THE COW by sillygrandpa.com
What if you were a cow What would you be doing now? For animals bovine Grass is divine And they eat more than a sow A mouthfull of grass is a cud It’s composed of both grass and mud Cows think they are yummy And with an extra tummy The cud goes down with a […]
Sense Of Smell by sillygrandpa.com
Have you ever wondered if there’s a smell That even skunks don’t like? I’ve observed those animals closely In the evenings when they hike When they’re out there walking Whether father, mother, sister, brother You’ll never ever see them walking One behind the other!
Granddaughter’s Tea Party by sillygrandpa.com
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 […]
Foreign Language by russ mckay
I’d like to learn the languageOf some foreign landThen I could talk to all those peopleAnd they would understand .Yes I would like to learn a languageThat I could speak, know how it’s writtenI think I’ll start with the one I heardThose people speaking in Great Britain!
The Ghost Of Endicott McNair
I was invited to a grand estateWhich I thought was really greatThe huge front doors swung open wideBut when I looked…there was no one inside The house was empty or so I thoughtI held up the invitation that I had broughtThen a voice from nowhere said “Welcome”“I’m the butler…enter…I’m Malcolm” I saw no butler or […]
“Baby Talk” by russ mckay
Jibber, Jabber, jibberIs how it sounds to youBut just between us babiesIt’s “Hey there Bud what’s new?”You see we have a languageWe infants fresh as dewBut we only use it when we seeOther babes who see us too And we don’t like huge bulging headsThat suddenly appearStaring down upon usToo big and way too near what’s […]
The Frog And The Dog
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 […]
A Trip To The Dentist by russ mckay
I have to go to the dentist todayAnd Boy, I just can’t waitThere are toys and games in the waiting roomIt’s gonna be just great They’ll be lots of other children thereWaiting for their turnBut I might just be the only oneHappy to return I wasn’t smiling late last weekI had my back tooth drilledAnd […]
Dirt by russ mckay
I got so dirty yesterdayI couldn’t see my skinMud is just the greatest stuffAnd so fun for playing in It took a long long timeTo get my body cleanI was the dirtiestMy Mom had ever seen After scrubbing, rinsing, scrubbing“Am I finished?” Mom said “NOPE!”“Now that you have cleaned yourselfYou have to wash the soap!”
Writing Poetry Is Easy by russ mckay
I decided I’d write poetry It’s an easy thing to do You just have to make sure that The last words rhyme…ah…too! Heck you could write of anything As long as you remember That the last word in each key line Rhymes with the one…ah..befember. And don’t forget an important thing Poetry has a meter […]
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