By my ten-year old son…

These are written by my ten-year old son. I may be biased, but I think it's very well penned for his age.

Dreams

Dreams, dreams…

Our own personal

time machines.

Fall asleep

go back in time

to before you were born!

Dreams, dreams…

A story unfolds

about a knight,

a fair maiden,

and feasts with corn!

Dreams, dreams…

A time machine…

a book and story,

an adventure,

a poem,

a second life,

Most of all… sleep!

Hey Diddle Diddle

Hey diddle, diddle

The moose in the middle

The goose flew over the moon

The little horse laughed 

(Neigh-heigh-heigh-heigh-heigh)

To see such sport!

And the dish ran away 

with the juice

the juice

The dish ran away

with the juice!

Humpty Frumpty

Humpty Frumpty sat on a log

Humpty Frumpty was a fat frog

All the king's horses

and all the kings men

Couldn't catch Frumpty

So nyah, nyah, nyah!

SPLAT!

by D. Denise Dianaty's son

Author's Note

My son composed "Dreams" in response to my poem, "Mother's Lament"

Reviews

[realmwriter]

These are awesome! "Dreams is incredible for a Ten Year Old and "Hey Diddle Diddle" is nostalgic with a nice little twist in the juice, but I really love "Humpty Frumpty" because the end made my tummy role when I laughed. "So nyah, nyah, nyah! SPLAT!" Oh good lord, that's great!

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks. I'll be sure he sees your review!

[MomzillaNC]

The line that always stuck in my mind is "Feasts with corn!" LOL

[realmwriter]

It is indeed a good line. It seems to pull the whole thing together like a well rounded composition.

[MomzillaNC]

Feasting with corn? I just thought it was funny!

[realmwriter]

It is funny. But perhaps to me for different reasons than you think it funny. Remember I'm sprained.

[MomzillaNC]

I'm imagining stalks of corn pulling up a seat next to humans trying very hard to act normal about it.

[realmwriter]

That is indeed funny. I wasn't thinking that at all. More the other side, I was thinking of humans trying to exist among living stalks of corn. But then my mind also went to Children of the Corn and being eaten by the stalks. Yeah, that's sprained again. I'm sorry. Don't let your son read this part.

[MomzillaNC]

LMBO! Who's been tap-dancing in your brain!

[realmwriter]

Why you silly!

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you, Mr. Realmwriter. -- MomzillaNC's son

[realmwriter]

You are very Welcome MomzillaNC's son. I trust that your mom isn't really as bad as GODZILLA though?

[MomzillaNC]

I don't get away with nothing! -- MomzillaNC's son

[realmwriter]

Well that's a good thing actually, even if you don't see it that way. You will in time though.

[MomzillaNC]

I'm sure he'll see that. But his response here was an expression of derision. Naturally.

[realmwriter]

Oh I knew it was that. That's why I said what I did.

[MomzillaNC]

. :D

[Rene Salinas]

Oh what a great way to share creativity here! And at a moment when we are so open to receive the influences from the external world, The fluidity of imagination , inspiration and intuition are astounding.
If you could convey to your Son that my personal favorite is certainly dreams which speak to me. Tell him please that I wish I would have wrote it just like that. This is ceratinly a very good way to treasure and promote creativity as a way to express oneself. My daughter "suffers" at times and she is a painter at heart but she also writes. What a heart warming moment this.

Thankyou very much for this opportunity.

[MomzillaNC]

TYVM --MomzillaNC's son

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks so much Rene. All these wonderful reviews are pleasing my son very much. I hope it means he'll write more.

[Rene Salinas]

Oh , of course! any form of expression he chooses to create! All the best!

[Bright Ocean Star]

He's a talented young writer already! He obviously takes after his mom! I thoroughly enjoyed this!

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. He's getting a kick out of receiving such positive reviews. I hope he'll write more.

[icelandicblue]

This is delightful. He's got the gift.

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks. I'll be sure he sees this.

