My little boat Sailed out to sea, And there it sank, Oh me! Oh me! Of folded paper It was made, My loss was not so great. But sister’s Barbie, a passenger, Has gone to meet her fate. Anyone can make a paper boat; but to make one good enough to carry Sister’s Barbie was […]
Category: Poetry
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Shipwreck
October 4th, 2024 — Poems for Children
No Hope
October 3rd, 2024 — General Humor
I hope and pray There is no God; That life will end Beneath the sod. “You are a fool”, My friends all say And then they ask To whom I pray. They make me seem Like such a dope, So I won’t pray I’ll only hope. But there’s no hope, I start to see, Without […]
A Dog’s Lament
October 2nd, 2024 — Poems for Children
He took a bull and he took a cow. He took a boar and of course a sow. He took two dogs and a couple of cats; He even took mice and a pair of rats. He took grasshoppers and honey bees; But why in the world did Noah take fleas? Wouldn’t it have been […]
Hereditary
October 1st, 2024 — Life with Children
My kids have gone out of control, They’re trying to drive me crazy. They go from hyperactive To just plain old downright lazy. They shaved the neighbors Persian cat And died their pocket poodle green. They put two pink flamingos In the Baptist Church’s manger scene. They changed, “Three Families’ Garage Sale†To read, “Three […]
Mangy Rat and Smarty Cat
September 30th, 2024 — Poems for Children
Mangy Rat fought Smarty Cat Over a hunk of cheese. Mangy Rat did not know that The cheese was full of bees. Mangy Rat learned about that, When he sat on the cheese. Mangy Rat should not have sat, I think he now believes. So Mangy Rat told Smarty Cat That he could have the […]

