Don't forget to come back on that special day, Feb 29 to help me celebrate knowing over 300 of you with a blurb about your WIP (or you!) as an entry to win DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth! [PS - Auntie Tara is waiting for your short stories =) ]
I leave you with my first published poem (for Cafe Del Sol ezine). Have a great Presidential weekend!
Spider Woman
by Tara Tyler
There was a young woman that lived in the city.
She had so many bugs, and it was a pity.
When in the morning she turned on the light,
The creepies would scatter and give her a fright!
She opened the cupboard and wished it was bare,
But low and behold there were crawlers in there.
Tiny ants on the counter, giant ants in the hamper,
No matter how much she cleaned, she felt like a camper.
One day she awoke and could take it no more.
“I’ve had it!” she cried and slammed shut the door.
The bugs were so happy, they thought they were free
from that silly young woman that never would be
courageous enough to swat even a fly.
But those bugs were in for quite a surprise.
The door burst open and what did they see?
There she was with a cage and a key.
The buggies had hidden as soon as they saw her,
And wondered what new treat she would offer.
She set the cage gently onto the floor
and used the key to open the door.
“Come on out,” she called to the bugs.
“I’ve got something you’re going to love!”
So the bugs creeped and crawled from their hiding places,
from nooks and crannies and very small spaces.
Was she making friends? Could it be true?
Bugs aren’t very bright, if only they knew.
“GOTCHA!” she screeched and squealed with delight,
as a giant spider leapt into sight.
He was strong he was quick he was almost like lightning.
Those bugs couldn’t escape, they were very frightened.
“Serves you right, you moochers and loafers!
You’ve eaten my food and left gifts in my toaster!
No more will you scare me and make me upset,
It’s your turn to be scared, I’ve got a new pet!”
21 comments:
Congratulations on the cool poem!
I wrote some when I was a teen, but really didn't take it serious or want to do more until an adult. Like you, I was amazed how many began in grade school!
That poll is super interesting. My favorite part is the jump between YA and Oldie :) I'm somewhere in between.
I love that poem. It has such a bouncy and energetic voice!
I've always written poetry, but didn't care for prose much until about 8th grade.
Fun poem - except for the end and the (ick!)spider!
And yep, I'm one of those who knew early on. I just wish I'd taken it more seriously sooner.
Thanks for doing the poll. It was interesting to see the results.
Very interesting results, although I'm not too surprised from what I hear from writers.
And that poem is awesome! Creepy, but awesome!
I love graphs and figured, through my own unofficial data, that it was pretty close to this.
Love the poem :)
Awesome poem! I giggled. :) Thanks for collecting that data from the Origins blogfest. It's really interesting.
Wow, that's a lot more young starters than I thought there would be. :-)
That's a great one!
Ha! Love the poem. :) And what a fascinating analysis of our writerly origins. Thanks for sharing that!
Congratulations on your fun poem!
Great poem that actually made me like spiders from afar! Thanks for going to all of the trouble collecting data. I guess I'm one of the early bloomers who still hasn't completely blossomed yet. Julie
I love your poem! Even though I'm afraid of spiders... I'm even more afraid of creepy crawlies in my cupboard! Have a great weekend! :)
very interesting stats! I didn't believe myself to be a writer until I was a bout 23 (or there abouts), but I did do a ton of writing in Grade school...
Cute poem! And I love your blog header, Tara!!
I knew I wanted to be a writer in grade school. I wrote my first poem in the 3rd grade, and coveted my favorite book in grade three as well from my school library. Yup, still have my canvas-covered book, Ribsy. We have a long history together, and it's smell...to die for!!!
Great post!
Awesome graph! I was also exploring the woods behind my house, I think that helped my writing! Great poem!
That poem is delightfully witty. Thanks for the fun verse!
that was fun! i enjoyed all the origin stories and collecting he data =)
thanks for your supportive words!
I would've been an oldie too. : (
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Tara, you've been *tagged* over at my place. Hope you'll play! Just got to know more about the girl who graphs!
PS: I think it's pretty.
Pretty Awesome!
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