My Shadow by russ mckay
I know all about my shadowHe’s just my silhouetteHe always travels with meAs close as he can get He’s careful not to leave meHe lets me know he’s thereAnd when the sun is shiningHe’s my image…feet to hair But he doesn’t play in rainstormsAnd he won’t play after darkHe’s never in my room at nightOr […]
The Silly Animal Zoo by russ mckay
I promised not to say exactly whereBut a Silly Zoo really is thereYou couldn’t find it if you triedBut I’m happy to give you all a guide Right at the door of that magical placeYou’ll see a turtle with a monkey faceThe next critter over is very smallA purple striped mouse whose name is Paul […]
The Silly School Bus by sillygrandpa.com
The kids were waiting for the morning school bus All were happy without the usual fuss Then a strange sight came down their road A painted polka dot bus with a cartoon toad It was wobbly and bounced as it came near And it clunked and rattled loudly to the ear The kids weren’t sure […]
Baby Talk by russ mckay
Jibber, Jabber, jibberIs how it sounds to youBut just between us babiesIt’s “Hey there Bud what’s new?”You see we have a languageWe infants fresh as dewBut we only use it when we seeOther babes who see us too And we don’t like huge bulging headsThat suddenly appearStaring down upon usToo big and way too nearAnd […]
Golfing With Dad by russ mckay
Last week my Dad went golfingFor the first time he took meHe said that I would surely learnTo play as well as he He teed the ball up on a teeAnd hit it ’bout a mileThen he teed my ball upYou shoulda seen him smile After I had finished swingingThe ball hadn’t moved a hairI […]
Ogden Nash by russ mckay
I miss a writer named Ogden Nash His rhymes were funny and often brash Sometimes he would fracture verse And he was almost never terse And one thing more that’s really neat He used to live just up the street I wasn’t writing poems back then Not yet taking up the pen But I wish […]
