God bless my mommy And bless Daddy too. Bless all of the animals That live in the zoo. God bless Bobby Joe, Bless my new friend Ruth. And please tell the Tooth Fairy About my loose tooth.
Category: Life with Children
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Please Tell the Tooth Fairy
March 14th, 2009 — Life with Children, Poems for Children
Mom’s Favorite Drink
April 30th, 2008 — Life with Children, Poems for Grownups
It was take your son to work day. Mrs. Jones took little Pete. He liked his mother’s office; Her friends were kind of neat. There were fun things on her desk Some candy mints and toffee. One friend said Pete could go with him To get his mom her coffee. “We make your mom her [...]
Lessons on Buying a Horse
April 29th, 2008 — Life with Children, Poems for Grownups
His dad took him to buy a horse. He watched him feel its legs and chest. “When you buy a horse,” Dad told him, “That’s two important parts you test.” “You know that old friend you called To come and fix Mom’s clothes dryer? Mom said that she was thanking him But I think he [...]
The Wake-Up Call
April 18th, 2008 — Life with Children
My neighbor said she’d found a way Of getting her son out of bed, To get him up to go to school Had been like waking up the dead. Now he gets up at her first call, I asked her how she managed that. “He always sleeps with his big dog I just throw in [...]
Make Believe Tea
March 15th, 2008 — Life with Children
She was the cutest little two year old And she was smart as she could be. She was playing with her tea set And she was serving Daddy tea. She was bringing cups of water, While he was watching Evening News. He smacked his lips and drank each one, No way her Daddy could refuse. [...]
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 