Imagine That (A Collection of Stories and Poems for Children)

Dec 14

By Sharon Lia Robinson

I wrote Imagine That during the summer of 1987, when I was a live-in nanny for two toddlers, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Here are some excerpts.

because of you
I feel so good
when we go for a walk
in our neighborhood

or take a ride
to a sandy beach
or watch the stars
before it’s time to sleep

because of you
I love to play
inside the house
on a rainy day

because of you
I am beginning to see
that I can be happy
by simply being me.

today I hurt my knee
when I was stung
by a bee

mommy kissed me
and she also
kissed my knee

later, she put on a band-aid
and she gave me a glass of fresh lemonade
I hope I never get stung
again by a bee
and so does my knee.

Mr. Cat is very very fat

Mr. Cat is very very furry

His fur is white and brown

In fact he is not our cat

He belongs to our neighbor May

Who lives across the way

When he comes over to visit we play

And I always wish he would stay.

Dancing across the sky at night

The rays of a long white searchlight

What is it looking for?

What is it trying to see?

I can see the searchlight

Do you think that it can see me?

Simone the Cat (Stories and Poems For Children)