Entries from July 2024 ↓

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Warning Signs

Some grown-ups put up warning signs To try and scare bad guys away. When it is dark, they can’t be read, And bad guys aren’t out when it’s day. Dad says bad guys drop out of school, So warning signs have little need. If bad guys are drop-outs from school, They probably can’t even read.

New Cook

“I’ve learned to make rice pudding And macaroni and cheese,” She informed her new husband Whom she tried so hard to please. As he ate, he asked his bride, Still deep in marital bliss, “I really like it, Honey, But tell me, which one is this?”

Monster

A monster sleeps under my bed And nobody seems to care. He snores when I try to sleep So I know that he lives there. Dad’s told me all about monsters And I know they’re scared of light. So I asked Mom for a lamp And I leave it on all night. I was sure […]

Heavy Load

He was really getting to me, Stopping at each intersection, Beating on his panel truck With a kind of planned perfection. He would jump out of his truck With a wooden baseball bat And bang upon the old truck’s sides With a rat-a tat-tat-tat. He was getting on my nerves, Why should I endure this […]

God’s Getting Better

She sat there on her Grandpa’s knee, As he read to her from her book. She felt first of his cheek, then hers, And her face had a puzzled look. She touched his gnarled weathered hands, As she sat on his bony knee. And then she asked him once again, “And you think God also […]