poem

last week i memorized the poem catch a little rhyme by Eve Merriam. one of my favorite lines is when she talks about it stretching into a whale. i dislike the poem because she just makes it rhyme and talks about something that she doesn't even identify what it is that is changing into whales and cats. i think that the whole point of this poem is stupid because it makes no sense and just rhymes. the tone of the poem i think is just to appeal to little kids and give them something to say for enjoyment but on a adult scale i think that it is just pointless. all she talks about is something that changes into something then she chases it and watches it turn into something else. then it finally blows away and the torcher is over even though it would be interesting to find out what it is that keeps changing but that is all i have to say about that poem.

I set it on the floor

but it ran right out the door

I chased it on my bicycle

but it melted to an icicle

I scooped it up in my hat

but it turned into a cat

I caught it by the tail

but it stretched into a whale

I followed it in a boat

but it changed into a goat

When I fed it tin and paper

it became a tall skyscraper

Then it grew into a kite

and flew far out of sight ...