April 14th, 2006 — Poems for Children
My mother said,
If she were me,
She wouldn’t play
With a bumble bee.
But she’s not me,
What does she know?
It can’t sting me,
It’s much too slow.
“Don’t make it mad”,
My mother said.
It chased her out
Of the flower bed.
It can’t catch me,
No way - no sir!
I made it mad
And it stung her!
Would you like to add a verse to a Family Poet poem? Here's your chance to show off your own poetic wit! Wayne is inviting submissions of additional verses for the poem A Kangaroo Came Hopping By. Your verse should have four lines, and the second and fourth line must rhyme. Click the poem title for more information!
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 wayne@familypoet.com.
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