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I believe, Mary, the poem cited is from the comic strip "Calvin and
Hobbes" which was discontinued by the author Sam Waterson a year or so
ago. Sorry, I don't remember which, but several collections of his strip
are out there, and you might be able to find it in one of them.
Regards,
Paul Kreamer, LMS, Santa Rita High School
Tucson, AZ
kreamep@setmms.tusd.k12.az.us
On Fri, 28 Mar 1997, Mary Buitendorp wrote:
> Dear Group,
> Maybe I'm too suspicious, but a fourth grader just turned in the
> following poem as an original. I can't find any reference to it in
> Index to Poetry for Children and Young People but figured if it is a
> published poem, someone in the group would have come across it.
>
> Sleepy Tiger
> Still and quiet feline form,
> In the sun asleep and warm,
> His tail is limp his
> whiskers drooped,
> Man, what could make this Tiger so pooped?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Mary Buitendorp
> Media Specialist
> Grand Haven Christian School
> Grand Haven, MI
> mbuitend@remc7.k12.mi.us
>
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