My Shopping Trip by russ mckay
After days and days of pleading Mommy took me out to shop For all kinds of pretty things And I could hardly stop She bought my frilly brand new dress With ruffles and blue bows She bought me a new necklace And my first pantyhose You should see the shoes I got A pretty leather […]
Granddaughter’s Tea Party by russ mckay
Yesterday about the hour of three I was invited to have high tea My Granddaughter 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 […]
Three Little Doves by russ mckay
Three little doves lost their gloves And didn’t know where to find them They looked all around…in the tree…on the ground They even looked right there behind them They’d coo and coo And wonder who If anyone would ever find them They retraced every step Looked again where they’re kept… Their gloves even had feathers […]
King Dumb by russ mckay
Once upon a time there was a KingWho didn’t seem to know anythingHe was thought by someTo be very dumbHe never would talk but he did sing Well one day a little boyAsked the King if he’d like a toyThe King nodded his headAnd still nothing was saidBy the way the child’s name was Roy […]
Grandma’s House by russ mckay
I love to go to Grandma’s houseAnd Grandpa lives there tooThough they’re not young like Mom and DadThere’s always something new Mommy’s Mom and DaddyAre Grand in every wayAnd I am a Grand daughterI’ll make Mom Grand too some day Pictures of her as a little girlAre all around the placeIn some of those she […]
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 […]
