Kylie's Bad Day

Never take for granted life's simple pleasures

Kylie woke up this morning with the sun shining bright.

The sun smiled and said, “Good morning Kylie. Did you sleep well last night?”

 

Kylie scowled at the sun before closing her curtains tight.

Then shouted at the sun, “I hope the clouds dim your light!”

 

On the way to Kylie’s school, she walked passed the trees.

“It’s such a beautiful day." they exclaimed, "Why do you look so unhappy?”

 

Kylie huffed at the trees as she quickly walked away.

She turned and said with a snarl, “I hope you lose your leaves today!”

 

When Kylie got to class, there was a bluebird on the window sill.

The bluebird chirped to Kylie, “Are you ok? You look ill.”

 

Kylie mumbled to the bluebird, “Shoo bird away from here!

There’s nothing a nagging bird could say that I would like to hear!”

 

When Kylie left school for home, she ran right out of class.

She bumped into a student and made him drop his bag.

 

“Excuse me.” he said, “Sorry for standing in your path.”

Kylie snapped, “This has to be the lousiest day that I have ever had!”

 

He said, “My name is Brian and I’m wondering if you could tell me

what happened to you today to make your day go so badly?”

 

She replied, “The sun came shining in my room and woke me from my sleep.

I wish it would have gone away instead of bothering me.

 

The trees were making too much noise shaking all their leaves.

I hope the wind blows all the leaves away from those noisy trees.

 

Then there was a nagging bluebird who told me I look ill."

Can you really look upon my face and see just how I feel?”

 

“Well Kylie,” said Brian, “I don’t know if you look ill,

but from the sound of your voice, happy is not what I think you feel.”

 

He continued on to say, “I wish that I could see

the brightness of the sunshine or the beauty of a tree.

 

And as for the ‘nagging’ bluebird" he chuckled, "she sings for me every day.

She guides me with her lovely voice to help me find my way.

 

You see Kylie, I’m blind. I have no sight at all.

Never saw the shine of the summer’s sun or the colors of the fall.

 

I’ve never seen one snowflake in winter or lights on a Christmas tree.

Only felt the rain in springtime...never saw a blooming flower’s beauty.”

 

Kylie thought for a minute and said, “Doesn’t it make you mad

that God gave other people sight, something you wish you had?"

 

Brian replied, “I thank God both day and night

for blessing me in other ways to see beyond eyesight.

 

I cannot judge a person because of what I see.

Black, white, green or brown, they’re all the same to me.

 

God has given me a gift to see without my eyes

I cannot judge people by their appearance...only by what’s inside.

 

It was really nice to meet you, but I must be going now.

I hope the rest of your day gets better and you end it with a smile.”

 

Kylie stood there for a moment then looked up at the sky.

She saw the sun shining brightly, and she began to cry.

 

She thought how could she be so selfish not to see the blessings she had.

And the lousy day she thought she had really wasn’t bad.

 

Brian gave Kylie a gift to see things differently.

Now she appreciates the smile of the sun and the beauty of a tree.

 

Before Kylie went to bed that night she got down on her knees

to thank God for all her blessings for things she could and could not see.

 

She thanked God for the sun, the bluebird, and the trees.

She thanked God for Brian for helping her to see.

 

Now, when Kylie wakes in the morning, before she’s on her way,

she thanks God for blessing her with another beautiful day.

Reviews

[Cherrie Palmer]

This is delightful, fun its playful message is a great addition to the contest. I loved it.

[Teeya]

Thank you so much. Truly appreciate your comment 😊

[Bushra Naqshbandi]

This is a truly touching poem.
"Brian gave Kylie a gift to see things differently."
I really love this line. You gave us a gift to see things differently through this poem. :) Well done!

[Teeya]

Again, thank you for your wonderful and much appreciated comment:)

[LastMonth]

Lovely poem.
With a true, honest and potent messege.
Appreciate what you have.
And try to look on the bright side of life.

Only one thing I wanted to point out,
This is written in rhymes, which is nice, and the poem flows well.

But the rhyme Day/Way (Today, Away, Today, Way, Day, Way etc..)
Was used, I think, 4-5 times. That's a bit much and at some point it was becoming rather repetetive.
Perhaps this was done on purpose, but either way, I liked your poem.

Good job.

[Teeya]

Thank you for reading my work and for your honest criticism. I wrote this for my children when they were young and I made it repetitive intentionally. But, after re-reading and reviewing what you've pointed out, I may tweak it just a bit. Again, thank you for your time and your honesty:)

[Jacob Clifford]

Wonderful poem! This has all the charm of a classic poem and has a great message. I can see how this would be perfect to read to small kids.

[Woody]

a touching and uplifting write. this is sweet for young and old alike.

[C. Lee Battaglia]

Very uplifting!
Great job! I loved it!
Very true though!
We don't always see the gifts that god has given us, we need to be greatful for those people who help us see, (Read my story called The Blonde Girl, Its about one of my friends who helped me see the world as a different way.)
Keep it up!

C. Lee Battaglia

[Lily]

I just wanted to say, I do love the particularly child-like innocence and theme to this story, unfortunately, I found it a little repetitious and uninteresting. I do love your writing style.

[Teeya]

The child-like innocence to this piece came about because I wrote it for my children when they were 3 and 4. I wanted to tell a story simple enough for them to understand though things in life might not go the way we want them to, we should always be grateful for those things we usually take for granted that others may not have. Repeating those things to them throughout this story makes it easier for kids at early ages to comprehend better, hence the repetition. Though you may have found it a bit uninteresting, my kids love it so that makes me love it too:) Thank you for your honest criticism and your time:)

[Lily]

Very profound, thanks for submitting it to my contest.

[lissalovesyou]

Wonderful! Thank you for reminding me of all of our blessings!
lissalovesyou:)