Entries from May 2000 ↓

There it stood, a work of art, Made out of sand and clay. The beauty of it stirred my heart And caused my thoughts to stray. So many minds had labored there To build this marvelous thing. Each tiny grain was placed with care, Held not with glue or string. Built in this place where […]

My master wonders what I think The times he sees me lying here. He wonders if I’ve ticks and fleas Each time he sees me scratch my ear. And when I sleep and kick my feet He wonders if it is a dream Of maybe chasing cottontails Or treeing coons down by the stream. If […]

I had climbed the highest mountain, Where I could hardly breathe the air, Just to find the man of wisdom, That someone told me lived up there. And I found him contemplating The many problems of the world. Before this great man of wisdom There was no secret left unfurled. When at last I asked […]

As Jake and his son were driving one night Around in a Texas state park They happened upon a Texas game warden Broke down and alone in the dark. Old Jake decided that he’d rub it in To a man that he’d grown to dislike. So he stopped and he said to the government man, […]

Mommy has a scary machine, It really makes a lot of noise. I’ve seen it eat a pair of socks And some of my favorite toys. She walks it all around the house She has to walk it every day. She keeps it tied up to the wall I guess so it won’t get away. […]