Author Archives: DovieGirl

I like reading and writing poems and stories, Singing and playing the piano, composing songs, Baking cookies, cakes, and pies, and much, much more. I love animals and have two pet rats, a rabbit, and a dog.

Writing prompts: The scientist

This one is from the writing prompt: The room filled with blue smoke as George__________. Dove  September 20, 2011 The room filled with blue smoke as George poured the bubbling yellow liquid into the green. He made sure that he didn’t know what he was doing, before he started, It was much funner that way. [...]

Writing prompts: The portrait

We started school a couple of weeks ago and this year we have this really cool “class” called writing prompts. What happens, is we get a subject to write about. (examples: My aunt Doesn’t ______ ,Three shades of blue, or the place where two rivers meet) Then we sit down for 15 minutes and just [...]

The butterfly

This summer our family raised nine butterflies. It was really cool to see the caterpillars transform. That is what led me to write this poem.   The Butterfly   Crick, Crack Out of the egg Comes the Caterpillar Munch, Crunch Eat all day Hungry Caterpillar Stretch, Groan Getting bigger Grows the caterpillar Slow, down Start [...]

Spring poem

Spring By Doviegirl The birds a twitter in the trees, Singing to their hearts content, The flowers blooming with the bees, buzzing on, wherever they went, Through the flowers comes the breeze, laden heavy with their scent, Sings of spring are all of these, There’s Joy wherever they are sent,   Caterpillars on the ground, [...]

Online printable Princess Kate’s tiara

I’m not big into celebrating the royal wedding, or cross stitching the date on a sampler, Or anything like that. But I must say,  I love the way tiaras look, and Kate’s tiara was gorgeous. I was so excited when I found This online printable of her tiara. Us kids have been playing palace, with [...]

Thirteen things I’m Thankful for Thursday

1.  Rats 2.  E-mail 3.  Spring 4.  Tag 5.  Math 6. My parents 7. Music 8. Diva our dog 9. Poetry 10. Writing 11. Nature 12. Colours 13. Fairy tales

Reasonable Report to Read

My writing assignment this week was to write a poem using as many “RE” words as possible. Remorseful Remembering I remember December with remorse, For not rehoming my favorite horse, For regard my equestrian relative, Badly knowing he’de refuse to live, In my refinished basements stall. But I, not knowing I’d regrett it at all, [...]

30 Things I’m Thankful For

1. Life 2. My family. 3. My friends. 4. Sunshine. 5. Granny smith apples. 6. Home-schooling. 7. Our piano. 8. Our house. 9. The littlest page(LittlePage5) 10. The Manitoba Living History Society 11. Baby island (This is the first book I ever read all by myself) 12. Winter (my favorite season) 13. Dolls 14. Climbing [...]

Cherry Branch Haiku

I now have discovered the wonderfulness of  writing haiku. (Traditional haiku usually have one verse though) Here are some I have written. Cherry Branch Cherry branch falling blown down to the earth by wind Falling and falling beautiful tree branch Drifting gracefully downwards Driven swiftly down Small bit of nature Floating onward to the ground [...]

Sleepy puppy

Sleepy puppy By doviegirl Puppy, puppy,in the sun, why not get up and have some fun? why do you sleep right now, mid-day? why do you not get up and play? you do not yip or jump or bark, you do not want to walk the park, why do you make my heart so sad [...]