The Day I Caught the Sun

by RubyRed

Published March 9, 2016

E - Everyone

In Poetry

Went outside to play I did

Cause my mama told me so.

Went a climbin' up a tree

And I did it really slow.

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Went a searchin' for the sun

To give to my mama sweet.

Chased the blazing sun I did.

Started sweatin' from da heat.

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I jumped up into the sky,

And I grabbed that sun so bright.

The light 'most blinded my eyes

But I didn’t get no fright.

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Gave that big ol' sun to ma.

She gave me a sweet smile.

If I had a do it 'gain,

I could run ten million miles.

Comments & reviews · 4
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Linkzude16
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Linkzude16 commented Comment · Mar 13, 2016

Wow, cool poem!

Thanks.

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Asher123
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Asher123 wrote a review Review · Mar 11, 2016

Aww this is cute i love my mama too and i would do anything for her. So Here's my review for your poem.

I think you did a great job with this poem you made it cute and emotional with the innocence in the rhyming you give the poem an emotional touch right now i am just imagining a little boy climbing up a tree and grabbing the sun by his hand and bringing it over to his Mama. This poem makes you re-think your priorities and has a great lesson that we should never forget those who did so much for us, who went through so much for us without even asking for anything in return . I think this is brilliantly written specially for a 15 year old. Keep up the good work and don't ever let anything let in your path to success. Good luck :-)

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niteowl
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niteowl wrote a review Review · Mar 10, 2016

Hi there Keepwriting! Niteowl here to review this cute poem!

Overall, I think the rhyme is really cute and it's strong in the first two stanzas.

Started sweatin' cause da heat.


I think "from" would make more sense than "cause" without disrupting the flow.

But I didn’t get no fight.


This line makes little sense to me, which is a common symptom of forced rhyming. I would find a different way to phrase what you mean that fits the rhyme pattern...maybe "But the prize was worth the fight"?

She gave me a sweet smile.

If I had a do it 'gain,


These lines are a bit awkward. With the first, I think "smile" is only one syllable, which makes the line short. Easy fix: "She gave me the sweetest smile".

The second line seems weird to me mainly because I've never heard "again" shortened like that. This might be a regional difference, though.

Overall, this is a cute poem, just a few tweaks. As your username says, keep writing! :D

Thanks niteowl! I feel so stupid lol I meant to put "fright" instead of "fight". And from does seem to fit better, thanks!

PancakeandWaffle wrote a review Review · Mar 10, 2016

Hello! Waffle here for a quick review :)
This is a version of poetry I feel like this site doesn't encase very often. It's not really descriptive, but the story you are telling doesn't need much describing. That's what I like about it :D
Your spacing is just right, and the story is really adorable.
I think you could change the last paragraph, though.
After "If I had to do it 'gain." there should be a comma, not a period.
Also, I don't mind you changing the words around because it is being told by a young child, but in this sentence, "'gain." should just be "again." It sounds better. 'Gain just didn't really fit :/
Overall, it's a really good story. It kept me hooked until the end, and I didn't get bored :)
Keep writing! :D
Waffle~

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