[icelandicblue]

I'm out sick today but I teach 4th grade...he's probably in 5th? I'd love to have him as a student! We'd have so much fun composing poetry. Having the ability to play with words in such a clever way tells me he probably reads quite a bit too. I'm sure his teachers enjoy having him in class.

[MomzillaNC]

Yes, he's in the 5th grade. He's an avid reader -- began reading on his own at 3 years old. He's currently reading and understanding on a college level.

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks! --MomzillaNC's son

[Lola_Bee]

How lovely and sweet, your son is so gifted you must be so proud. I have a 5 year old and 3 year old and I would love them to be able to express themselves so creatively. Thanks for sharing

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. I sang and read to him all the time. I'd interject song into stories like "Home for a Bunny." I read everything to him when he was a baby -- even junk mail! :D He learned to read on my grandfather's knee; he'd sit on Jack's (my grandfather) knee while he read the newspaper. Jack read the banner and all the headlines to him by pointing to each word. One day, Jack opened the paper and my son just pointed to a headline and read it. He was three years old.

[Lola_Bee]

wow thats so amazing, thanks for the share i will definitely encourage more reading in my home. ive never read any of my poetry to them, maybe i should write to them.

[MomzillaNC]

Definitely! Read to them. Sing to them. When mine was an infant, I'd keep a running dialogue when I was taking care of him, telling him what I was doing and why. The tone is important. The contact, skin to skin matters. Touch them, hold them, read to them, sing to them. Babies don't even care if you sing well. I have a sister who can't carry a tune! But her baby loved for her to sing to him. They crave your voice, your snuggles, your time, and your discipline.

[MomzillaNC]

My son already has a personal library of well over 100 books!

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks, Ms Lola_Bee. -- MomzillaNC's son

[Maglia Weaver Twill]

I don't know if a mother can say this but this is much better than the poem my four year old wrote, I don't know if he's going to get into writing at all, although I enjoyed hearing what he had to say and learned more about his day at school than I would have otherwise

[MomzillaNC]

Mine is now 10 (and will be 11 in a month). He wrote "Dreams" recently and was trying to deliberately write poem. The other two, he was just playing with the songs I used to sing to him all the time. He loved poetry children's books. "Home for a Bunny," "The Napping House," "Shout It," etc. were always among his favorites.

Happily, I seem to have a talent for delivery when reading children's stories. I used to read to his class and was a huge favorite. His friends in the neighborhood used to gather on my front porch for me to read to them as well. They all love the different voices, the moments of unexpected song, and the role-playing when I read to them. I actually miss it. They've all gotten to big for their britches now! LOL

I guess my son's life has been filled with poetry and music since he was in the womb (yes, I sang to my son when he was in the womb -- I'm THAT kind of mom :D).

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you, Ms Twill. I just like goofing. -- MomzillaNC's son

[Laura Lynn]

We should try to read those, too so many books, I'm conflicted, all kids tend to read but some more than others, I got to help my mom with her company as a child which is something my son won't experience and I wonder if we're downgrading ourselves in some way, it's hard to know, to pick one interest and then not know if that was the best use of time..oh right...goofing around, yeah I try not to be mundane Monday's

[MomzillaNC]

Dr. Suess is great too! At that age, they're interested in everything. And they're like sponges, just soaking it up.

[Laura Lynn]

it sounds bad but I'm out of deference to my mother who I was so critical of before, the word downgrading wasn't the right word, it sounds judgmental as though there is a better or worse way to spend time...still people conflict about it

[MomzillaNC]

IDK how others feel about it. But, all the studies show that children who are read habitually, are better with language arts, more confident as individuals, and have more well-rounded interests.

When my mom was having kids, they thought you had to leave them crying and you could hold a baby too much. Current thinking is that held babies are healthier babies and that they develop stronger in every way. Certainly mine has. Y'know, when my mom had kids, they actually thought formula was better than breast milk!

Parents have always done what they believed to be the best at the time.

