guest poet : Amara Tankersley

Part of the fun of having FBNL be in blog format rather than its own website is the opportunity to feature other items than just my own poems. In honor of sister Eilena's birthday, my daughter, then-12-year-old Amara Tankersley wanted to show off her verse. 

Amara is now leaving for college, Eilena is 9.

As far as I know, this one is untitled.

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Eilena enjoyed having fun

in the warm summer's sun.

She took rides

in her red wagon

and pretended she was

a fierce dragon.

While she sat on a small chair

there was a strange silence in the air-

Eilena went up the many stairs,

"Surprise!" yelled her family with

birthday gifts in the chairs.

Happy Birthday Ena-beena!

From Amara.