On my first day of class I knew she’d be my girl. Those dimples and her smile And that bouncy little curl.
The other boys just melted And turned to mushy goo But I was sophisticated, I knew just what to do.
On the kindergarten playground I’d let her know I’d picked her. [...]
Entries from September 2001 ↓
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First Love
September 1st, 2001 — Poems for Children
Take the Bus
September 1st, 2001 — General Humor
The T.V. commercial Said every one of us Would have a joyous trip If we would take a bus.
So I thought I would try To comply with their ad But the bus was hard to start And it made the driver mad.
There were cops everywhere, It was a terrible pain. I [...]
Dead Poets
September 1st, 2001 — A Writer's Life
Do you know a famous poet? They are few and far between. Dead poets are the only Famous poets that I’ve seen.
So don’t ask me if I’m famous, I hope I have a ways to go, ‘Cause dead poets are the only Famous poets that I know.
Twelve Boys in a Tub
September 1st, 2001 — Poems for Children
A rub-a-dub-dub Twelve boys in a tub. Mom put us in here For our Saturday night scrub.
We scrubbed and we washed But have little hope Of getting real clean Because we can’t find the soap.
The Helmet
September 1st, 2001 — Poems for Children
Every soldier needs a helmet So I wear my Daddy’s bucket. I have a trusty wooden sword And a rope belt where I tuck it.
I ride Paint, my trusty stick horse And go galloping through my room. Don’t look at Paint too closely, ‘Cause you might think she’s a broom.
The bucket, [...]

Wayne Edwards is a native Texan, graduate of Texas A&M University, and retired Air Force officer. He lives, with his wife Ruth, on a fish farm in Texas, in an underground house he built himself. Wayne can be reached via e-mail at 