Just One Tooth by russ mckay
What can you do with just one tooth? It makes eating difficult when you’re a youth I can punch a hole in my food that’s true But that’s about all I can do My tooth’s on the bottom so when I take a nip All I seem to bite is my upper lip!
UNTHINKABLE by russ mckay
I heard someone say “…that’s UNTHINKABLE “And that really caused me to thinkI bet that I could have thought of itThought of it quick as a wink I’m thinking almost all the timeIt’s something that I like to doBut sometimes what I think aboutI’m not sure I want to tell you I think thinking should […]
The Fly On The Wall by russ mckay
I’m the fly on the wall And I hear and see all Like, when you’re yellin’ And though I’m not tellin’ I would and I could since I saw But I really can’t speak for myself And I have to fly like a stealth ‘Cause if I start buzzin’ I’ll get squashed like my cousin […]
The Frog And The Dog by russ mckay
There once was a dog whose best friend was a frog A very unusual fraternity A dog should try to always stay dry But a frog…as wet as can be The dog would bark as he ran ’round the park And the frog would croak as he took stroke after stroke They would smile as […]
Grade “A” by russ mckay
My granddaughter called yesterday to sayAll her fourth grade grades were “A”I said “great” and was full of prideThen MY fourth grade scores I did confide Many years ago I did the sameBy working hard the “A”s just cameI recall in Math I got A “c”My best subject…History I got A “d” And if that […]
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 […]
Synonyms and Homonyms
Synonyms and HomonymsI am so confusedNot sure about the meaningsNot sure how they are usedOne means the same thing as the otherBut the other sounds the sameI use examples all the timeBut I’m not sure of which name When I read the word “reed”Or words like “him” and “hymn”And I write the word “right”I know […]
Humility by russ mckay
Being ” humble” should be our goalFrom childhood up that’s what we’re toldBut it gets tougher as you grow oldYour past triumphs are just like gold You want to tell all you’ve doneAnd all the prizes that you’ve wonAnd you think that it is really funTo boast about a life well run But it gets […]
My Beautiful Weed by sillygrandpa.com
One spring I decided to plant some seed My garden was flowerless and in great need As they began to bloom I gave extra feed But they were outshone by one glorious weed The reddest red and the greenest green The most beautiful plant I’d ever seen That weed made my flowers look sick It’s […]
Dragonflies
Dragonflies have been around longer than historyWhere we came from is still quite a mysteryI bet our old age surprises youI’ll tell you a secret…it surprises us tooWe’re a friendly bunch and we don’t sting or biteAnd we soar to treetops no matter the heightWe can hover and turn around so fastYou’ll see us coming […]
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