Entries from January 2026 ↓

I told him that my right leg hurt Every time that it turned cold. Old Doc said, “There’s nothing wrong,” He said, “It’s just from getting old.” I used to think that Doc was smart And that he was quite the sage. But my left leg is alright And they’re both the exact same age!

The voice on the phone was shaky, It resounded with dread and fear. “My hunting buddy’s dead!” he yelled, “We just came out to hunt some deer!” I tried to calm the caller down, “There’s an ambulance on the way. Just calm down until it gets there, Try to listen to what I say. Before […]

I had a magic tree house High up in an old oak tree. A place where I could become Anything I’d want to be. Sometimes I was a pilot My tree house a jumbo jet, I would fly above the clouds Fly as high as I could get. It could be a submarine To sail […]

Shirley was a timid child, Such a ragged little waif. She hung around the mission Because that’s where she felt safe. Her parents let her wander, They just didn’t seem to care. As long as they could claim her When they went to draw welfare. She lived in Old Shantytown, Just a bunch of makeshift […]

“I pooped in my potty!” She was so very proud. At the top of her voice Lotty yelled it out loud. Her mother came running Just to look at her work. Lotty stood by her pot With an I-did-it smirk. Now Mommy had promised A new toy to Lotty The first time that she put […]