Comment from LIJ Red

Excellent

Writing reviews on your work is like those days when the raw material is right and the machine runs smoothly-it's hard to say a lot about it. Excellent.

 Comment Written 02-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 02-Aug-2014

LIJ, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Spitfire

Excellent

I love how you get in a child's mind and are so on target. The second stanza is what a mother would do. My daughter-in-law would go of her way to make a dinner look yummy.
Eventually, she tired. "Eat what's on your plate or go hungry!"

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

Thanks so much, Spitfire :-) Brooke

Comment from IndianaIrish

Excellent

What a fun poem, Brooke! I enjoyed your rhymes, enjambment, and alliteration, but my favorite is the story you tell. Yeah for Mom who gets forgiven for her culinary skills with an ice cream sandwich. How wonderful!
Smiles,
Karyn : )

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

Thanks so much, Karyn :-) My daughter has a "challenge" with Sawyer and his meals :-) Brooke

Comment from rjuselius

Excellent

haha. lol. this is a finger-licking good piece of poetic art! children can be picky eaters, but on the other hand so am i:) children also get familiar to different textures as sartre pointed out. for example honey is a favorite, because the child doesn't know is it some kind of extension to the body or what.
anyhoo, thank you for sharing!

rebekka x

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

Thanks so much, rebekka, for your thoughtful comments :-) Brooke

Comment from Robert Lee Brown

Excellent

Sawyer is caught being a normal young boy. A very descriptive picture of a youngster learning what he likes and does not like. An excellent word picture along with a photograph that show the same story. Thanks for sharing. Bob

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

Bob, thank you so much, my friend :-) Brooke

Comment from angelface2

Excellent

What an adorable picture of Sawyer. I can imagine the faces he makes at the servings he gets. my kids hate cauliflower, but like cheese. And liverwurst... forget it! LOL. Good one. Miss Sally

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

Thank you, Miss Sally, for your thoughtful response to this poem :-) Brooke

Comment from kiwijenny

Excellent

Wonderful wonderful ....kids will relate to this so well...I can see this as a beautiful picture book ...with glossy photos of Sawyer and the foods he hates ...as well as this adorable photo
Well done
God bless

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

Jenny, thank you so very much :-) Brooke

Comment from jmdg1954

Excellent

Yum. Nothing like an ice cream sandwich right from Carvel. Umm, ummmmm, good. In like liverwurst also but not with ice cream.

Nicely done Brooke with the wonderful inspiration, Sawyer.

John

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

John, it is good to hear from you :-) Thanks so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Just Pete

Excellent

Really enjoyed reading this one. That all familiar battle of wits at meal time. Fortunately, children's taste does improve with age. Great rhyming once again and very entertaining. Pete

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

Pete, thank you so much :-) Brooke

Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep

Excellent

An ice cream sandwich? Really? Now there's an experience I have never had! This is a terrific poem, very lovely to read. Most kids don't like something the mother makes, and I loved your variety of offerings, Brooke, Giddy

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2014

Thanks so much, Giddy - I had no idea ice cream sandwiches were not universally eaten and beloved - they're as common here as popsicles :-) Brooke