Entries from September 2023 ↓

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Consider the Chameleon

Consider the chameleon, The master of disguises. The enemy of insects, The butterfly despises. He sits on a leaf And turns himself green. And though he sits there, He seldom is seen. His tongue is long, And covered with sticky. He’ll eat any bug, He’s certainly not picky. If  there’s nothing there, When you look […]

My Mother’s an Angel

My mother’s an angel; Just how do I know? It has to be true, Because Grandpa said so. If she is an angel, Just where are her wings? All angels have them, Among other things. When I asked my grandpa, He laughed and then said, “They’re hidden, like the eyes In the back of her […]

Cafeteria Food

The best food that I ever ate Was food I had one day at school I liked the green and slimy stuff And all the yellow lumpy gruel. I licked the saucer and the bowl And made it shiny clean as new And then they filled it up again With some really smelly stew. **You […]

My Calendar

My calendar Is no more good, Said Miss Sally Underwood. I lent it to Young Tommy Gates, That silly kid Ate all the dates. January He ate at noon, And burped quite loud When he ate June. February What a treat. Its taste, he said, Could not be beat. March and August, Made him sick […]

Consider the Kiwi

Consider the kiwi, With looks so absurd. But one must admit That she’s quite a bird. With feathers like hair, No wings for a flight; A beak that has whiskers! She’s quite a strange sight. The egg that she lays, Is so big, you might ask… Just how could she ever Accomplish the task. Then […]