Entries from December 2022 ↓

“Just one apple per student,” A sign was placed there to say. In bold print, “God is watching, Put only one on your tray.” Then on the cookie table, A sign painted by the same nun, “A clean plate earns a cookie, But you must take only one.” “Take all the cookies you want,” The […]

I collect all kinds of insects, It’s something that I like to do. I stick them to a piece of cardboard With pins and little dabs of glue. I know an arachnid’s not an insect But I have a special spider. It’s the one that scared Miss Muffet When it came and sat beside her. […]

Let’s now consider the mule. He’s a most stubborn fellow, With an irritating voice That is more like a bellow. He very seldom agrees With anything you want done; He seems to be obstinate Just because he thinks it’s fun. A synonym for stubborn, A name that certainly fits; When you most need him to […]

Consider the praying mantis, Seemingly a most loving bug. Before she dines on her victim, She gives it a most loving hug. Then after hugging her victim, Just before she eats off its face, She folds her front appendages, Then bowing her head, she says grace. But the way that she treats her mate, A […]

I found an open can of paint That someone left in our guest room. I thought that I would paint some things And so I painted Mom’s new broom. I painted our new kitchen sink And several of the kitchen chairs. I painted lots of pretty things And left them drying on the stairs. I […]