Category: Poetry

I went to a ball game I wanted to see, It wasn’t on radio and not on TV; I’d waited all year to see this one game, I could hear it on replays but that’s not the same. When I got to the field house I hurried right in I had plenty of time to […]

My grandpa says that We both look alike, And not just because We both are named Mike. My grandpa is bald But my hair is red. His hair had been too, Least that’s what he said. “But I am just eight.” He said that he knew. When he was my age He had been eight […]

Little Joe’s snow boots were missing And he was making quite a fuss. Teacher told him he must hurry Or he was going to miss his bus. She pointed to the last two boots In a puddle, next to the stair. She said to Joe, “Aren’t those your boots, That pair of white ones sitting […]

For a pet I had a snowman, I thought that he was very nice. But my friends all laughed and teased me, They said, “He’s only made of ice.” He had two lumps of coal for eyes And a carrot for a nose. His belly was a little big Because he couldn’t see his toes. […]

My big front tooth is very loose And I am feeling kind of blue. I lost the one right next to it And now I’ll soon be missing two! The one who thinks it’s so funny Is my big  brother, Billy Bob. He told Mom, tonight for dinner That we should have corn on the […]