Category: Poetry

I’d rather play tag with an old toothless hag Than to kiss the freckle-faced boy. I would rather eat slop with pickles on top Than to sit by stupid Leroy. The girls all like Bob who I think is a snob With his nose stuck up in the air, And if it is true, what […]

I saw my mother Disappear. Now she’s been gone Almost a year. We had all tried To make her stop, When she went in With broom and mop. So we all know What caused her doom. She’s lost somewhere In sister’s room.

I have a pet that I can’t pet, At least I have not done it yet. I’ve never hugged or held my pet, I never took him to a vet. I never pat him on the head Or let him get up on my bed. No one can pet this pet of mine, Because my […]

I always love A magic show. How tricks are done I’ll never know. One came to town This time last year. I’d hoped they’d make Sis disappear. She volunteered To go on stage, He put her in A wooden cage. I clapped my hands, I gave a cheer. I knew my Sis Would disappear. An […]

Consider the grasshopper; She not here to please. She eats all our flowers And the leaves from our trees. In story she’s lazy She won’t gather or store. She eats for today, Thinking there’s always more. Her main benefit, I think there’s no doubt, Is food for the birds And as bait to catch trout. […]