Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Sleeping Poet


Beans have eyes but you can't see them
Spiders don't hurt they're trying to help
Bees are helping too just watch your fingers
Fish plant beans but they're seaweed beans
Everyone plants beans, everything plants beans
Don't worry about rose bushes, just don't touch them
                                                   - Liam
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30 comments:

  1. Irish GumboMay 18, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    Kid's more right than he may realize. Great picture, great poem.

    Beans. Who knew? I'd like to talk to the fish about the seaweed beans :)

    Bravo, Liam!

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  2. Brian MillerMay 18, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    that poem frickin rocks, like making the kessel run in 12 parsecs, just watch all the beans, the methane gas production could destabilize the bee population ultimately destroying all known life

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  3. LeslieMay 18, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    I wish that only my fingers were nervous about the bees....

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  4. JuliMay 18, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    Genius.

    But I am a little disappointed there's no mention of them being the "magical fruit, the more you eat the more you..." well, you know the rest. :)

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  5. unmitigated meMay 18, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    Somehow, the 'help' that spiders provide never occurs to me when I am sprinting away from them.

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  6. MicheleMay 18, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    That is a terrific poem, of which I can relate to since beans are one of my favorite foods. Not seaweed beans but all the others.

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  7. Me, You, or EllieMay 18, 2011 at 5:32 AM

    Swoon.

    Ellie

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  8. Mama BadgerMay 18, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    What do you think is the last thing a bean sees? And do you think fish have good recipes for their beans? Wake the kid up, I want to know.

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  9. Sprite's KeeperMay 18, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    And we all know beans are good for the heart. Nice work, Liam.

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  10. Ms. SaltiMay 18, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    Trying really hard not to burst out laughing! How freaking adorable is that kid?!

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  11. LindaMay 18, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    I love the picture (and the bedding) and that poem is great.

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  12. wonderchrisMay 18, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    "Spiders don't hurt they're trying to help" - love that line!

    Great job, Liam!

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  13. KrystalMay 18, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Very good job Liam!! Maybe next time he can write my next post? You know when my brain turns all mush like it tends to do...

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  14. AndreaMay 18, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    I guess I never really thought about what fish put in their gardens...until now, and luckily the answer has been provided! A well deserved nap! So cute...so funny! :)

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  15. ChuckMay 18, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    The depth of the passage is amazing. Yes, watch your fingers around bees.

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  16. SurprisedMomMay 18, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Very poetic! What's even better is that I could understand it. I know what he means about the bees. I was stung by eight of them when I sat on their nest and it wasn't in the finger! Great going, Liam! Love the photo, too.

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  17. Vodka MomMay 19, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    I've always loved my children the most when they are sleeping....

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  18. RavenMay 19, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Aaaaw how sweet! The pic and the poem are both just wonderful. :D

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  19. SandraMay 19, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Aaaah, beautiful sleeping child. How I like kids best!

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  20. SSPMay 19, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    brilliant...one of my favorite simpson episodes, bart is writing "beans are neither fruit nor magical" on the black board! is he really asleep, or did you have to glue his eyes shut and nail him to the bed so it would look that way?

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  21. ♥ BrajaMay 20, 2011 at 1:48 AM

    You can just SEE the genes....

    Oh, btw, I'm kickin' your ass all over blogland mwwaahhaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
    http://unmitigated.typepad.com/unmitigated/2011/05/an-update-and-something-anything-different.html#comment-6a00e5538e15d8883401538e983b70970b

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  22. AnonymousMay 20, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    Aww, that's cute. And he looks like a little angel (remember that face next time he superglues his fingers together or takes the brillo pad to the side of the car)

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  23. Bella SinclairMay 20, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Cool beans! What a great poem. And I guess he got all tuckered out from planting all them beans. Such a cutie!

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  24. KerryMay 20, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    How did I get to be as old as I am, and not know that beans have eyes. This is why I have the internet.

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  25. California GirlMay 21, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Cap'n:

    Liam's adorable. I like Bella Sinclair's comment, "Cool beans!"

    Brian is correct. The poem " frickin'rocks".

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  26. Kate Coveny HoodMay 21, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    I love how it's partially a cautionary tale. I'm casting my vote for a weekly feature from Liam.

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  27. CaseyMay 23, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    I could ramble off the name of a few poets I was forced to study who sucked ass compared to Liam's poetry. Love that kid....

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  28. CaseyMay 23, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    and what is this http://wordgirl5.typepad.com login shit I'm being prompted with on your site?

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  29. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Awwww....

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  30. lizamariaJune 5, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    love that absolutely refreshing poem!

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Come on, sailor. I love you long time.

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