Lila the Lazy Lion, A book of poetry by Mikhaila Christine Searle

today while sitting in the attic at my parents house, i found a book of poetry i wrote when i was in grade three for a school project. complete with illustrations.
according to the liner notes,
'in this book of poetry you will find lila the lazy lion, rainbow, you'll find out where rain comes from in the rain, you'll also find, rain, long beach, and many other great poems.'
here's a little taste of what i was made of at the ripe age of 8. you won't be able to get enough.

Lila the lazy lion

lila the lazy lion lounged on the ground.
lila the lazy lion snored without a sound.
lila the lazy lion was used to being served.
lila the lazy lion was happy when she purred.

lila the lazy lion roared when she was mad.
lila the lazy lion cried when she was sad.
lila the lazy lion didn't have any friends.
lila the lazy lion liked to play pretend.

lila the lazy lion ran across the road.
lila the lazy lion slipped on a toad.
lila the lazy lion was thrown right on the ground.
lila the lazy lion moved without a sound.
lila the lazy lion moaned, and groaned, and cried.
that's when lila the lazy lion almost died.
lila the lazy lion fainted after that.
boy lila the lazy lion was a fraidy cat!
lila the lazy lion was taken in a car.
lila the lazy lion didn't know how far.
lila the lazy lion was put into a bed.
lila the lazy lion had to rest her head.
lila the lazy lion was left at the doc's.
lila the lazy lion was not allowed to talk.
lila the lazy lion was sick for a year after that,
lila the lazy lion was no normal cat.
and that's the end of that!

i bought

i bought my mum
i bought my dad
because before i never had
i bought a dog
i bought a cat
i even bought a mexican hat
but
they all rotted and so did my brother
(I bought him too)
so i had to go out and by another
but they all turned out like the others
they rotted after a week or two
(thay started to go mouldy and blue)
so i decided to live on my own again,
and that's the end!

school bus

the bus is a tiger that
swallows you whole
and takes you for a ride
and the man at the front
is a mean guy
and
the bus is people screaming
and pack sacks
riding on children's backs
with leftover food from lunch.

piglets

messy messy
roll in mud always
cute pigs, baby pigs, little pigs,
piglets


if you want any more, you'll have to go out and buy the book. according to the vancouver sun it contains "fabulous poetry". the lybrary journalist says that it's "written with lots of imagination". the coast independant said that i was "written by someone who really knows how to write" and Ms Taggart, the school librarian claimed that it was the "best book of poetry ever written by a student". now that, is a claim to fame.