[king4adaze5]

There's a skeleton in my closet
Who hides away during the day
He only likes to come out at night
After Mother has tucked me in
with a kiss and turned out the light

There's a skeleton in my closet
Who possesses a heart of gold
And cheers me up if I have a bad day
I'm no longer afraid of the dark
'Cause that's when he likes to play

There's a skeleton in my closet
Who chases the scary monsters away
They never stay because they're frightened
And thanks to my pal Sam Skeleton
I'm no longer scared of thunder or lightnin'

There's a skeleton in my closet
Who tells me of all of his adventures
likes to read to me if I can't sleep
Sometimes we just gaze at the stars
And dream, others we just count sheep

There's a skeleton in my closet
Maybe there's one in yours, too
So when you hear a sound from within
Don't be afraid, it's just Sam
A skeleton who's my best friend!

[Sparx]

lol, this wasa cute poem. Simply written but with a great flow and a nice subtle rhyme scheme. I enjoyed it and i look forward to reading more.

[king4adaze5]

Thank you, Sparx, and welcome to Storiesmania!

[Gigle]

Cute is the word of choice here Very nice writing and and fun to read

Welcome to the stie Sparx.

[Ravane]

lol. It is cute. As devestating it may be to find a skeleton in your closet. I better take those corpses out. lol

[karimeaway]

I really enjoyed reading this poem - especially your use of slant rhyme. So many people try to employ slant rhyme without success! great job!

[Corneac]

Good poem! My niece made me read it to her three times, she loved it...lol

[colinbaker62]

Cute 'n cuddly

Colin

[DebbieD]

I liked it a lot. As kids we all remember something scary we imagined under our beds or in our closets. This gives kids the idea that they can think of the scary thing as something that might be friendly. Good job

[ManthaStoirmeil]

This could go one of two ways (or both. . . why not?) to be even more fun -- set to music as a song (I imagine it with all kinds of wacky percussion, like bones), or with some really offbeat illustrations as a picture book. (Illustration idea -- skeleton has a beer in one hand and a mop in the other. . . ) The poem is based on an adorable idea, and the realization is very solid.

I love skeletons.

The last line in the fourth verse needs some working on -- "or else" instead of "others" might do it.

We have people in my writing program who do kid lit -- I'm going to share this with someone who does kid's poetry, I'm sure she'll love it!