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<strong>Poems</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Kids</strong> Let’s Be Silly!<br />
When Noses Bloom<br />
Linda A. Anderson<br />
I started life with a small nose,<br />
tiny hands, fingers and toes;<br />
I grew in spurts, then with a boom,<br />
my little nose burst into bloom.<br />
My body parts all grew apace,<br />
except the middle of my face--<br />
in growth it never showed a lack,<br />
it was the leader of the pack.<br />
It left the rest of me behind.<br />
At first I didn't even mind;<br />
then when its bloom was almost done,<br />
my nose became a source of fun.<br />
My friends tagged me with stupid names.<br />
This was one of their favorite games--<br />
pain comes with more than sticks and stones;<br />
I told them, "Leave my nose alone!"<br />
Then once my nose had reached its peak,<br />
proclaimed by some a handsome beak,<br />
I found its size to be a plus,<br />
and not a thing <strong>for</strong> animus.<br />
There are so many things to smell,<br />
not all the noses do it well;<br />
mine can suck in all the scents,<br />
from fragrant blooms to moldy tents.<br />
It keeps my lips dry in the rain,<br />
locates a skunk and warns my brain;<br />
all races I win "by a nose";<br />
in winter's cold it starts to glow.<br />
Those small nosed people now despair,<br />
they wish they had a nose so rare!<br />
This nose of mine has grown on me;<br />
I'm pleased with it as I can be!<br />
Though it won't ever be called cute--<br />
it's too much like a yellow fruit--<br />
at least it's left the blooming stage,<br />
unless it grows more in old age!<br />
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