Category: Poetry

Just now I blew a bubble As big as I could blow it; What I learned, I will tell you, In case you didn’t know it. Chewing gum while playing ball Will always cause you trouble When you’re the one who’s pitching, And blow too big a bubble. ‘Cause I just kept on blowing To […]

I used Mommy’s lipstick, I used Mommy’s perfume. You could smell me coming From clear across the room. I used Mommy’s shower And I used Mommy’s soap. Mommy won’t smell me now, At least that’s what I hope!

I have charcoal for my eyes Stuck on my frozen head. My stomach’s big and round You’d think I’d been well fed. I won’t be here for long It could be just a day. One thing I’d like to know Before I melt away, I’ve charcoal lumps for buttons And a carrot for my nose, […]

I have a little stick horse That I like to ride about. It is the world’s best stick horse, I have very little doubt. I ride it in the kitchen And in every other room. But I must stop riding now Because Mother needs her broom!

There is a baby at our house, He’s my brand-new baby brother. He is a little bit too small For us to talk to each other. But Mother claims to understand What baby’s saying when he cries. Am I the only one who knows That sometimes my new brother lies?