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 […]
“Cat Up A Tree” by silly grandpa
I spied a cat up in a tree It was looking down at me But when I smiled it turned away And I didn’t know quite what to say How’d you get there? I wanted to ask It must have been quite a task! I stood looking up from the ground Wondering how the cat […]
Princess by russ mckay
I would like to be a Princess That’s what I’d like to be I’d have a castle and a throne I’d be from royalty My Dad and Mom Would be King and Queen I’d be the richest Princess You have ever seen But I was born in Cleveland My Mom and Dad work hard Our […]
Three Little Doves by russ mckay
Three little doves lost their gloves And didn’t know where to find them They looked all around…in the tree…on the ground They even looked right there behind them They’d coo and coo And wonder who If anyone would ever find them They retraced every step Looked again where they’re kept… Their gloves even had feathers […]
The Girl Who Couldn’t Sing by russ mckay
Susie was a pretty girl of sevenHer parents’ joyous gift from heavenSusie had mostly everythingWell, except for one small thingSusie couldn’t wouldn’t sing Her parents singing in the showerCould be heard ‘most any hourSinging songs in perfect tuneThey sang those songs July to June And ‘though Susie sometimes tried to singHands to ears her voice […]
A Letter FROM Santa
Dear Boys and Girls…and Moms and Dads tooThis is the first time I’m writing to YOUThe world has grown bigger and Santa has tooSo I have a favor to ask all of you‘Though I LOVE your gifts of cookies, milk and all thatPlease try to leave fewer ’cause I’m getting too fatOh I’ve always been […]
Christmas Gift by russ mckay
A gift at Christmas brings joy all aroundAfter both getting and givingThere’s one thing I’ve foundIt needn’t be perfectIt needn’t be grandNor be expensive Or be the best in the landThe truest of presents is the thought that’s behindA gift from an unselfish heart that is kindThe REAL present is when you begin to perceiveIt really […]
How Santa Got His Red Suit by russ mckay
About the time that the North Pole elves gave Santa (formerly Kris Kringle) his famous name, Mrs. Kringle….ah…CLAUS told him that he needed a distinctive suit to wear on that special night.All the elves and of course Santa agreed that it was a good idea but nobody…and I mean NO one could agree on the […]
Turtle In A Tree
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 […]
Thanksgiving Wishes
I extend to the cook my Thanksgiving wishes Then disappear while she does the dishes I tiptoe quietly in silent footfall To my den to watch some football . A cozy chair big screen TV As thankful as I’ll ever be Each year to see if just ONCE I can Overcome heavy doses of Tryptophan
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