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Pod Two: Poems About Pets

June 24, 2020 by Janice Beetle 6 Comments

In Pod Two, you’ll hear what inspired Grammy to start writing when she was six and hear Grammy and Eli’s poems about pets. The activity is to write down some thoughts about your pets and share with us in the comments on social media. Also, please share this post! Click here to start at the beginning of the Poem Pod series.

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Grammy: Hi, Eli and I are here, bringing you Poem Pods—fun poems for fun people. We’re still smiling under our masks. How are you today? 

Eli: We hope you’re good and healthy!

Grammy: I’ve been writing for fifty years this year. All different kinds of stories! Today, I’ll start telling you a little bit about the things that inspired me because inspiration is really important! It’s what makes you want to do something. When you add inspiration to your ideas, it’s like adding fuel in your car—it makes it go!

I started to love writing when I was six years old, when my grandmother, Ma, gave me a little tiny spiral notebook. I remember it had a kitten on the cover. I loved writing stories and notes in my notebook. It made me feel important. And it made me feel like I had secrets. I remember my first story was about my cat, Ching Ching! Ching Ching liked to eat the tinsel off of our Christmas tree. I thought my mom liked Ching Ching more than me sometimes! … Eli, I think writing is fun when you get to choose what you write about. What do you think? Do you like writing?

Eli: No, I don’t really like writing. I like cars and stuff that I can build, like LEGOs. Cars and stuff that I can build inspire me to do things.

POEMS

Grammy: Okay. That’s fair. It’s been a long time since I had Ching Ching, but I still like writing about my pets. Today’s Poem Pod is about some pets I’ve had in the past—Iris and Angus, a cat and dog we had when Sally and Molly were small:

Iris

She’s black.
She’s furry.
She cries an awful lot.

Sometimes she sleeps
Up on my bed,
all curled into a knot.

Angus

He’s fast.
He’s fiesty.
He chews up all his toys.

We love him like
He’s one of us.
He gives us many joys.

Grammy: Eli, you never met Iris or Angus, but after hearing these poems what stands out about them?

Eli: I remember how Iris was black and furry and how she cried a lot. I also remember how she slept on my Gramma’s bed, curled up like a knot, and I remember how Angus was fast and destroyed his toys.

Grammy: Those are details, right? The reason you remember that is that details are what make a story interesting and unusual. Eli, what pets live at your house?

Eli: My two cats, Oscar and Zoey.

Grammy: Tell us a little bit about what makes them unique.

Eli: How they’re brother and sister, but Oscar is kind of shy and timid and Zoey is like a princess. She’ll just strut right up to you and cry and cry for attention. But one thing, they circle around you like little sharks if you’re feeding them.

Grammy: I have met those cats and they are like little sharks when you’re feeding them. Eli, have you ever written a story, or a poem about one of your cats?

Eli: Yes, I have… Because you asked me to. You actually paid me to. Here’s my poem about Oscar:

Oscar is a cat.
Oscar is fat.
He is cuddly.
And cozy.
And purrs
Like an engine.

Grammy: Hey, nice job Eli. I liked the part where you said he purrs like an engine. I can hear him!

ACTIVITY

Eli: Kids out there. You can write a story about an animal you love. Write down two things that make your pet special. Write a line about what you love about those things—those qualities. Now read it! That’s a story!

Together: That’s the end of our second Poem Pod. Remember… We are smiling under our masks, and we hope you are too!

See you tomorrow!

Eli: Post your pet story in the comments for this blog, or on my Grammy’s Facebook page at Janice Beetle Books or on Instagram or Pinterest. We want to read your stories!

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  1. Charlene Moses says

    June 24, 2020 at 3:55 pm

    I really enjoyed your pod. Eli you sound so grown-up. I think the both of you make a really good team, it was amazing. Here is my pet poem.

    Missy
    She was a tea-cup poodle
    She was white, smart and lovable
    She was part of our family
    She brought me joy and peace

    Her paws dug deep
    As we both tried to sleep
    Her head on my pillow
    Her snoring was so sweet

    Reply
    • Janice Beetle says

      June 24, 2020 at 4:04 pm

      Charlene, that’s a great poem! I can see Missy! You are a writer! Hah! Eli is grown-up and amazing. Thanks for that. Please keep listening to the pods; they are full of inspiration for children as well as adults. Lots of great interviews too–several with local writers. Stay tuned!

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      • Charlene Moses says

        June 25, 2020 at 12:33 pm

        Thanks Janice for you kind words on my poem. I wanted it to rhyme better than it did, but I will work on it.
        Love your 3rd pod, Eli you did a great job interviewing Craig, I think Grammy is teaching you a lot, do you want to be a writer too? You did great on your poems. Proud of you Eli.

        Reply
        • Janice Beetle says

          June 25, 2020 at 12:40 pm

          Your poem did rhyme well, I thought! Eli does such a great job in all these poems, and I loved how much he learned! We actually talk about that, as well as what he wants to be when he grows up, in pods that are to come! I’m proud of him too. Thanks for saying so!

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          • Janice Beetle says

            June 25, 2020 at 12:54 pm

            Charlene, are you on Facebook? If yes, please send me a friend request if you’d like! Or consider liking my page at: https://www.facebook.com/JaniceBeetleBooks/

  2. Eli says

    June 25, 2020 at 12:43 pm

    I liked interview people and learning other perspectives. Thank you for commenting!

    Reply

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