Ten Acorns Grew Upon an Oak
rhyming counting poem119 total reviews
Comment from Jeanie Mercer
This is a beautifully original and inventive counting poem - not a trite word to be found. The last line just grabs me with the optimistic view that suddenly becomes evident: The discouraged, friendless, supposedly dying acorn is the one that is destined to become a whole tree. Wonderful. Love, Jeanie
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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This is a beautifully original and inventive counting poem - not a trite word to be found. The last line just grabs me with the optimistic view that suddenly becomes evident: The discouraged, friendless, supposedly dying acorn is the one that is destined to become a whole tree. Wonderful. Love, Jeanie
Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Jeanie, thank you so much, my gracious friend :-) Brooke
Comment from JW
This poem is very well written. I thoroughly enjoyed the irony within.
It makes one stop and review life. Is what one think is important - really so.
Thanks for sharing this. JW
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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This poem is very well written. I thoroughly enjoyed the irony within.
It makes one stop and review life. Is what one think is important - really so.
Thanks for sharing this. JW
Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments, JW :-) Brooke
Comment from livelylinda
Brooke: this is delightful and I would read it to my great-grandson with no hesitation. Put together birds, squirrels, trees and acorns, mix them up and you have quite a receipe (sp?) to keep a young ones mind going. This is six star worthy but I'm out so virtual today. May your day be blessed. Linda
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Brooke: this is delightful and I would read it to my great-grandson with no hesitation. Put together birds, squirrels, trees and acorns, mix them up and you have quite a receipe (sp?) to keep a young ones mind going. This is six star worthy but I'm out so virtual today. May your day be blessed. Linda
Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Thanks so very much, Linda :-) Brooke
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
That was brilliant, Brooke, I love the ending, perfect! And that is the way of things, we can't rely on what is supposed to be, it changes day by day. But, so long as nature takes over and restores the balance, we will all be fine. Love the illustration too! :) Sandra xsx
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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That was brilliant, Brooke, I love the ending, perfect! And that is the way of things, we can't rely on what is supposed to be, it changes day by day. But, so long as nature takes over and restores the balance, we will all be fine. Love the illustration too! :) Sandra xsx
Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Sandra, thanks so much :-) Brooke
Comment from rjuselius
this is a delightfully entertaining and amusing piece of poetic art! the inherent rhythm and rhyme are splendid!
thank you for sharing!
rebekka x
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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this is a delightfully entertaining and amusing piece of poetic art! the inherent rhythm and rhyme are splendid!
thank you for sharing!
rebekka x
Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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rebekka, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from closetpoetjester
What a terrific countdown Brooke as the wind blew in and turned everything pear shaped for the acorns.
I loved the closer. Typical darn bushy tailed critters not only stealing the limelight but also taking credit for helping the seed take root.
TOO clever. Please enjoy a sixer for this mighty effort.
A bit of a long one for you, my friend, but extremely enjoyable and in perfect tempo and cadence. You are definitely a talent and this is yet another that should be included into that MASSIVE book you are going to publish. (Remember, I'm in cahoots with your daughter LMAO)
Hugs P
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reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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What a terrific countdown Brooke as the wind blew in and turned everything pear shaped for the acorns.
I loved the closer. Typical darn bushy tailed critters not only stealing the limelight but also taking credit for helping the seed take root.
TOO clever. Please enjoy a sixer for this mighty effort.
A bit of a long one for you, my friend, but extremely enjoyable and in perfect tempo and cadence. You are definitely a talent and this is yet another that should be included into that MASSIVE book you are going to publish. (Remember, I'm in cahoots with your daughter LMAO)
Hugs P
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Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Phillippa, thank you so much, my generous friend. I love writing counting poems, and yes, they end up on the long side since it would seem silly to start one at six. LOL Brooke
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LMAO
Comment from mmichelle97219
I loved this. I loved the sort of sing-songy pattern. I loved the way the words rolled off the tongue when read aloud. I liked absolutely all of it. Very well done.
Michelle
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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I loved this. I loved the sort of sing-songy pattern. I loved the way the words rolled off the tongue when read aloud. I liked absolutely all of it. Very well done.
Michelle
Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Michelle, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from trimple
Hi, Brooke
Shame you didn't enter this into the children's rhyming poetry contest.
A delightful poem that children would love and learn to count -- backwards! :)
Also of course, a beautiful look at nature with all of the woodland animals.
I thought that these two verses were particularly wonderful...
Three acorns thought their chosen branch
was theirs and theirs alone,
but then one got evicted
when two robins built their home
One acorn, with no friends in sight,
thought, "It's my time to go."
A squirrel snatched and buried him,
where soon a tree will grow.
Kind regards
trimple
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Hi, Brooke
Shame you didn't enter this into the children's rhyming poetry contest.
A delightful poem that children would love and learn to count -- backwards! :)
Also of course, a beautiful look at nature with all of the woodland animals.
I thought that these two verses were particularly wonderful...
Three acorns thought their chosen branch
was theirs and theirs alone,
but then one got evicted
when two robins built their home
One acorn, with no friends in sight,
thought, "It's my time to go."
A squirrel snatched and buried him,
where soon a tree will grow.
Kind regards
trimple
Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Thanks so much, Tracey, for your generous review. I was scared I would not come up with enough ways to kill off the acorns, so I'm thrilled your favorite verses are in the final section :-) Brooke
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You're last verse is particularly brilliant:)
Comment from linsbm
So lovely is the photo, it is eye catching. As usual beautiful poem where children will love to read. With the fascinating narrative in each stanza and educating these children to count is great. Added learning is more vocabularies added to their knowledge. An excellent poem as it is always. Thanks for sharing, Brooke. } Lin
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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So lovely is the photo, it is eye catching. As usual beautiful poem where children will love to read. With the fascinating narrative in each stanza and educating these children to count is great. Added learning is more vocabularies added to their knowledge. An excellent poem as it is always. Thanks for sharing, Brooke. } Lin
Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Thank you so much, Lin :-) I truly appreciate your generosity and gracious comments. Brooke
Comment from Carolyn 'Deaton' Stephens
Dear Brooke,
I enjoyed this one in your series of 10's. I especially liked the ending of this one, as acorns come and acorns go, the one that is planted just might be here to stay. From small acorns, large trees grow.
Well done, Carolyn
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Dear Brooke,
I enjoyed this one in your series of 10's. I especially liked the ending of this one, as acorns come and acorns go, the one that is planted just might be here to stay. From small acorns, large trees grow.
Well done, Carolyn
Comment Written 18-Nov-2014
reply by the author on 18-Nov-2014
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Carolyn, thank you so much :-) Brooke