He’s been my little baby doll Since the birthday that I turned two. Back then he had all of his hair; I hugged him and I named him Sue. Tonight, before I went to bed, I threw my little doll away. I threw him in the garbage pail And told him he would have to [...]
Entries from September 2005 ↓
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Goodbye Dolly
September 1st, 2005 — Life with Children
Jenny Rose Lee
September 1st, 2005 — Poems for Children
I love Jenny Rose Lee. And though she has braces, And lumps in wrong places, I know she’s the right girl for me. I love Jenny Rose Lee. The braces don’t matter And what if she’s fatter, I know she’s the right girl for me. I love Jenny Rose Lee, With freckles too many But [...]
Haunted House
September 1st, 2005 — Poems for Children
When we passed the haunted house Pete made a double-dog-dare. He said that I was chicken And I wouldn’t go in there. I said, “Who’s afraid of ghosts?” Sally Mae was with us too. I really like Sally Mae And I’m thinking that Pete knew. I walked through the creaky gate And up to the [...]
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 