A wizard came to visit us He told me that his name was Mark He says he came here on the bus He is a very selfish guest. If irritation is his plan, I think that he must be the best. He likes to write things on my wall And leave toys out to give [...]
Entries from October 2007 ↓
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The Wizard at Our House
October 29th, 2007 — Poems for Children
Sestina: A Time to Fight, a Time to Play
October 20th, 2007 — Special Poems
A sestina is a special type of poem. The first six stanzas have six lines each, and the lines end in the same six words, but in a different order in each stanza. In the final stanza are three lines, each containing two of the words. Making a rhyming sestina adds a little more to [...]
Tax Cheat
October 5th, 2007 — Poems for Grownups, Quickies
I cheated on my tax return I knew it wasn’t right. Ever since I did it I haven’t slept at night. I sent another fifty dollars ‘Cause honesty is best, But if I still can’t sleep at night I may have to send the rest.
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 
