Wouldn’t it be
Preposterous
To chase a big
Rhinoceros?
I know that it
Might sound like fun,
But first ask John
‘Cause he caught one!
Entries from July 2006 ↓
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Rhinoceros
July 29th, 2006 — Poems for Children
Diet
July 25th, 2006 — Limericks, Poems for Grownups, Quickies
My wife has a favorite diet,
She insisted that I try it.
To eat only beans
Did loosen my jeans
But her diet sure isn’t quiet!
Dirty Face Sally
July 20th, 2006 — Poems for Children
When little Sally takes a bath
She scatters water every place.
She washes every part of her
But always seems to miss her face.
She bathes with lots of soap and suds
And plays for hours in the tub.
She washes ears and toes and hair
But never gives her face a scrub.
When Sally took a nap today
Mom washed her face just [...]
My Dessert
July 17th, 2006 — Poems for Children
My brother says a monster
Lives underneath our table,
And no one else can see it
‘Cause only he is able.
My brother says he’s nice
And he never tries to hurt,
But he thinks that to be safe
He should feed him my dessert.
That’s What Night Time Snacks Are For
July 10th, 2006 — Poems for Children
I never saw a purple monster
But last night I saw a green one.
You don’t know just how scared I was
If you have never seen one.
He had green skin and wild green hair
And he was creeping towards my bed!
It was his blood red scary eyes
That clearly said he’d not been fed.
I grabbed my plate off 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 