A CHILD'S WORLD - a poem anthologized in the book Best Poems Of 1998 by the National Library Of Poetry is available in main libraries across the country. It is also in Famous Poet Society's book, "Rhymes of Greatness.

ERNIE TURLA
PORTLAND, OREGON

A CHILD'S WORLD
by Ernie Turla
I always wondered as a child
If (roosters') combs were watermelon-made
And if the floating clouds above
Were cotton candy nicely laid!

As curious as a child could be
I also wondered at the sight
Of crocodiles whom I thought were
Made of tough rubber tires, and bite!

I wondered how the forest green
Got blue on mountains far away!
I wondered if the winter snow
Brought the ice cream that made my day!

When rain would fall all over me
And get myself all soaking wet
Was it those angels in the sky
Urinating again, I bet!

Could it be that those twinkling stars
Came down as fireflies at night,
And that those echoes when I yelled
Were from one trying to pick a fight?

Was there a battle going on
When lightning flashed and thunder rolled?
Somehow I was just too dumb small
On all those things I was not told!

Note: This poem is recommended to be
taught in all grade schools.

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