Does The Caterpillar Know?
Posted on February 7, 2017
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When the caterpillar climbs up high
Checking out the dangerous sky
Watching hungry birds fly by
Does the caterpillar slowly wonder
Are there those which stop to ponder
What is it like to fly up yonder?
We humans know a thing or two
About strange changes those worms do
But we assume they’ve not got a clue
We’re so smart but we can’t be sure
That those caterpillars don’t know there’s more
And just what metamorphosis is for
It’s quite possible that when a butterfly
After taking wing high through the sky
Smiles at caterpillars as it flies by
Because butterfly’s know…and so do I.
UPSIDE DOWN FROWN by Russ McKay
Posted on February 5, 2017
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I used to go around
With my mouth in a frown
Then my Mother one day
Said “Stop looking that way
Turn that frown upside down”
It wasn’t because I was sad
Or even because I was mad
I did not think that my smile
Should be on my face all the while
After all I’m not always glad!
But I told my Mom that I’d try
To stop looking like I’m gonna cry
I put my hands on my hips
And turned up my lips
And smiled ’til I thought I would die
Of my frown there was not a trace
I smiled when I went everyplace
But when I saw a man fall
I heard someone call
“Hey kid wipe that smile off your face!
Living In A Shoe by Russ McKay
Posted on January 30, 2017
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There once was a family named Bleeker
All six of them lived in a sneaker
It was a giant size
And their home they did prize
But when it rained it was a leaker
When they bought it they got a good deal
But the problems they had were quite real
When the rain started in
“Let the mopping begin!”
Mrs. Bleeker would yell from the heel
The kids thought the house was real neat
Living there was a real feat
The roof had this big hole
Staying dry the main goal
They would never give up in defeat
In summer the sneaker got hot
Air conditioning they had not!
And you couldn’t go
Down into the toe
That room smelled bad as it got!
When the Bleekers grew up, moved away
The sneaker began to decay
It was torn down
And they built on that ground
A new high heeled pump that was gray!
The Elephant Bird by Russ McKay (aka sillygrandpa.com)
Posted on January 25, 2017
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Have you ever heard
Of the elephant bird?
It’s a wonder that it can fly
The fist time I heard
I thought it absurd
In fact I thought it a lie
But after some trying
A birdbook I was eyeing
Said “Exist? They really do!”
But don’t worry they’re rare
And you don’t need to care
Unless one flies over you
Hanky & Panky & Hunky & Dory
Posted on January 18, 2017
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There once were four friends who always hung out together
They could be found around no matter the weather
You might think that friends would all act the same
But not this bunch and that’s how each got their name
You see Hanky and Panky would just sneak around
Looking for trouble that they ALWAYS found
While Hunky and Dory looked for ways to be nice
In fact when they did a good deed they’d do it twice
So why and how were they all such good friends
Did you think friendship needs sameness and on likeness depends
Well friends can be different in word and in deed
As long as they like each other and are there in time of need
So think about your friends and how different they are
And if you’ve got lots of ’em you are lucky by far
But you must remember times when friends are needed by you
‘Cause there are plenty of times when they need you too
Are you more like Hanky and Panky and often in trouble
Or like Hunky and Dory doing good things by double?
PRINCESS by Russ McKay
Posted on January 8, 2017
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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 home is not a castle
Our moat is but a yard
There’s still a way that I could be
A Princess in my life
And that’s if I am married
To a Prince and I’m his wife
But just how do you find one?
Tell me where they hide
Do I have to find a castle
And then just look inside?
Of course he must be handsome
So he can’t look like a dog
Yes, there’s another way to get one
But I ain’t kissin’ any frog!!!
Fruitcake by Russ McKay
Posted on December 18, 2016
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I ate my first bite of fruitcake today
And that first bite caused me to say…
“I like fruit and I like cake
But whoever named it
Made a big mistake!”
It was ugly brown and there was no doubt
The stuff inside it was tryin’ to get out
I don’t blame it I would too
Little red and green things covered with goo
Grandpa took a bite and broke a tooth
“That cake there’s, meant for the youth”
Grandma had baked it so he had tried
“It’s the last tooth I had!” and then he cried
Then Grandma offered me a piece
“Granny, why not share some with your niece?”
“Oh what a generous boy are you!”
“I wiped my brow and just said “Whew!”
But then, as I turned around
There was Grandma with about a pound
Of her fruitcake sliced onto a plate
“Oh thank you Granny, it sure is great!”
My dog Sam just ran away
As I brought the cake plate his way
He saw the cake and he saw me
That dog has a real good memory
“Sam” was here last Christmas too
He’d tried to bury it, thought it was poo
Grandma watched me with her smile
And I stood there for the longest while
“Go ahead and eat your cake
It took me many hours to make”
I smiled back and looked around
But there was no one to be found
Then Dad’s head popped in the door
“I love that cake is there any more?”
“Oh Dad…there’s just this one last bit
If you want, I’ll gladly give you it!”
“Thank you son you are so kind”
“I hope Grandma doesn’t mind!”
“Oh no he’s such a generous lad…
It’s the best Christmas I’ve ever had!”
Randolph The Snot Nosed Reindeer by Russ McKay
Posted on December 17, 2016
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Randolph the snot nosed reindeer
Had a very runny nose
And if you ever saw him
You would even say it blows
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and always teased
They didn’t get near Randolph
Anytime he’d snort and sneeze
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Said Santa the Christmas chief
“Randolph with your nose so wet
Won’t you use a handkerchief?”
Then all the reindeer gathered
‘Round Randolph’s nose that night
And along with Santa
They all shouted “Geshundheit!”
Words That Do Not Rhyme by Russ McKay
Posted on November 22, 2016
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If you are a poet then the lines must rhyme
And make sure you do it each and every time
Unless of course you write free verse
But I can think of nothing worse
The trouble is…my most favorite color
“Orange” doesn’t rhyme with any other
Then there is “Month” that has no rhyme
I’ve tried to rhyme it many a time
So nothing really rhymes with orange
OH…OH…I put it at the end….oh…DARNGE!!!
BACKWARD OTTO by Russ McKay (aka sillygrandpa.com)
Posted on October 22, 2016
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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 go home to bed
“Was it a car or cat I saw?”
Then he yelled “Race fast safe car”
I told Otto he made no sense
And his yellin’ made me tense
I started feeling way below par
“Slap a ham on omaha pals” he cried
As I managed to get him outside
His screaming was real
As he grabbed “Lee a eel”
But poor Otto I could not abide
He looked back at me in the fog
“Go hang a salami I’m a lasagna hog!”
And as he was leavin’
He called “Never odd or even”
Then he was chased by my neighbor’s dog
Talking with Otto’s as hard as it gets
At least he does not have Tourettes
Both backward and forward is he
I called and he looked back at me
“Just make sure you “Step on no pets!”
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