Category: Poetry

It’s an ugly little creature, My sister thinks that it’s a gnome. It sticks to things around the house Like bits of paper to a comb. I put it in a great big box And shipped it off to Uruguay. But it was back and stuck on me, Before the middle of the day. I […]

Tom found an island Out at sea, Or maybe there Were two or three. The scaly beach Was yellow green. No trees or shells, An empty scene. Tom’s water gone, He’d dig for more. That’s when he heard An awful roar! Tom’s friends all wonder Where he’s been, No one has heard From him since […]

Two Yankee businessmen Were opening up a shop. The locals walking by Would quite often stop. With the shelves still empty, Small groups would stand and stare. “Whatcha all a sellin’? You ain’t got a thang in there.” Fed up with all the questions From the dumb and the unread, “We’re selling idiots!” One of […]

My big brother and I Got a brand new pet frog. Daddy gave it to us; We had asked for a dog. We both were so happy Just too get a new pet. ‘Cause frogs make you happy When they’re all you can get. Right at first it would jump Then it would go, “Rib-bit.” […]

I would like to send, to those in charge, A most important small petition. From time to time, I would like to end My sentence with a preposition. In the words of Winston Churchill, When he at last put down his foot, “That’s one rule of the English language, Up with which I will not […]