Comment from Capricorn30

Excellent

Tigers frighten everyone, particularly a young child;
Well penned quatrains incorporating good visual imagery:
"glaring eyes";
"bared those ivories";
Good audio imagery: "growl he growled was deafening";
Fortunately a dream--this carousel tiger looks so real.
A terrifying beast, yet we all enjoy reading about them.

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

Thanks so very much, Capricorn :-) Brooke

Comment from MisinformedPoet

Exceptional

Such a well rhymed and beautifully written poem that is absolutely perfect for reading to a child, the words used are perfect and the scary image, vanishing on waking is lovely.

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

MisinformedPoet, thank you so much for your gracious and generous response to this poem :-) Brooke

Comment from nancyjam

Excellent

Terrific descriptive lines for this scary
encounter with a dream time tiger.
Clever rhyming and strong meter carry it
along to it's happy conclusion.
Great story for children, Brooke

Happy 4th of July! Nancy

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

Happy Fourth to you too, Nancy, and thanks for your review :-) Brooke

Comment from Domino 2

Excellent

Blimey, Brooke, Sawyer has a magnificent vocabulary for one so young - 'homicidal/displaying/specific/ivories' - he must be on one of your FS writing classes. LOL.

I'm sure you mean 'for' instead of 'from' in 10th line, and I'll be checking to ensure you edit. Haha!

I smiled THROUGHOUT this lovely read - you're the greatest at this type of poetry.

Cheers, Ray.

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

nope, meant from ROTFLMAO :-) like left over from the previous activity Hey, you think he didn't say this, but I bet he could!! Miranda just posted him reciting We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. While I'm sure they were feeding him the lines, line by line, you can really tell he is saying what he is saying, even when his tongue gets a bit twisted around inalienable. LOL :-) Brooke

reply by Domino 2 on 04-Jul-2014

Thanks for the great reply, Brooke.

OK, I was wrong as usual. LOL. Ray xx

Comment from Andrewajgblue

Excellent

This was so cute and comical, I loved your use of language in this poem, especially in your immaculate rhyming, you are so talented, I really loved it ,
Andrew

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

Andrew, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from ElegantButler

Excellent

Oh those horrible things from childhood that haunt our dreams! For some it is the tiger, or the dragon, or the mauling bear. For me, it was a little stomping and exploding man from an old anti-hate PSA. No matter what it is, when we are children we know that adults never really understand because we know as children that when you brush your teeth too often your brains go down the sink after you spit.

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

a public service announcement gave you the willies? that is just too good :-) Thanks so much, Elegant Butler :-) Brooke

reply by ElegantButler on 04-Jul-2014

Yeah. it was called Hate Hurts You. It featured an angry little stomping man who got redder and redder in the face until he exploded. Pretty nasty for kids back in the day. Of course, nowadays, I watch the exploding head scene from Scanners without much fuss.

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

On a child's carousal I would think the tiger would look friendlier. I would have nightmares. LOL I enjoyed reading your poem and I will be sure to take my dragon slaying sword to bed.

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

They're quite sophisticated in Southern California. LOL Thanks so much, Barbara :-) Brooke

Comment from Dean Kuch

Excellent

Hey, Brooke. Thank goodness it was all just a nightmare, huh? I'd sure like to bring you along on some of the ones that I've had, LOL.

Excellent rhyme, meter and flow. Perfectly composed, with a lighthearted story behind it well suited for adults and children alike.

Very well done, Brooke. I enjoyed this one a great deal!

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

Thanks for the review and the tiger, Dean - you give me enough nightmares. LOL Brooke :-)

Comment from judiverse

Excellent

This so enjoyable in a scary way. Your description of the tiger's homicidal teeth and glaring eyes are great. You also let us hear the tiger's snarls and growls. No wonder the narrator is so fearful. Thank goodness, it's just a dream, although a frightening one. Excellent rhyme and a nice, bouncy rhythm that leads us to believe it's all in fun. A real treat to read. judi

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

Judi,thanks so much :-) Brooke

reply by judiverse on 04-Jul-2014

You're very welcome. It was so enjoyable. judi

Comment from Acquired Taste

Excellent

Gotta say, that picture is out of control crazy. When I opened the page, I about snapped my neck. At first glance I thought it was real - thankfully it wasn't, but it is big and ugly and scary.

That said, loved the poem. Words flowed terrifically and rhyming is always perfect. Enjoyed this one. AT=/

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2014

Thanks so much, AT - no wonder that Sawyer always chooses the white rabbit and not this tiger when he rides that carousel LOL
Brooke