Gemma loved doing somersaults She never seemed to tire No one ever beat her She did them everywhere In the living room The bedroom and kitchen And the best place, the backyard One day she asked “Can I go outside to play?” “If you stay where Miss Shirley can watch you. But not too many somersaults!” She tried but failed And did tooooo many. Then laid on her back And closed her eyes to rest. Suddenly something bounced off her stomach She blinked and saw it__ An itsy bitsy elephant White with gold sparkles Doing somersaults A hundred thousand times And standing on it's tail. Then on it's trunk it gave a powerful thrust And flew out of sight! The itsy, bitsy elephant had beaten her. Her angel whispered in her ear, “The elephant escaped from Miss Shirley's collection.” Gemma answered, “It always was my favorite.”
Name Your Angel Children’s Books
DJ Pasternak, Author 