JINGLE BELLS This is a poem written by my 8 year old granddaughter, Lauren Tull

Children going to bed
Wanting to know when
St. Nick will come

Thoughts of Sugar Plums
Fill their heads
Santa going from

House to house
With eight reindeer
Pulling his shiny red sleigh

The sound of Jingle Bells
Fill the starry night
Children wait wide eyed

— Linda Moses, Dec 20, 2008

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Texas, USA

Favorite Poets: rethinking this. have recently started reading the works of some of the greats, I will comment later

Critiques

Rett

17 years 5 months ago

beautiful!

we have an 8 year old poet among us! 5/5 Respectfully, Rett: "Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.." (Sitting Bull)

Linda Moses

17 years 5 months ago

Rett

Thank you, Lauren will be so excited. She is asleep, now but I will tell her in the morning. Think I will get her own profile set up so she can write more. Has been writing Haiku's too.

poewriter58

17 years 5 months ago

Linda

very nicely written , she is a budding poet Chrys

Linda Moses

17 years 5 months ago

Thank you

Chrys, Lauren is a cutie. I just tried to sign her on for neopoet, and found that she will have to be 13 before she can join.

weirdelf

17 years 5 months ago

Surely you wouldn't want it any other way, Linda

Lauren's verse is surprisingly sophisticated in structure, despite content, but you wouldn't want her exposed to what adults can say freely, or limit adults to that sort of content, would you? Actually, would you? cheers, Jess

Linda Moses

17 years 5 months ago

Jess

You are absolutely right. Actually, Lauren does not live with me, she writes the poetry and gives it to me whenever I visit her, so she does not have computer access. Still when you think about it even 13 is too young. Lauren can also draw, and has a very nice singing voice for a little one. They are learning poetry in school, this year. Thank you for your comments. Happy Holidays.

weirdelf

17 years 5 months ago

LOL I am just as dotty about my nieces and nephews

as you are about your grandchildren, but strangely I don't feel much connection to my grand-nieces and nephews. Perhaps feeling the loss of non-procreation. Anyway I agree 13 is also too young but there is honestly nothing we can do about it without turning Neopoet into a fully restricted site. So we all have to take responibility for looking out for the young ones. I have forgotten at times in the chatroom, and am sorry and embarrassed, but it has taught me to take more care. cheers, Jess