A Bedtime Book for Little Nellie - Monday's Child #36

Illustrations provided by poet friend..."lissa"

thank you "lissa" for you beautiful Bedtime Story drawing

oh!  what adventure

for Little Nellie

for she had tired of the tel-lie

tired too of playing games

they all appeared

to be the same

so she found a fairy book

and off to bed

with it took

and with her too some

fairy ears to ensure

the fairies she did hear

and as Nellie listened

to each word

that the book and fairies said

there grew a magic all around

the fairy book and her bed

and what Nellie 

 found to be true

was that faires fly like birdies do

 her little heart so entwined with

childhood bliss

of wonderlands and fairy's kiss

that is was not long

before she did into it fall

fairy ears and pillows all

within the dreams of fairy land

sound asleep with

book in hand

bkmackenzie

copyrighted 2011

Posted for Monday's Child #36

The Wind - Monday's Child #8

Illustration from flickr: Children's Vintage Postcards 1930's

Oh Baby do not be frightened

it is only the autumn wind

blowing the leaves around us

before winter finally sets in again

Oh Baby your mommy has you

and will keep you safe and warm

I would not let anything harm you

and soon we will be home

The autumn can be beautiful

some days are filled with great fun

we can walk among the leaves

hearing the rustle when we run

Oh Baby the autumn wind is blowing

but soon we will be home as I said

I will bathe you and  I will feed you

then I'll tuck you safely in bed

bkmackenzie

2010

Written for Monday's Child #9  Prompt

The Seaside - Monday's Child #5

I love the seaside Mommy,
where the water chases my feet
I run out, it runs in
grabs my toes, again and again

I love the sky, it is so blue
the sea is different but blue too
and boats big and small all float by
some with sails so high Mommy - they touch the sky

I love the sand at the waters edge
wet and warmed by the noon day sun
it feels so good in my hands
Oh! the seaside Mommy it is a wonderland

Oh, Mommy let us go walk by the sea
and talk about all the things
we see, shells and boats, gulls and sand
I promise to stay close Mommy and hold your hand

bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2010

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Beneath the Wings of Childhood

Beneath the Wings of Childhood

There remains a special place

That not age nor the world

Can from a gentle heart erase

It is a land filled with memory

It is a land filled with joy

That was locked into the heart

Of each and every girl and boy

Where little feet still run wild

And little hands still make their way

Through adventure and life’s wonder

In learning and in play

Beneath the Wings of Childhood

One can forever reminisce

The reading of a bedtime story

The comfort of a bedtime kiss

Though life will have its bridges

And paths filled with many stones

There is a certain road you can travel

That will always lead you home

As those who bear a child’s heart

Have eternally understood, that home

And dreams and faraway lands

Are always waiting - just

Beneath the Wings of Childhood

bkmackenzie

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Illustration by: Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935)
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Posted for Alphabe-thursday...letter C

Do You Hear the Wind? -Monday's Child #41

Do you hear the wind, Mother?
I think its calls to me
Declaring seven sailing ships ready
To sail the seven seas –

Do you feel the wind, Mother?
I feel it in my soul
It pulls upon my childhood heart
To soon let childhood go –

With wind and soul
and with heavy heart
I look into your eyes – Mother,
did you know the time would
come for bittersweet good-byes?

Did you know life’s sailing ships
would anchor in the night,
to carrying away a lifetime of dreams
in such a fateful flight?

Do you see the sails, Mother?
I see them in the harbor
The ships are ready to pull anchor
My childhood no more can linger –

bkmackenzie
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Thought I would submit a piece of my children's poetry this week....Monday's Child
this is one of my favorites..the illustration and this poem...

Illustration by: Florence Edith Storer

Fantasy

There in the woods
There in the snow
There in a place
where strange creatures go


Deep in the forest
Deep in the brush
Deep in the center
far away from us


Once as a child
Once with a book
Once upon a time
I went for a look


To my surprise
Two rabbits appeared
To kindly greet me
which seemed rather weird


A fox with some crumpets
A weasel with some tea
A badger with a placemat
set just for me


We dined until moonfall
We sang winters song
We danced with ice fairies
merrily and long

Time it was to go
Time was calling me
Time to meet mother
for my breakfast tea 


bkmackenzie
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Ji-Stu the Rabbit and Sa-lo-li the Squirrel: Illustration by Murv Jacob from the
book RABBIT PLANTS THE FOREST by Deborah L. Duvoll ,