I am reading a lot of nonfiction picture books (NFPB) recently for Cybils. So enjoy a Cybils inspired poem.
The End is not the End
Nonfiction picture books
Strewn about my place
All in the name of
Children's and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards
Known to most as
The Cybils
I am a
NFPB First Round Panelist
An honor, I take seriously
Reading and scrutinizing 2010 NFPB
With a new found eye
Beginning with the positive
Jotting down "What I liked"
Before anything else
After a story concludes
And the 5 W's ,
Who, What, When, Where, Why,
And the lone H
How
Are answered
I am still at it
Even though my writing is
more illegible with each new pen stroke
(too much keyboard time )
I continue scribbling away
My thoughts
On this and that
Because
The end is not the end
Authors must
Follow -Through
And
Stick It
All,
Afterword included
Like an Olympic judge
I will deduct points
When a timeline
factline
or
even an author's note
Is not to be found
I am shaking my head
No, No, No,
Wondering
Why, Why, Why,
2 comments:
Great poem! It does a great job of capturing the Cybils experience!
Thanks Sheila
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