A DIET by Russ McKay (aka sillygrandpa.com)
I should go on a diet To lose weight I am told I’m certainly willing to try it But on it I’m not really sold It seems the WORLD’S on a diet And I don’t want to be mean But I’m not yet ready to buy it When’s the last time you saw someone lean? […]
MY LITTLE GUEST by Russ McKay (aka sillygrandpa.com)
Our weekend guests brought their little child He was most gentle, meek and mild He only did what he was told to do And every sentence he’d end “Thank You” He was unlike any other boy He was a total supreme joy He washed his hands without being told Yet he was only eight years […]
Senior Citizen by Russ McKay (aka sillygrandpa.com)
I really don’t mind my getting older Don’t you agree the winters seem colder? I can stay in my bed as late as noon ‘Cause there’s nothing that I must do soon Of course I do not look my age It’s just my mind that’s become so sage People eighty think I’m young Looking down […]
A HAPPY POET by Russ McKay AKA sillygrandpa.com
It’s fun writing poems for kids They love to laugh and giggle And when you read your poems to them They’ll listen close not wriggle Well most of them do anyway Some kids are hard to please But I guess that I just like them all “God bless you! Did you sneeze?” “Now Johnny stop […]
THE KID IS SEVENTY by Russ McKay
After a life that’s been filled with levity I’m finally turning s-s-s-seventy Even thinking of that number I commence to mutter And then as I say it… I start to s-s-stutter Oh yes there are those that have gone before Crashing through the septuagenarian door But they always seemed so old to me Not realizing […]
I’M GLAD YOU HAVE A GRANDPA by Russ McKay (dedicated to my grandchildren)
I’m so glad you have a Grandpa ‘Cause they are so much fun Just think of all the stuff you’d miss If you never did have one Without a Grandpa almost never saying no There’d be no one to teach you To “take take your time…be slow” Just think that all those Grandpas Once had […]
MISTER RIGHT by Russ Mckay
I’m in a plight I’m always right That’s good you might suppose But most people shy Away from a guy Who’s sure of what he knows It can be humbling When someone’s stumbling To remember a trivial clue The answer I’ll shout And as I get it out They get angry and glare at you […]
“S” by Russ McKay
Such sweet sounds saying “S” So seemingly serene Shining silver sunshine streams south so soothingly Send someone’s seventh son safely sailing soon seventh straight sabbatical spent slumming some saloon sailors saying sassy satire saving saucy scum secret selfish splurging some subservient sonofagun someday somebody somewhere sees such shallow strides slumping sick survivors slick slippery slopes […]
GRADE “A” by Russ McKay
My granddaughter called yesterday to say All her fourth grade grades were “A” I said “great” and was full of pride Then MY fourth grade scores I did confide Many years ago I did the same . By working hard the “A”s just came I recall in Math I got A “c” My best subject…History […]
THANKSGIVING WISHES by Russ McKay
I extend to the cook my Thanksgiving wishes Then disappear while she does the dishes I tiptoe quietly in silent footfall To my den to watch some football . A cozy chair big screen TV As thankful as I’ll ever be Each year to see if just ONCE I can Overcome heavy doses of Tryptophan
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