On a glorious Monday, Ethical ELA prompt requested a demi-sonnet! My first thought was to pretend I didn't see the prompt and my second thought was, "too busy!" Yet, 7 lines with a sort-of-rhyme and no syllable count can't be that bad, can it? I knew of the reading experience I was glad I stopped to embrace.
We read "Little Blue Truck,"* every time,
"You helped me and I helped you."
Your damp locks next to my heart,
Until the "Day the Crayons Quit,"* where you knew
Every single laugh, pun, joke in every single line,
Finally, you picked up "Dog Man,"* on your own
Smiling, while happy-sad tears welled in mine.
*Little Blue Truck (Schertle), The Day the Crayons Quit (Daywalt), and Dog Man (Pilkey)are popular children's books that span the early reading experience for children (and their lucky Memes).
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