The Cheerleader Who Couldn’t Spell
At Central High they had a cheer leading teamBeing on it was each girl student’s dreamHannah could do almost all the cheers wellBut there WAS a problem…she just couldn’t spell At Friday’s game she would lead many cheersHer arms shaping letters with all of her peersBut when it came time to spell out the schoolHer […]
I’m Not Glad about Being A Roach by russ mckay
I’m not glad that I’m a roach Folks hate me as I approach I’m always running for my life Living every minute under strife No vacations… no real home Never the subject of a poem What? You mean that’s no longer true? I’m so happily …don’t know what to do! Maybe life isn’t as bad […]
finger painting
Oh, finger painting I love But I should paint with a glove More gets on my feet Than my art paper sheet And I’m splattered below and above I also get paint in my hair And if my pretty paint smock weren’t there My dress that is blue Would be red and green too ‘Though […]
Prince The Frog by russ mckay
There once was a frog named PrinceHe would sit and watch from the fenceHe’d check out each MissTo choose one to kissOf course he knew that it didn’t make sense He read the story about the PrincessAnd since his name was Prince you can guessHe thought “Maybe one day moreI’ll be a true Prince for […]
Ballet Recital by russ mckay
A season of practice and rehearsals tooLearning routines and what to doStudying five positions of ballet dancingLots of ballet slippers prancingAll easy… BUT the arabesque standing…On one foot Partial piroettes and not quite a “grand” jete“OK girls…enough for today”A four year old in a tu tu tooBallet dancing is all so newAnd after thirty weeks […]
Speling by russ mckay
When I have a hard time speling a wurdLike hippopotamus, rhinocerous or burdI’m told to go to the dictionary for a clewBut if you can’t spell it what do you due? The dictionary tells you the meaning of wurdsAnd how to pronounce them as well as nurdsThey include all the wurds in the book and […]
Backward Otto by russ mckay
Otto wanted to be in my poems But he always talks in palindromes Well I had a tough time Most palindromes do not rhyme He was basically told to go home “Yo banana boy” Otto said And I quickly turned ’round my head Then he started yellin’ “No lemons no melon” I told him to […]
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 be […]
Fred’s Lost Head
Big shouldered Fred Had lost his whole head And of course, can’t see to find it He can’t hear it either And he’s lost his breather He’s found a chair and he’s feeling behind it Well it didn’t roll there It could be anywhere He really needs my help the big lug I asked how […]
I Have To Grow Up by russ mckay
I guess I have to grow up If I want to or not I can’t stay a kid Keep the life that I’ve got But I am so happy That I am still young I don’t want to get older And climb the next rung I see Mom and Dad They work hard all the […]
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