They say that the ghost
Of Halifax Will
Spends all of his days
On your windowsill.
But when it gets dark,
He gets out of bed;
He looks here and there
To find a new head.
The head he has now
Has eyes that are crossed;
His snaggle-toothed grin
Shows teeth that he’s lost.
His hair is all spiked,
And dyed a bright red.
To have ears like his,
You’d [...]
Entries from October 2004 ↓
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Ghost of Halifax Will
October 6th, 2004 — Poems for Children
Bedtime Monster
October 1st, 2004 — Poems for Children
Late last night a bedtime monster Climbed out from underneath my bed. I knew that he was coming out So he could nibble on my head.
I crawled down inside my covers And let my feet stick out the top. Because I knew my smelly feet Would make the nibble monster stop.
He [...]
Dead Church
October 1st, 2004 — Church Humor
The pastor called 911, He didn’t know what to do A member had died in church Sitting right there in his pew!
When the EMT got there They called 911 and said, They’d carried four members out Before they found who was dead!
Loose Tooth
October 1st, 2004 — Poems for Children
My favorite tooth just got loose And I am feeling kind of blue. I lost the one right next to it And now I’ll soon be missing two!
The one who thinks it’s really funny Is my big stupid brother Bob. He told Mom, tonight for dinner That we should have corn on [...]
Super Salesman
October 1st, 2004 — Poems for Children
Billy Bob is a super salesman Who can sell you almost anything. He has sold a fireplace to a snowman, And sold a rattlesnake a ring.
Being the world’s best super salesman Is the thing that he most loves. He sold a blind man reading glasses; He sold an earthworm a pair of gloves.
I [...]

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 