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
Witches Brew by russ mckay
There was an ugly old witch of a thing That simply loved her soup cooking Her concoctions were feared ‘Cause they really were weird And the stench to your eyes, tears would bring Well one day she cooked up a brew That she called “spell casting stew” It had an eye of a newt And […]
I Love Ewe by russ mckay
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 […]
My New Backpack by russ mckay
My parents bought me a new backpack for schoolIt’s pink and lilac and looks really coolThe first morning it was loaded with lunch, school supplies and stuffAnd anything I’d need to be sure I had enough I was ready to go as I stood at our doorMy backpack so full it wouldn’t hold any moreMommy […]
Sirens
Sirens fascinate me When I hear them getting louder If I could drive an ambulance I could not be any prouder “Woop, woop, woop” And “Dee Daw, Dee Daw” I would make the siren blast I’d rush through downtown traffic I’d drive carefully, but fast Yes I would like to drive an ambulance A job […]
“Stinky Feet” by russ mckay
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 […]
“I’m NOT Happy About Being A Roach.” by russ mckay
I’m not glad that I’m a roachFolks hate me as I approachI’m always running for my lifeLiving every minute under strife No vacations… no real homeNever the subject of a poemWhat? You mean that’s no longer true?I’m so happly …don’t know what to do! Maybe life isn’t as bad as I might thinkThat vacation could […]
ECHO by russ mckay
HELLO…Hello…hello…said Echo from the cave She couldn’t but she wanted to… add a little wave She also had to always….stay hidden from the view And never ever speak unless she was spoken to Though she lived in canyons, chambers and some far off hills She never started conversations about her life on rocks and rills […]
The Barking Duck by sillygrandpa.com
As I was walking in the park I heard a loud distinctive bark “That’s a big dog behind me I suppose” But it was a DUCK without any clothes He waddled and was brown with a big black beak But I was amazed when I heard him start to speak He got really close and […]
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