PRINCESS by Russ McKay
I would like to be a Princess That’s what I’d like to be I’d have a castle and a throne I’d be from royalty My Dad and Mom Would be King and Queen I’d be the richest Princess You have ever seen But I was born in Cleveland My Mom and Dad work hard Our […]
FINGER PAINTING by Russ McKay
Oh, finger painting I love But I should paint with a glove More gets on my feet Than my art paper sheet And I’m splattered below and above I also get paint in my hair And if my pretty paint smock weren’t there My dress that is blue Would be red and green too ‘Though […]
AUDITION by Russ McKay
Showing your talent can be tricky Be your best and be it quickly They judge your every sound and motion Their faces don’t betray emotion You’ve done your best rendition ever You’re sure that you were never better Smiling…you become perplexed When all you hear them say is “NEXT!”
THE MOSQUITO by Russ McKay
I don’t know what the mosquito’s for Do we need malaria and an itchy welted sore? It’s OK when you’re in the sun But you’d better run when day is done They say that just the females bite Some spots you can’t go out at night But what makes the mosquito so utterly obnoxious? What […]
GRANDAUGHTER’S TEA PARTY by Russ McKay
Yesterday about the hour of three I was invited to have high tea My Grandaughter had invited me And I was happy to be you see When I arrived I just said “Gee!” Smaller teacups…there just couldn’t be She instructed me…”Please take a seat!” “Where DO I put my feet?” “Oh just stick them out […]
BACKWARD OTTO by Russ McKay
Otto wanted to be in my poems But he always talks in palindromes Well I had a tough time Most palindromes do not rhyme He was basically told to go home “Yo banana boy” Otto said And I quickly turned ’round my head Then he started yellin’ “No lemons no melon” I told him to […]
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