Susanna Leonard Hill is having her Valentines Day Contest. I am a huge fan of her blog. I met her online back when she was hosting a Thanksgiving Day Contest. I decided to enter which was great fun. I also started reading her blog that very day and since then I haven’t missed one of her posts (or one of her contests 🙂
Our entry is supposed to be a children’s story, poetry or prose, maximum 200 words, about unlikely Valentines. For complete contest guidelines go here. To read all the entries, click here. Susanna’s example will be in her post and links to the entries are below her post.
So on to my entry.
Frankenstein Valentine
Won’t you be my Valentine?
And say, “I love you, Frankenstein?”
Love my ragged, jagged hair?
Love my bloodshot, frightening stare?
Won’t you be my Valentine?
And say, “I love you, Frankenstein?”
Love my grisly, garish grin?
Love my lumpy, warty skin?
Won’t you be my Valentine?
And say, “I love you, Frankenstein?”
Love my stitched-up, crooked scar?
Love my brain from Victor’s jar?
Won’t you be my Valentine?
And say, “I love you, Frankenstein?”
Love my garbled, boorish talk?
Love my lumbering, stilted walk?
Yes, it’s your chance, my Valentine
to be my Mrs. Frankenstein.
What???
G-r-r-r-r-r-r!!!!!
You say that you will NOT be my mine?
Will NOT love this Frankenstein?
Then…just forget this love-fest scene
I’m heading back to Halloween!
Happy Valentines Day!
Penny Parker Klostermann 
Woo hoo! Congratulations, Penny! I had a feeling you’d win too. Frankenstein Valentine is brilliant!
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Thanks, Rebecca…you’re too sweet.
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Congratulations Penny!!!!!! I have to tell you something funny. Last night I read all of the entries to my “little editor.” He said, “Mommy I think that Frankenstein Valentine is going to win. But you are definitely going to come in second place.” LOL!!! Always truthful. 🙂
I shared that info with Renee this morning in a message and she said that I have a literary genius in the making on my hands! 🙂 HA!
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That is so funny. Kids are so truthful. It’s very refreshing. That is one of the things I miss most about teaching. A day didn’t go by that I didn’t get a smile or chuckle from the kid’s conversations and comments. Most days it was several smiles and chuckles.
Thanks for the congratulations!
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Penny! My kids would love this poem. I am going to have to read it to them tomorrow. Very nice!
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Thanks! I was going for the kid appeal. Let me know how they like it. I appreciate you stopping by to read my entry.
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lol! thats really funny!!
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Thanks for stopping by! I loved your snowflake’s devotion….and the sparkling ending.
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I guess this just wasn’t the right holiday for the Frankensteins! Great entry.
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Right…very unlikely :•)
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Thats so funny! I like it!
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Glad you like my humor! Thanks so much.
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Love everything about it. The ending is great! you could do a double for Halloween fun! 🙂
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I know….there may be a sequel in October :•)
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LOL! Love your poem. How true! Valentine’s Day can be much scarier than Halloween. Delightful read.
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I think you’re right! Thanks for taking time to read my entry.
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Penny, that was very entertaining. My fav, “Love my brain from Victor’s jar”
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I remembered the movie Young Frankenstein….the jars made me laugh! So…I included that.
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Vey fun. I think I might like Halloween better, too. 🙂
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Thanks for coming by, Stacy. I said in a reply to another comment…there may be a sequel in October :•)
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Ha- cute! Fun pictures I can think of for illustration. : )
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Oh…I only wish I could draw like you. You’re very talented.
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But Mary saw truth under his green skin
and knew her readers would love not question
This character, who would remain infamous
Even if his popularity was posthumous!
(Okay, it’s still early – but I quite enjoyed your entry!)
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LOL~Thanks for coming by and reading :•)
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So cute!! Very creative!
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Thank you…it was lots of fun to write. Reading all the entries in Susanna’s contests is something I look forward to.
