“If I…” by sillygrandpa
I close my eyes and I can be A sailor sailing on the sea I cover my ears and I can’t hear A thunder storm that’s growing near I close my mouth and cannot say An unkind word all the day But I won’t see beauty all around Nor will I hear a wonderful sound […]
“Brushing My Teeth” by russ mckay
Mom and Dad make me brush my teeth In the morning and at night I do it ’cause they want me to But when I grow up I might… Not brush them very often Not brush them like I should Because I’m not too sure that doing it Really does much good I brushed my […]
“My First Haircut” by russ mckay
Today is the day I get my hair cut away Dad said it’s OK But I’m scared anyway I don’t want this trip Those scissors could slip And he might cut my lip Or my shirt he could rip At the barber’s store There was hair on the floor But no blood and no gore […]
“The Silly School Bus”
The kids were waiting for the morning school bus All were happy without the usual fuss Then a strange sight came down their road A painted polka dot bus with a cartoon toad It was wobbly and bounced as it came near And it clunked and rattled loudly to the ear The kids weren’t sure […]
“Imaginary Friend” by russ mckay
I have an imaginary friendHe’s always by my sideExcept of course when he takes his horseAnd trots off for a rideBut he always comes galloping homeWhen I need him mostAnd I am also his best friendBut I do not like to boastWe play all kinds of sports togetherAnd he always lets me winI’ve had other […]
“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 languageHow it’s spoken how it’s written I think I’ll start with the one I heardThose people speaking in Great Britain
Ladybug
Ladybug Ladybug High on my wall Your feet must be sticky ‘Cause I see you don’t fall You’re a pretty red color And you’re spotted too If you were much bigger You’d be in a zoo I watched you a long time And I was surprised Your hidden wings Means a Ladybug flies But one […]
“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 […]
“Spelling”
When I have a hard time spelling 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 […]
“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 clean I 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!”
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