NICHOLAS WAS EIGHT YEARS OLDHE WROTE THIS POEM, FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT!
GOOD LUCK, BAD LUCK
WHAT GOOD LUCK I FOUND A THOUSAND DOLLARS,
WHAT BAD LUCK I LOST IT ON THE WAY HOME,
WHAT GOOD LUCK I GOT A FOUR WHEELER,
WHAT BAD LUCK IT BROKE AGAIN,
WHAT GOOD LUCK I GOT AN ICE CREAM CONE,
WHAT BAD LUCK IT MELTED BEFORE I GOT TO EAT IT,
WHAT GOOD LUCK TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY,
WHAT BAD LUCK I DIDN'T GET TO HAVE A PARTY,
WHAT GOOD LUCK IT IS SNOWING,
WHAT BAD LUCK I'M SICK AND CAN'T GO OUT TO PLAY,
WHAT GOOD LUCK I GOT A NEW KITE,
WHAT BAD LUCK THE STRING BROKE AND IT FLEW AWAY,
WHAT GOOD LUCK I HAVE THE BEST GRANDPARENTS,
WHAT BAD LUCK THEY LIVE FAR AWAY,
WHAT GOOD LUCK I FOUND A LITTLE KITTEN,
WHAT BAD LUCK IT SCRATCHED ME,
WHAT GOOD LUCK THERE IS NO SCHOOL TODAY,
WHAT BAD LUCK IT'S MY DAY TO SHARE,
WHAT GOOD LUCK I SCORED THE WINNING GOAL,
WHAT BAD LUCK I FELL AND BROKE MY ARM.
I LOVE THIS POEM, FIRST, BECAUSE I LOVE POETRY AND I WAS SO GLAD I PASSED THAT LOVE ON TO ALL OF MY CHILDREN.
SECOND, IT MADE ME A LITTLE SAD THAT AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, NICK ALREADY KNEW ABOUT THE UP'S AND DOWN'S OF LIFE, YET I WAS ALSO GLAD THAT HE WAS PREPARED FOR THE GOOD AND THE NOT SO GOOD THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER, AND THAT HE KNEW SOMETIMES BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE, AND WE JUST HAVE TO FIND THE GOOD AND THE POSITIVE IN ANY SITUATION, NOT FOCUS ON THE BAD OR THE NEGATIVE. I WAS IMPRESSED THAT HE HAD LEARNED SUCH A VALUABLE LIFE LESSON AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE.
I KNOW SOMETIMES, THIS POEM HELPS ME REMEMBER TO FIND MY GOOD LUCK, WHEN ALL I SEE IS MY BAD LUCK.
SO WE SHOULD ALL STOP, AND TAKE THE TIME, TO FIND OUR GOOD LUCK, NEXT TIME WE HAVE A BAD LUCK DAY!
GOOD LUCK!
8 comments:
"is that Nick?" That is what Caiden said. "He kinda looks like a little kid Grandpa."
I like this poem too. It should be turned into a children's book. You, Hollie and Nick should all write children's book with all your lyrical genius-ness! Just don't forget about us little people when you are rich and famous!!! I should get a "supportive" earning.
CAIDEN YOU ARE SO DANG CUTE! I LOVE ALL OF THE THINGS YOU SAY, YOU ARE SUCH A FUNNY BOY. I SHOULD PUT TOGHETHER A BOOK, JUST OF ALL THE CUTE LITTLE THINGS YOU SAY.
That's so cute Caidster, it does look like a little kid Grandpa! Very cute picture. That poem would be really cute in a children's poem book collection or something. What good luck, I have such a talented family. What bad luck, Nick wrote better children's books at age 8 than I can write right now! =( Bright side; I'm still searching for my "thing", it's got to be out there somewhere!? Discovering it is half the fun I suppose.
Awww, so he's always been my handsome poet =) So, I should say thank you for passing the poetry along now that I know where it came from! I've always loved the poems he's shared with me =)
I didn't remember our soccer team having a big ol logo on our shirts like that lol. And Caiden is right, I do look like a little kid Grandpa. He is one smart feller
Too cute! Sounds like you should be a book-writing-song-lyrics family! You all have that genius in ya! Claudia, send me your email address again to jamielynnportraits@yahoo.com and I will add you to my private list. I didn't realize you weren't already on it. Sorry!
Jamie
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