cat?" said his mother. "Is that what you said?

In that case I'll make you a mouse pie instead."

 

"MOUSE PIE?? EWWWWW!!!"

 

"I'm not a cat, mum. You heard me all wrong.

I'm Solomon Puppy who plays all day long."

 

"A puppy? My goodness! I'll get on the phone

And ask Butcher Bob to deliver a bone."

 

"A BONE?? EWWWWW!!!"

 

"I really don't think I'm a dog after all

I'm Solomon Elephant twenty feet tall."

 

"Well, before you come in here please take off your boots,

And I'll make you a salad of grass, leaves, and roots."

 

"GRASS, LEAVES, AND ROOTS?? EWWWWW!!"

 

"Did I say an elephant? A dreadful mistake.

I'm really a slithery Solomon Snake."

 

"A snake in my kitchen? We couldn't have that.

So out on the doorstep I'll leave you a rat."

 

"A RAT?? EWWWWW!!!"

 

"I'm not a snake, mum. You must have misheard.

I'm really a feathery Solomon Bird."

 

"Then perch on the table, I'll make a surprise.

A cake filled with insects and spiders and flies."

 

"INSECTS AND SPIDERS AND FLIES?? EWWWWW!!!"

 

"Eh, mum?"

 

"Yes, Solomon?"

 

"I'm not really a dog or a bird or a cat

Nor a snake or an elephant, nothing like that.

I'm really a tired and hungry young boy."

 

"Then come into my kitchen, dear Solomon Foy.

Sit down at the table and then by all means

Eat up all your supper of sausage and beans."

Reviews

[just rose.]

"The night Jack wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another, his mother called him Wild Thing! And Jack said I'll eat you up! So he was sent to bed without eating anything." (this was culled from memory, sorry for mistakes, I read that one to my daughter 4,000,000 times...)

Clearly not the case here for our dear Solomon. What a lovely mother he has to call his bluff on all his anthropomorphizing. Of course, your rhymes are sublime (see?) throughout. Loved this.

[crazy iowa girl]

This is a cute story. And I can see it illustrated and a little boy sitting giggling while his mother reads it to him. It reminds me of my daughter who used to act like a t-rex, a horse, a dog...ah to be young.

[Sean M. Addams]

i liked this .. it was very fun and creative read.. congrads in the dr. seuss contest... overall nice job!!!

[Jamie S.]

I love this!! I hope you try to get this published, it was so much fun to read as an adult. I just know the kids will love it! Conrats on your win :)

[Bear]

I loved when I was read Dr. Suess before bed!! This is fun to read and I'm guessing kids would enjoy hearing it as they're tucked into bed. ;~)

[Charles]

Even more good stuff... very clever. The meter suffers in a few places and could be re-established by dopping a word in some lines ('to' in line 4. 'here' on line 21 and 'and' in line 22). Great poem for children! :-)

[Fran Marie]

Ewww spiders and snakes j/k i really liked this fun and creative piece~
a well deserved win in the Dr. Seuss Contest~Congrats!!

Great JOB!! on this !!!

[Suha]

Your work makes me smile. In fact, you made my day. I'd be the first to buy a collection of your poems.
Fig

[Michael Anderson Burley]

I really like your tongue in cheek poetry. sometimes it's hard to write poetry because including everyday words makes it sound trashy, but you manage to use only those words and produce a really good read.

[Ellen Hammond]

Simply delightful!