Waxing Poetic

I've always been a bit of a sucker for contests.  Well, contests that interest me. I saw a documentary the other day about these people called "contesters" who make a living (or try to) from entering contests. It's real weird.
Anyway, that's not me. I only enter the ones I'm really interested in or the ones with prizes that I really want. 
So our CBC morning show here runs pretty good contests from week to week and mostly they're just the 'draw the name out of a hat' thing, so there's not a lot of effort required. It's easy to send off a quick email with a picture of a spring scene (new lambs) or my first piece of music (Tiffany cassette for 6th birthday from Jill)but this week's contest is different.  It's judged.  My competitive side LOVES being judged so I kicked it into gear.  The prize isn't even something I love- it's $96.10 (radio frequency) of lobster!  I'm not a lobster fan but I would love to be able to treat some of the people who love it and share it with us each summer, so when I heard the details of the contest were to be creative and come up with 'your best Island Morning' (the name of the morning show is Island Morning) my synapses started firing off rhymes.  Here's the result:

Just a couple years ago

Full of New Brunswick pride

I woke up in Freetown

As a new blushing bride

I resisted the pull

Of the Islander life

And reveled in being that

‘From Away’ wife.

But like the salt in the air

And the turn of the tide

With each passing day

I gained more Islander pride

And how could I not

With the life that I’ve got

I wake up to my kids

Who’ve had enough sleep

“Let’s go drive a tractor,

Let’s go feed the sheep!”

And life on the farm

Well, each day is new

A surprise baby lamb

Or the first set of dew

Each day there’s a wonder

A job to be done

Sometimes it’s dirty,

And mostly it’s fun.

So my best Island morning

Isn’t just one

It’s the crow of the rooster

The dawn of the sun.

The crack of fresh eggs

The pitter pat of wee feet

I’m so glad that I

Did my Islander meet

Since my first morning here,

As I’ve shown in this letter.

My Island Mornings only get

Better and better.

 I also included this photo which Island Morning has posted on their contest site.  I don't have exceptionally high hopes on winning the lobster, but I feel pretty great about my effort!  Hope you enjoyed it!

-Sally