[MandaBear]

They were really cute poems and I think very well written also. They made me laugh and smile.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you, ma'am. -- MomzillaNC's son

[Jennie Baron]

You aren't biased; it is well done for his age. I found his writing absolutely charming.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank. I didn't think of it as charming. But, again, thank you. -- MomzillaNC's son

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks, Jenny. I agree. It's very charming. But, then, he's been a hand-kissin' charmer all his life! He started when he was around three: he'd take hold of my hand, lift it to his little lips, kiss my knuckles while looking me in the eye; at the same time, he'd pop his brows at me! IDK where he got that from!

[Jennie Baron]

:) Especially "Dreams." Kids have limitless capability to dream and that's what's amazing.

[MomzillaNC]

I keep "Dreams" on my desk all the time. I was very impressed when he came up with it.

[Lyn Anderson]

I love the last one especially. The apple does not fall far from the tree, I see.:)

[MomzillaNC]

He came up with that around his fourth birthday -- and his "Hey Diddle Diddle" He was always deliberately mangling the words to nursery songs and lullabies. I just happened to write those two down!

[Lyn Anderson]

It's fun, watching these "mini me's" grow up, isn't it, into their own beings so much like ourselves.

[MomzillaNC]

IDK that he is all that much like me. His brain has always been a stumper for me! I see a lot of his father in him, but he's really always been his own unique person. This is probably the only shared talent. He's one of those people who takes something broken apart and puts it back together and it works again. He's tech obsessed. I make him take music lessons and Taekwondo for his ADHD therapy; and because, if I didn't, he'd stay glued to the computer. He's already programming.

[Lyn Anderson]

Great combo for using the rest of himself instead of just honing in on the computer.

[MomzillaNC]

That's what I hope. And, the therapist recommended team activity, martial arts, and music lessons as ADHD therapy for him -- I refuse to stuff him with the drugs.

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks a lot, Ms KLGoode. -- MomzillaNC's son (she won't let me put my name on a public site)

[Lyn Anderson]

You are very welcome.

[Confuser]

Momzilla, you are so proud, I'm certain, as I would be of him. When I began writing recently, was so excited to find an assignment for poetry in Hane's shorts. Anyway, he wouldn't let me see what he wrote; will be 14 this week. You have that wonderful age of 10, but it does keep getting better! We started over with him. Two daughters' - 32 & 30. And then came the son....I love them so much!! Oh my God, I loved the writing!!! I laughed out loud; didn't know it was your son then. Thank you. I really enjoyed it. Wow, let me shut my mouth.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. I'll make sure he sees all the reviews. And, yes, I'm very proud of my boy. He's our only child -- it took us twelve years to have him.

[Confuser]

And you didn't lose faith. Wow; I can only imagine the love.

[MomzillaNC]

Faith is Hope. Faith kept me sane.

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you, ma'am. --MomzillaNC's son

[Confuser]

I like that!...................I'm so happy you got through it. I really couldn't imagine. It had to be terribly difficult. Anyway.......................

[MomzillaNC]

It was a very difficult time for us. The funny thing is, I didn't even want kids before I met my husband. Then, I wanted HIS children. I had our love and my Faith to sustain me. I like to say, "God made me wait, but he saved the best for me!"

[Confuser]

I love that!...............everything in due time.

[Brendan McCallum]

What can I say, but, I think we have a genius in the making... and just 10 years old? my daughter was still searching for words that rhymed with 'farts' when she was 12......... there is nothing quite like watching such a young mind grow and develop.... credit to you for that... Bren

[MomzillaNC]

Thank you. He actually learned to read at 3, sitting on my grandfather's lap while he read the newspaper. By five, he was reading 5th grade books. Now, he's reading college level. He's shopping in the men's department, has a shadow 'stache and pronounced sideburns; he's comes up to my eyeballs! He speaks and understands so far ahead of his age… Most folks don't realize he's only ten.

[MomzillaNC]

Thanks! farts: tarts smarts carts starts hearts parts arts Bart's -- MomzillaNC's son