If you’re reading this one to your little people, you’ll want to change the names somewhere in the middle to be specific to your crew. This one was originally written for my Silver’s.

Tell me a story,
a tale of sorts,
one of princes and paupers
in a faraway port.

Or a fable’s description
of a unicorn wallaby
who conveys understanding
through anthropology.

A yarn that describes
the witty account
of Immy & Toby -
the Silver’s paramount.

Oh wait!
I loved that anecdote -
the one that you told
about the flying sailboat.

Or tell me the myth
of the terrible twos.
That story is silly -
it never happened to YOU!

When your pen meets your paper
in a creative way -
they might call it a story,
or poem, or play
all depending upon
the way it’s presented.
It even will matter
how you choose to indent it.

But pay no regard
to iambic pentameter.
Just write what you feel -
YOU are no amateur.

What’s that? This made you want to read a good book?
Ooooooooo! Try this one!

Seems a little obvious, I bet you’re thinking.