I Found a Missing Sunbeam
quatrains in abcb rhyme146 total reviews
Comment from Winslow
Dear Brooke,
For the grandson can also shine, but much closer than the actual sun. When eyes light up and sparkle so it brings the sunbeam right on home.
Warm regards,
Winslow
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Dear Brooke,
For the grandson can also shine, but much closer than the actual sun. When eyes light up and sparkle so it brings the sunbeam right on home.
Warm regards,
Winslow
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Winslow, thank you so very much :-) Brooke
Comment from Bina1
What a delightful poem, thank you for sharing. His smile is as bright as a beaming sun! School! It does not seem possible, a whole new world awaits him!
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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What a delightful poem, thank you for sharing. His smile is as bright as a beaming sun! School! It does not seem possible, a whole new world awaits him!
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Bina, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Father Flaps
Hi Brooke
This is a lovely poem that made me think of so many things. For instance, the song "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam":
http://youtu.be/Iy3J894LcxE
"1. Jesus wants me for a sunbeam
To shine for him each day;
In ev'ry way try to please him,
At home, at school, at play.
Chorus:
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
I'll be a sunbeam for him.
2. Jesus wants me to be loving
And kind to all I see,
Showing how pleasant and happy
His little one can be.
Chorus:
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
I'll be a sunbeam for him."
Words: Nellie Talbot
Music: Edwin O. Excell, 1851-1921
Our next meeting of the Saint John Astronomy Club is tomorrow night at Lily Lake. They have so many interesting discussions. One month, June MacDonald gave an interesting talk on the Sun...all those nuclear bombs, what a violent place!
The sun isn't just a single nuclear explosion. But rather, it's a series of them. At the sun's core, hydrogen is being turned into helium. Just like in a nuclear bomb, massive amounts of energy are being released. However, all that energy is self-contained due to the sun's mass and gravitational pull. The sun is really huge compared to the planets in our little solar system.
After energy is produced in the sun's core, it takes 100,000 years to reach the surface. And once it's actually in space, it only takes that energy about eight minutes to travel the 93-million miles to Earth. We are just far enough away so we aren't burnt to a crisp. Any further from the Sun, and we'd be frozen solid. So sunbeams are our friends.
I like the personification of the Sun in this line,
"When Sun was juggling sunbeams"
Great teacher too,
"a million miles times ninety three
(if one is splitting hairs)
for that's our distance from the sun
(if anybody cares)."
Your last stanza made me think of the same light you see bursting from little Sawyer's eyes when I catch Alyssa looking at me. Nice comparison to the brilliance of the Sun. Hard to look away, we are drawn to the light... like moths.
Nicely penned!
your ardent fan,
Kimbob
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Hi Brooke
This is a lovely poem that made me think of so many things. For instance, the song "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam":
http://youtu.be/Iy3J894LcxE
"1. Jesus wants me for a sunbeam
To shine for him each day;
In ev'ry way try to please him,
At home, at school, at play.
Chorus:
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
I'll be a sunbeam for him.
2. Jesus wants me to be loving
And kind to all I see,
Showing how pleasant and happy
His little one can be.
Chorus:
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
I'll be a sunbeam for him."
Words: Nellie Talbot
Music: Edwin O. Excell, 1851-1921
Our next meeting of the Saint John Astronomy Club is tomorrow night at Lily Lake. They have so many interesting discussions. One month, June MacDonald gave an interesting talk on the Sun...all those nuclear bombs, what a violent place!
The sun isn't just a single nuclear explosion. But rather, it's a series of them. At the sun's core, hydrogen is being turned into helium. Just like in a nuclear bomb, massive amounts of energy are being released. However, all that energy is self-contained due to the sun's mass and gravitational pull. The sun is really huge compared to the planets in our little solar system.
After energy is produced in the sun's core, it takes 100,000 years to reach the surface. And once it's actually in space, it only takes that energy about eight minutes to travel the 93-million miles to Earth. We are just far enough away so we aren't burnt to a crisp. Any further from the Sun, and we'd be frozen solid. So sunbeams are our friends.
