The Breakfast Child (Children) (poem) by CJ Heck on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on March 22, 2007

Ah! Loved this...my granddaughter Jozie just spilled her bowl of cheerios yesterday, everywhere all over the kitchen floor...you've described her little tragedy very well through your poem,...you've brought a smile to my lips this early morning and laughter to my day! Your poem flowed smoothly and read quickly as well as captured the moment! Enjoyed this so much as always a pleasure to read your work! You're gifted my friend!
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling

Reviewed by OnepoetGem *the Poetic Rapper

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

cute little poem Cj, little kids do end wearing more of their food than they eat, and some old kids too

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

This is great, brings back memories. One Easter morning my girls 4 and 5 decided to fix breakfast, pancakes that is. Well, eggs fell, made a mess. 5 year old grabbed a bag of flour. Poured flour over the broken eggs to cover up the mess..........An Easter I will never forget. (Took them to IHOP instead)
Be safe,
Karen
Karen

Reviewed by E T Waldron

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

You never fail to delight!I'll bet you're fun to be with CJ!;-)

Reviewed by Jibril Mohamed

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

An excellent description of child behaviour. I enjoyed it. Kids are wonderful. I like the happiness shown by mom and dad to this child.
Well-written.

Thank you.

In admiration,

Abdullahi

Reviewed by Robert Blackwell

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

I've seen my children make enough unique messes at the table that those memories, combined with this poem, made it quite hilarious.

Reviewed by Morning Star

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

This a beautifully written poem
Your choice of words have painted a picture
Of a beautiful morning breakfast
Disaster I feel so bad for him because
When my children where growing up they would have
Accidents with milk and cereal all over the floor
And none in their bowel they would cry
And I would help them clean up "oh how I miss
Not having children at home
Your poem brought back so many beautiful
Memories to my mind it gave me happiness
To read this magnificent poetic view of The Breakfast Child
I truly enjoyed this piece!!
Love And Peace to You Always...Morning star

Reviewed by Tom poesyco.th@gmail.com

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

CJ --- Splendiferous...as well as Expealidocious!

Amazingly, just today, I was delivering 'scrips' ( medicine from pharmacy) to a home for aged people. While waiting in the dining room for a signature, noticed 15 large boxes of cereal, all lined up on the floor, under a window -- several kinds, but mostly CHEERIOS!

Guess Ole Folks still like 'em TOO! Tom.

Reviewed by Rusty Daily

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

Tell me true, why is it when I pictured this poem and the child on the floor with the O's and milk, did I see your grinning face? Since you are so good at putting yourself in the mind's eye of a child, I know you're just itching to get down there yourself. But then, I could be wrong. NOT!! Of course I agree with Kate on the quality of your children's poems.
loveya
Rusty

Reviewed by Kate Burnside

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

Delightfully reminiscent of my babes in high-chairs, bowls on their heads and yoghurt pouring down all over. Seems food goes everywhere other than in the mouth... But then again, when you get to the other side of 40, the shoes start to turn up in the frig and the cereal packets in the boot rack. I was half expectin Mommy and Daddy to suggest eating it up off the floor to save on the washing up... now that WOULD have been bad!!! Your children's poetry is sooooooooo much better than all the rubbish nursery rhymes I seem to remember being brought up on... and which still baffle little ones today... TY CJ... another classic. LOL K xx

Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

soo cute-

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

Hahahaha...oerrrrr...gotta love it!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by George Thompson

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

Good title for what followed! Ooey, gooey mess! Great write, CJ.

George

Reviewed by Georg Mateos

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

A beautiful one, imagining a mischievous and shameful little smile while sitting on the floor waiting...for what?
Not peril there, just a parental laugh.
Very well done.
Georg

Reviewed by Sue Hess

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

that is the right time to laugh, children make messes God love em

Reviewed by LadyJtalks LadyJzTalkZone (Reader)

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

Makes you wish all parents could see the humor in moments like this. Good write. Lady J

Reviewed by Felix Perry

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

LOL So cute, I can so picture one of my little ones in this poem.

Fee

Reviewed by Michael Mathieu (Reader)

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

Excellent write,I needed a laugh today...

Michael

Reviewed by ~ Holly Harbridge (Reader)

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

This happens in our house all the time. Have you got camera's here?lol love holly

Reviewed by George Carroll

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

Another terrific childre's write. They keep gwetting better and better if that's at all possible but with kids each day is a different adventure and another poem to write about.

Reviewed by Lynn Barry

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

We are told not to cry over spilled milk...this is GREAT! HUGS

Reviewed by Brett Moore

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

Very nice, CJ. Pure humor in this funny tale.

Brett

Reviewed by Amy Sellers (Reader)

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

CJ, you must have been looking in my kitchen window this morning! :-) Hugs and giggles.... Amy S

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

CJ,

You capture the joys (and traumas) of childhood so cleverly--well done! I remember doing that...once. Wottamess!!!!!Mom like to have killed me LOL

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on March 21, 2007

God Bless, the Breakfast Child - and his loving parents!

PS I like Cheerios, too!