
When sadness comes to you
as an aqua mermaid
you must put her in your bathtub.
Give her homemade stew
but don’t add jalapeno—
she will mourn over spice.
Ah! Dessert for her, of course.
Lemon cake with rainbow sprinkles!
Oh, that would make her day!
Then give her your bed,
and sleep on the couch.
Oh, I almost forgot!
She likes eggs and bacon
for breakfast.
by Mirabelle, 3rd grade
Click the media player above to listen to the poem read on Sunny 99.1, KPFT 90.1, and KTRU 96.1 by Tori, WITS Youth Advisory Council Member. The background music is “Sea Change” by Airtone. Jamendo.com. Produced by Susan Phillips.

Poem a Day is made possible in part by H-E-B, Copy.com, The City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, Texas Commission on the Arts, KPFT 90.1, Sunny 99.1, and KTRU 96.1.
Dede Fox
Great poem. Great program. WITS never fails to amaze.