Category: Poetry

When first you visit Texas, Y’best learn how Texans wave Or you could be mistaken For a simple Yankee knave. When you meet a relative, As they first come into sight, Quickly roll your window down And wave with all your might. For a neighbor or a friend, A four finger wave’s the way. Lift […]

My brother took my coke away, He said because he had a thirst. Wonder if I should have told him That I had shaken it up first?

There’s a fairy in my yard, And only I can see her. She has dragonflies for friends, I wish that I could be her. She flits around the flowers Like a pretty butterfly; She makes bright rainbow flashes Every time she flutters by.

It was first game of the season, There was excitement in the air. One team had much bigger players, It didn’t seem to be quite fair. I asked a lad from the small team If he had kept up with the score. He said his home team had zero, The other team had 24. “Just […]

When we passed the haunted house Pete made a double-dog-dare. He said that I was chicken And I wouldn’t go in there. I said, “Who’s afraid of ghosts?” Sally Mae was with us too. I really like Sally Mae And I’m thinking that Pete knew. I walked through the creaky gate And up to the […]