I like the personification of the Sun in this line,
"When Sun was juggling sunbeams"
Great teacher too,
"a million miles times ninety three
(if one is splitting hairs)
for that's our distance from the sun
(if anybody cares)."
Your last stanza made me think of the same light you see bursting from little Sawyer's eyes when I catch Alyssa looking at me. Nice comparison to the brilliance of the Sun. Hard to look away, we are drawn to the light... like moths.
Nicely penned!
your ardent fan,
Kimbob
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Kimbob, thank you so much for your generous response to this poem. Thank you for sharing that song - I just love it :-)
Brooke
Comment from Gargantuan2
School already, he's growing up to fast. Do you think you will make enough poems before he graduates? I hope not, because you would then need other incentives. Great work as usual!!
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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School already, he's growing up to fast. Do you think you will make enough poems before he graduates? I hope not, because you would then need other incentives. Great work as usual!!
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Gargantuan, thank you so much :-) Hey, if he gets too old for kiddie poems, then I can write poems about all the trials and tribulations of his being a teen, and then I can write about his kids some day. LOL :-) Brooke
Comment from Scarlette DeLuca
A wonderful reflection of a child's wonder at the things we take for granted! being able to capture a child's joy in grown up words is a rare talent and should be applauded!
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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A wonderful reflection of a child's wonder at the things we take for granted! being able to capture a child's joy in grown up words is a rare talent and should be applauded!
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Thanks so much, Scarlette :-) Brooke
Comment from flylikeaneagle
Brooke: I like your images of the sunbeans being in Sawyer's eyes when he smiles. I think this is so true of children. His Son light is shining bright! Christ is in Sawyer and he shines his love for you. Big hugs from the Son! Well written. Maybe, this can be a children's book.
Note,,,, I am getting better at commas with your help!
Thank you.
flylikeaneagle
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Brooke: I like your images of the sunbeans being in Sawyer's eyes when he smiles. I think this is so true of children. His Son light is shining bright! Christ is in Sawyer and he shines his love for you. Big hugs from the Son! Well written. Maybe, this can be a children's book.
Note,,,, I am getting better at commas with your help!
Thank you.
flylikeaneagle
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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flaylikeaneagle, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from GracieAnn
Brooke, this is such a lovely and magical write that is fanciful and childlike in presentation, but carries with it a deeply moving emotion. Amazing that he is growing so fast. It has been fun to see you chronicle his steps in poetry. Great meter and rhyme. :0 GracieAnn
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Brooke, this is such a lovely and magical write that is fanciful and childlike in presentation, but carries with it a deeply moving emotion. Amazing that he is growing so fast. It has been fun to see you chronicle his steps in poetry. Great meter and rhyme. :0 GracieAnn
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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GracieAnn, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Spitfire
For some reason, this makes me think of Emily Dickenson.
(except for the last two lines--I don't think she ever wrote love poetry)I love the idea that we all might be a sunbeam in someone's life.
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2014
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For some reason, this makes me think of Emily Dickenson.
(except for the last two lines--I don't think she ever wrote love poetry)I love the idea that we all might be a sunbeam in someone's life.
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2014
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spitfire, thank you so much :-) She not only wrote some love poetry, but even some passion poetry, like wild nights :-) Brooke
Comment from Curly Girly
A ray of sunshine is brought into the heart with a delightful smile. This poem is cute and fun to read. Kids would love it. The power of family love.
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2014
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A ray of sunshine is brought into the heart with a delightful smile. This poem is cute and fun to read. Kids would love it. The power of family love.
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 05-Sep-2014
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Thanks so much, Curly Girly, for your generous and gracious review :-) Brooke
Comment from OLA THOMAS
Surely "it's hard to hide a sunbeam, for they are just too bright." This is in appreciation of one of the wonders of mother nature, far up in the distance, we clearly feel the sunbeams as if just some feet from us. Well, happy school life to Sawyer :)
ola thomas
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Surely "it's hard to hide a sunbeam, for they are just too bright." This is in appreciation of one of the wonders of mother nature, far up in the distance, we clearly feel the sunbeams as if just some feet from us. Well, happy school life to Sawyer :)
ola thomas
Comment Written 05-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 06-Sep-2014
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Ola, thank you so much :-) Brooke
