Just Like Me by sillygrandpa.com
There once was a town along Pickelman’s Pike Where all the kids looked exactly alike They had the same color eyes and the same color hair They even chose the same clothes to wear It became very tough for their parents to tell Which child was theirs and which one was…well The kid down the […]
“When You’re A Wren” by russ mckay
As the shells were cracking The space grew lacking We wanted to spread our new wings It was hard to rest In that tight little nest Me and my four new sib-lings After weeks of just sitting Mom was off flitting We waited with some sense of dread Our mouths were held open We’re always […]
A New Letter by sillygrandpa.com
I’ve just learned my alphabet Memorized it A to Z And as I said it yesterday A thought occurred to me I could become world famous Everyone would know my name If I invented a new letter Alphabets would have to change This is gonna take some thinking To achieve this goal of mine It […]
Sheepish Love
The old Ram was eating his lunchMunching grass blades by the bunchBut then his farmyard wife came byThe ram stopped eating to just say “Hi” She had been shorn that morn of her wonderful woolAnd she felt not as pretty and a bit of a foolBut the Ram hubby knew just what to doAnd said […]
New Baby Brother
Well they finally did it! They brought him home today My “bouncing baby brother” As they like to say I saw him in the nursery Through the window there I couldn’t see too much of him Just his nose, forehead and hair I guess I’ll just get used to Having him around He surely is […]
Stinky Feet
I know it’s not neat To have stinky feet But pretty often I do Inside my sneakers The airflow is weaker And my socks start smelling like poo Yes after each shower I smell like a flower I’m clean from head to toe But it doesn’t take long My aroma goes wrong And that clean […]
When I Grow Up by russ mckay
When I grow up what will I be? What will the future hold for me? I like odd coins so on my list It’s possible to become a numismatist And I also like birds so I could see Myself at a school of ornothology And though reptiles are fascinating to me I don’t think I’ll […]
“Goodnights” by russ mckay
Every night at bedtimeAfter my prayers are saidI say goodnight to all the thingsOn and near my bed Goodnight Mr. Teddy BearAnd Mr. Panda tooAnd Goodnight Dolly PollyI bid sweet dreams to you And then Goodnight to Mom or DadWho came to tuck me inAnd a last Goodnight to my favorite petMy Cocker Spaniel Ben […]
The Adventures Of Drew
by russ mckay Art by Jonathan Bernardo The Equivalent of my Sonogram “The truth is, that when anyone is born, they depend solely on others for everything! That was certainly the case for me, but with a twist. I was not born in a hospital, but in an artists studio. I really don’t have memories […]
Turtle In A Tree by sillygrandpa.com
Did you ever seeA turtle in a tree?Not me!Because you see…I don’t think there COULD beA turtle in a treeBecause we know very wellA turtle in a shellWouldn’t WANT to beUp any treeTurtles can be foundOn the groundAnd if you are aroundThey are boundTo hideInsideTheir shellThat fits so wellAs far as I can tellSo if […]
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