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Great rhythm and meter and rhyme, Penny. Altogether a great and grim Valentine’s story. Love the ending!
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Thanks, Joanna. I like the ending, too. I think he is off to find his Halloween heartthrob.
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Penny, I love it! You really write rhym well. It is such a clever entry.
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Thanks, Patricia. I appreciate you stopping by to read and comment.
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This made me smile! I love the descriptions!
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So happy I made you smile. I had fun writing it while looking at images of Frankenstein and doing a little research 🙂
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Penny, I love it. After reading it, I would be Frankenstein’s Valentine- he sounds like such a nice guy looking for a little friendship!
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I know! I fell in love with him while writing it. And…don’t worry…he is a heartthrob to many back at Halloween.
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Top notch as always Penny! Loved it! Besides the fabulous writing, you know what else I love??? This can be both a Halloween and a Valentine’s Day poem. How cool is that?? Great job!
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Good point. I like the idea of covering two holidays in one. I am picturing it now…
heart carved jack-o-lanterns…
boxes of assorted chocolates with gooey eyeball/brain centers
OK…maybe not 🙂
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Love it! Your poems rock, Penny! I’m with some of the others–this poem definitely needs to be published!
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Thanks, Rebecca. Very nice of you to say so! I loved yours, too.
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I like your cute little valentine! Frankenstein may look bad, but he needs a valentine,right?
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Right! Thanks so much for reading my contest entry, Landon. By the way, I really liked that you choose to be a robotic engineer for your project! The doll poster was awesome. Hope you are feeling better. (((Hugs)))
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I LOVE YOUR POEM!!!!!!! I especially LOVE the ending! 🙂 Good luck!
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Thanks, Erik. Your opinion always means a lot to me since I am trying to appeal to kids! Not to mention that you aren’t just any kid. You read so much and are an excellent writer. Thanks again.
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Really creative! Poor Frankenstein. I LOVE the surprise ending!
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Thanks! I do think he will find happiness and possibly a bride on Halloween :•)
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well done! put a smile on my face!
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Thanks! I’m glad I made you smile.
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Oh this was so, so funny. I laughed out loud. Such great discription of him….jaggered hair, warty skin and crooked scar..oh my! …. Loved it Penny,like Catherine, I hope you do get it published somewhere.
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You are kind to say so. I had a picture of him in front of me when I was writing this. I sorta fell in love with him :•)
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Hi Penny,
So so so funny! And a little sad…cause he doesn’t get his heart’s delight. 🙂 I loved your descriptions of him…how could anyone not LOVE him, with his grisly garish grin and his lumpy warty skin…AWESOME!
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Or maybe he did! I think he will find his true love love back at Halloween :•)
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I love it!
I scrapped a draft that rhymed ‘Valentine’ with ‘Einstein’ but I am so glad that you came up with Frankenstein! Nice to tie two fun holidays together!
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Einstein….that sounds cute. Im sure you would’ve done wonders with it. I just adore yours. Mine started out in prose, but alas, I reverted back to my comfort zone—rhyme.
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Very fun!!! So well done, Penny! I knew you’d have a good one 🙂
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Thanks!
I loved your ending—It was perfect :•)
“Roses are red
Violets are blue
Girls are gross
Except for you.
Yikes! Looks like the pink poisoned me, too!”
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What a fabulous poem Penny! It has everything in it. You must get this published somewhere. Poor Frankenstein
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Your comment warmed my heart. You are very sweet. I would LOVE to get something published.
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I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed when I clicked over here! Love the questions, the meter, the concept, the eagerness of the poor monster. Well done, Penny. I decided to join in, so I’ll be posting mine on Monday. 🙂
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Thank you, Renee. And…I am looking so forward to reading yours. I know I won’t be disappointed either. It’s hard to wait!
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Monstrously good!!
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Thanks from the bottom of my Valentine heart.
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