Little Souls



Tap, tap, tap, little feet!
Run! run! run!
Faster!  faster! faster!
Stick fingers, hands and toes
Your smile shines as bright as a rainbow!
Boo- Boos, tears and chocolate kisses-
French Fries, gum drops and candy bar wishes!

About this poem

This poem was inspired by my son. He loved to race. He would fall down, skin his little knees, get a kiss from mom and a treat, then off to the next race!

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Written on January 24, 1998

Submitted by jacjac on July 10, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 224
Words 42
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7

Jacqueline Landis-Hines

I grew up in Charlotte NC. While attending school, I played Basketball, softball and ran track. Guess you can say I was athletic. I started playing around with poetry a little later in life. I'm the proud mom of 4 beautiful children who inspire me daily! more…

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