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I’m ready to dream.</div> <bR> <div>                                             <I>  - Eric Ode, copyright 2007</I></div> <div> (<A HREF="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission."><U>Please read this</U></A> to learn about reprinting or otherwise using these poems.)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="110"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="227" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="110" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="747" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 179 WIDTH="542"><div> <B>Author Visits...</B></div> <div> <B>* Poetry and Songwriting Workshops & Assemblies * </B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Educators:</B></FONT><B> </B>As a former elementary teacher, award winning songwriter, and widely published poet for kids, I would look forward to visiting your school during the 2008/2009 year. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > <A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U>Here is more information...</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><B>Florida Educators:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>I'll be in Parkland, FL February 2009 and am looking to add another school or two to the visit. Please <A HREF="mailto:info@ericode.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@ericode.com"><U>contact me</U></A> for special rates.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Award Winning Songwriter * Widely Published Poet * Former Elementary Teacher</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="music_and_poetry_programs_for_schools.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Author Visits for Schools"><U><B><IMG SRC="d54b6890.jpg" border=0 width="182" height="137" ALT="poet author school visits" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="744" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 688 ><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="f2a90820.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="130" ALT="when you smile album cover" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="fbe77650.gif" border=0 width="119" height="101" ALT="insect poems" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="bec76b70.jpg" border=0 width="118" height="183" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="a245a3b0.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="59" ALT="author visits" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="569"><div> <B>Poems from "When You Smile"</B></div> <div> In addition to eleven songs, my CD "When You Smile" includes these three school poems, recorded with everything from drums and guitars to slide whistles and kazoos. Enjoy! (<A HREF="music.htm#when_you_smile" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eric Ode music"><U>Click here to learn about purchasing the album</U></A>.)</div> <div> (<A HREF="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission."><U>Please read this</U></A> to learn about reprinting or otherwise using these poems.)</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="419" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000066" BORDERCOLORDARK="#0000CC" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 40 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="soggy_sneaker.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Soggy Sneaker Parade"><U><B>Soggy Sneaker Parade</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="farmer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Could Have Been the Farmer"><U><B>I Could Have Been the Farmer</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="loretta.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Loretta Lost a Tooth poem"><U><B>Loretta Lost a Tooth at Lunch</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bug Poems</B></div> <div> Many public libraries are sharing programs about insects and bugs this summer. Here are three "Catch the Reading Bug" poems. The first can be found in my book "Tall Tales of the Wild West (and a Few Short Ones)."</div> <div> (<A HREF="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission."><U>Please read this</U></A> to learn about reprinting or otherwise using these poems.)</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="419" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#003333" BORDERCOLORDARK="#006600" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 34 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="horseflies_poem.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Horseflies Poem"><U><B>Horseflies</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="city_poem.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The City"><U><B>The City</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="poem_cocoon.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="cocoon"><U><B>Cocoon</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Dinosaur Poems!</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Here are a few poems about dinosaurs. Need more? Pick up <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="children_s_poetry_dinosaur_poems_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>"Dinosaur Poems" from Scholastic UK</U></A></FONT><A HREF="children_s_poetry_dinosaur_poems_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>.</U></A> It's a terrific collection. I have two poems there as well.</div> <div> (<A HREF="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission."><U>Please read this</U></A> to learn about reprinting or otherwise using these poems.)</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="557" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#993333" BORDERCOLORDARK="#993366" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 40 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="pterodactyl_poem.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pterodactyl Dinner"><U><B>Pterodactyl </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="pterodactyl_poem.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pterodactyl Dinner"><U><B>Dinner</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="poem_sauropeltas.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sauropeltas Seldom Snicker"><U><B>Sauropeltas Seldom Snicker</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="poem_dinosaur_i_saw.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Dinosaur I Swore I Saw"><U><B>The Dinosaur I Swore I Saw</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="poem_stegosaurus.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson of the Stegosaurus"><U><B>Lesson of the Stegosaurus</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>School Poems </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" >Here are several school related poems. You can find many more in the Meadowbrook Press anthologies </FONT><A HREF="children_s_poetry_if_kids_ruled_the_school.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>"If Kids Ruled the School</U></A>," <A HREF="children_s_poetry_i_ve_been_burping_in_the_classroom_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>"I've Been Burping in the Classroom,"</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" > and </FONT><A HREF="children_s_poetry_my_teacher_s_in_detention_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>"My Teacher's in Detention."</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" > I have several poems in these three collections.</FONT></div> <div> (<A HREF="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission."><U>Please read this</U></A> to learn about reprinting or otherwise using these poems.)