Life Songs
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AMERICAN
In the year
Two-thousand two
Everything's
Red, white & blue
Shirts and cars
And decorations
The police
And fire stations
Since that day
On nine-one-one
When our fears
Came all undone
Now we're proud
Americans
Know on whom
Our life depends
Watching T.V.
For the news
Fighting wars
We cannot lose
Hugging loved ones
Very tight
Teaching children
Wrong from right
QUESTIONS
Kids ask silly stuff
Right to our faces
Like do horseshoes
Come with laces?
How come my shadow
Keeps following me?
Why does an eye
Begin with an "E"?
Will I get cavities
If I have sweet dreams?
Wouldn't planes get tired
From flying, it seems?
When will I grow eyes in
back of MY head?
Why don't folks have
Grandmother clocks, instead?
How big is SOOOO big?
Is mud a dirty word?
How can someone TELL
A secret they've heard?
Why doesn't a dog's coat
Have its own hood?
Does twenty-teen come after
Nineteen, it should?
Could you put a bandage
On my hair CUT?
Can you really see
With your eye teeth, or what?
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About the Book
Remember your worst haircut and your favorite pair of jeans? Did turning sixteen make your parents' hair go gray? Ever wonder why you can't see with your eye teeth?
In Life Songs, Ellen Alexander takes you on a lyrical journey through some of life's most unforgettable moments. With words that could easily be set to music, you'll enjoy Life Songs over and over again as you would a favorite Symphony.
Relive your childhood and rediscover special memories you've shared with your own family and friends. You'll find Life Songs, with its universal appeal, thought-provoking insight and, often, witty rhymes, to be a book that will make you laugh and cry for years to come.
About the Author
"Happiness is writing 'bout, things I love without a doubt"
These simple words set the tone for Life Songs, a collection of musical poems by Ellen Alexander. Relive her life as she sets to rhyme some of her most personal experiences, from her earliest memories, through her Juilliard years and beyond. Ellen's lyrical words will strike a familiar chord in your heart as you journey through your own self-discovery.
Ellen currently lives in New York where she plans to grow old with her husband, their two children and assorted pets. She would like people to know that she is a forty-something mom who still plays the drums (you go, girl!) and hopes to inspire others with her Life Songs.