First grader. Never mulled
no twists, just straight up.
Shaken on the playground,
meets bully spirits with bravado.
Some day, she’ll pass the bar.
And she’ll be the one.
We’ll toast her as she takes the oath.
Hail to the Chief.
Posted for dVerse Tuesday Poetics where De asks us to “mix it up a bit” by using terms having to do with the bar / pub scene, drinking terms. IE in Predilection’s case: mulled, twist, straight up, shaken (not stirred), spirits, bar, and toast. The trick is, the poem cannot be about the drinking scene! A fun prompt. Hail to the Chief is the music played at the inauguration after the presidential oath is taken, and thereafter when the President of the United States is introduced. Bar opens at 3 PM Boston time. Stop on over and imbibe some words!
lillian the home poet 
Oh! I love your use of “mulled” here, especially, Lill! Brilliant.
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My little grand daughters: 5, 8 and 10…..growing up with Girl Power, in math club, doing science projects. Yep — you go girls! 🙂
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Fantastic!
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Thank you! 🙂
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We can only hope that she who does not Mull makes it to the top.
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There are many little girls out there growing up with the idea of Girl Power. My grand daughters among them 🙂
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Somewhere a school girl who will someday become our president!
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Exactly! 😊🎉
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Sky’s the limit for your granddaughters. Well said!
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…and for all little girls and boys! 😊
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I have a first grader who deals with bullying, so this breaks my heart.
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Oh I am so sorry. I hope your child can believe in his/her value and worth and that soon, very soon, s/he shall shine. Prayers are with you and your child.
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Wowieeee Lillian 😀 I love the optimism here.. for sure bullies never can stick around for very long.. she’s gonna be just fine! ❤️
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This is for all little girls. May they shine and have a world of opportunities in front of them!
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This should provide for forward minded bravado, not mulling the bullies, but moving on ahead.
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One foot in front of the next ❤😊
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Horray for Girl and Woman Power! Long may they wave.
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That’s the spirit!🎉
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Lovely.
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So glad you enjoyed!
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I liked the phrase “pass the bar”.
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😊
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My two granddaughters (backed up 5 grandsons) are just starting school. I applaud your vision of the future–hope it becomes real (it might!) But with the biggest Bully in the world in the oval office–the jury is out for all of us.
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It’s the time to teach kids how to speak out correctly, how to listen, how to analyze issues and then thoughtfully respond, and how to lift their heads up from electronic devices and communicate in person 😊
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A wonderful vision of hope that a woman will someday make it to the oval office.
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I do believe it will be so. I hope in my lifetime.
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lovely thoughts that need to come to fruition.
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Exactly! So many brilliant women and girls out there — it will happen! 😊
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A positive portrait :)) you were very successful finding an alternative context for the words!
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A fun one to write!
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Go for it!
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Once a cheerleader, always a cheerleader!🎉
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First grader and she puts up against a bully certainly bodes well as a fighter of rights in future!
Hank
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❤🎉
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Yes, someday she will appear …the glass ceiling has been close to being broken. I hope she is unknown to us now.
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She’s out there — so many brilliant women and girls. I know it will happen – I hope in my lifetime. I do think it’s also important to have women in congress — where so many decisions are made — and CEOs and in all places of influence. 50% of the population – let’s make it so 😊
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‘Hail to the chief’—gofrit girls 🙂
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Amen to that!
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Yes, one day….she’ll wear her high heeled sneakers and we will cheer!!! I can be fun to be a girl!!!
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Girl Power — little girls are growing up with that phrase — and participating in math and science clubs as well as playing with dolls and logos.
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I hope there will others coming before them… but that’s the spirit.
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Oh there are….My most admired woman ever? Barbara Jordan : a black congress woman who participated brilliantly in the Watergate hearings.
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SMiLes.. friEnd.. Lillian..
birth here and birth not
tHeRE IS A requirement
foR A HiGhest office..
A test
for
heARt
could go
a long way
to prevent
A World
War III..
isn’t it amazing
how little our entire education
system teaches oF heART..
A iNner UniVerse
oF EmoTioNs
thaT
alWays
rules
the world..
and sure.. US..
individuals.. too..
wHeRe A first Grader
could ace a test of soul
and spiRit more than
old McDonald’s ClOwn
riSinG uP now wiTh A
Broken Cheney heART..:)
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…a test of heart…❤. I like that. To learn compassionate listening.
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Hello.. friEnd.. Lillian.. one
Of the best things about being an outcast.. for those who seek victory over vengeance and do not become a bully.. is.. tHeRe is little choice but to listen.. also the advantage i had as a non-verbal Autistic child until age 4.. i heard the God as Nature speak first.. at 3.. within.. finding the Best friEND Begin with no end.. SMiLes..:)
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aw this is cute. and she will deserve that toast!
stacy lynn mar
http://www.warningthestars.com
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🎉
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Bravo to supporting the feeling like anyone can be “the one”. Reach high! ❤
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Exactly!
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Bravo! For all sorts of reasons.
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Thanks, Rosemary!
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