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Reilly, Sisters and Bears…oh, my!
By Meg | June 30, 2008
Carol M. from West Gardiner, Maine contacted us recently to share a terrific poem with us her 10-year-old daughter, Reilly, wrote, as well as a picture of her three daughters posing with their Vermont Teddy Bears. Many thanks to Carol, Reilly, Erynne and Kelsey! Here’s Reilly’s poem:
My mom got my Vermont Teddy Bear in a store in Vermont. Teddy’s bib has my name on it. I got it when I wasn’t even born yet. In my room, I got to keep it there when I turned 1.
I think it is special to me because I had VTB for a long time and I hug it when I am scared and I hug it when it’s cold outside. I like to keep it close to my bed so I could look at it when I have nightmares. VTB is special to me because it is very cute to hold. The color it really was when I got it was Creamy Vanilla. Now that it’s old, it doesn’t have the color.
I tried to sleep with it, but it’s heavy and it falls off the bed.
I just keep it on the top of my closet.
I love my teddy bear because I feel like I am not alone in my room when I have nothing else to do. I play with it in my room when my mom and dad aren’t home.
Sometimes I play with it with my little sister Erynne. I take it on special trips and sometimes to school. I will save it for my kids to see and keep it in my heart forever.
My memories will be in my heart, always.
Topics: Love Letters, Picture of the Week |
June 30th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Too cute! Though, technically, is it more an essay than a poem? Well, maybe free verse.
And Reilly should know that, if the need arises, our Vermont Teddy Bear Hospital will help keep her special Bear happy and whole for a long time.
June 30th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I would classify it as a prose poem.
Ditto on the “too cute!”