</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="557" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#0000CC" BORDERCOLORDARK="#0000FF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 40 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="poem_letter_c.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letter C"><U><B>Letter C</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="poem_seymour.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Someone Said Seymour"><U><B>Someone Said Seymour</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="book_report_poem.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Book Report"><U><B>My Book Report</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="poem_climbing_rope.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climbing Rope poem"><U><B>The Climbing Rope</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 148 WIDTH="164"><div> <IMG SRC="d6654640.gif" border=0 width="84" height="100" ALT="surprise poem link" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="569"><div> <B>Surprise Poems!</B></div> <div> Do you like surprises?  Do you like poems? Then I bet you'll like a surprise poem! Click on the button below.  You never know which poem will turn up!</div> <div> (<A HREF="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission."><U>Please read this</U></A> to learn about reprinting or otherwise using these poems.)</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <HEAD> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">    </SCRIPT>  <BODY> <CENTER> <FORM NAME="myForm"> <INPUT TYPE="button" NAME="myButton" VALUE="Surprise Me With a Poem!" onClick="rand_link()"> </FORM> </CENTER>   </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="745" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 148 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="tall_tales.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tall Tales of the Wild West"><U><IMG SRC="ccc718e0.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="142" ALT="tall tales of the wild west poems" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Look what's here!:</B> </div> <div> <I><B>Tall Tales of the Wild West (And a Few Short Ones)</B></I><I>, </I></div> <div> A collection of cowboy poems and songs by <B>Eric Ode</B>, illustrated by <B>Ben Crane</B></div> <div> Published by Meadowbrook Press</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="tall_tales.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tall Tales of the Wild West"><U>Click here for more information.</U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>____________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B>Need more poems?</B> Here are a handful you might enjoy! </div> <div> Not all of these poems are meant to be funny. I hope you enjoy them just the same.</div> <div> (<A HREF="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ericode.com/poems_permission."><U>Please read this</U></A> to learn about reprinting or otherwise using these poems.)</div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="691" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 34 WIDTH="91"><div> <A HREF="poem_late_night_movie.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Late Night Movie"><U>Late Night Movie</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="91"><div> <A HREF="poem_beans.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="beans"><U>Beans</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="91"><div> <A HREF="poem_cocoon.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="cocoon"><U>Cocoon</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="91"><div> <A HREF="poem_fiddlehead.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="fiddlehead"><U>Fiddlehead</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="poem_blackberries.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="blackberries"><U>Blackberries</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <A HREF="poem_buzzard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Buzzard"><U>The Buzzard</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="91"><div> <A HREF="cattail_poem.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cattail poem"><U>Cattail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Poetry books for your classroom:</B> </div> <div> I have poems in many wonderful anthologies. They'd each make terrific additions to your classroom library. </div> <div> Take a look at...<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" >       </FONT><A HREF="children_s_poetry_i_hope_i_don_t_strike_out_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>I Hope I Don't Strike Out!</U></A> (A home run collection of sports poems - Meadowbrook Press)</div> <div>        <A HREF="children_s_poetry_oh_my_darling_porcupine_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>Oh My Darling, Porcupine</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" > (A laugh-out-loud sing-along songbook - Meadowbrook Press)</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>        <A HREF="children_s_poetry_i_ve_been_burping_in_the_classroom_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>I've Been Burping in the Classroom</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" >(Another sing-along, laugh-along songbook - Meadowbrook Press)</FONT></div> <div>        <A HREF="children_s_poetry_rolling_in_the_aisles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>Rolling in the Aisles</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" > (A fat collection of very funny poems - Meadowbrook Press)</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>        <A HREF="children_s_poetry_miles_of_smiles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>Miles of Smiles</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" > (Another great laugh-out-loud collection - Meadowbrook Press)</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>        <A HREF="children_s_poetry_if_kids_ruled_the_school.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>If Kids Ruled the School</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" > (Super silly school poems - Meadowbrook Press)</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>        <A HREF="children_s_poetry_my_teacher_s_in_detention_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>My Teacher's in Detention</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" > (Each school poem a guaranteed giggler - Meadowbrook Press)</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>        <A HREF="children_s_poetry_dinosaur_poems_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Poetry Anthologies"><U>Dinosaur Poems: The Anthology</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" > (Prehistoric hysterics - Scholastic UK collection)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="737" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="731"><div> <B> <A NAME="using_eric_s_poems"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Using Eric's Poems</B></div> <div> <B>Students, Educators, and Anthologists:</B> If you are interested in reprinting or in some other way putting these poems to use, please <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="poems_permission.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poems permission"><U>read the following</U></A></FONT>:</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>   <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var sc_project=1514202; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=13; var sc_security="0070a524"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/frames.js"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c14.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=1514202&java=0&security=0070a524&invisible=1" alt="free invisible hit counter" border="0"></a> </noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table></body>