A conqueror named Alexander the Great
Killed off rivals with violence and hate.
He fought battles for over ten years
Died in Babylon with few in tears.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Summer Twinkies?
A Twinkie comeback?
Will there be
Some summer Twinkies?
(Inspired by this news item: http://on-msn.com/XHrESy)
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
What are you planting?
radishes and lettuce
spinach and carrots
peas and beans
tomatoes and onions
but positively no Brussels sprouts
Monday, March 25, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Spring Diamante
Cloudy
Hazy, cool
Raining, gusting, storming
Wind blows clouds away
Shining, warming, freshening
Sunny, hot
Clear
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Spring Cleaning
You get the mop, and I'll get the broom.
We'll work together and clean up this room.
You get the duster and I'll get the sponge.
The harder we work, the more dirt we'll expunge.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Alexander Graham Bell
Inventor Alexander Graham Bell
Built a machine that did quite well.
He is credited with inventing the telephone
But not with inventing the dial tone.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Can You Imagine?
Can you imagine...
a leprechaun on your lawn?
a pot of gold getting sold?
a shamrock roadblock?
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Monsters That Keep Me Awake at Night
There's a monster in my closet
And one that lives under the bed
Another one is hiding behind the curtain
Adding bad dreams to my head.
I have tried just ignoring these monsters
And falling asleep instead
But as I doze I hear their voices
Filling my thoughts with dread.
My mother says not to worry
My father says not to fret
My brother keeps telling me stories
My imagination just won't forget.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Anticipation
Anticipation
Countdown to Spring Break
I want to sleep in
And read what I want
I need some time off
Monday, March 11, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Henry Ford Clerihew
Knew at once that he had scored.
He developed the common man’s car
That takes us all very far.
Monday, March 4, 2013
The Five Hundredth Poem
These five hundred poems
One day at a time
Are five hundred miles
One step at a time
Celebrate with me
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Giant Goldfish
"Giant goldfish threatens Tahoe"
Read the headline in the news
What I pictured is dramatic
Read the details and I muse
Giant goldfish eighteen inches
Changing ecosystem of the lake
Isn't quite what I imagined
As I took my coffee break
Giant goldfish eight hundred inches
Taking bites out of the town
Super heroes called to "Save us."
My ideas are let down.
From the AP article Giant goldfish threatens Tahoe: http://abcn.ws/13exRbv
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Ode to a Groundhog
You predicted early spring
And now I'm here to say
You were wrong about a thing
Or two when you did peer
From that hole in the ground
Your shadow you did see
But it is still not clear
My umbrella is still around
As rain is pouring down on me.
Friday, March 1, 2013
March Rushes in
March rushes in angry with a late winter storm
Blowing new buds and tender branches
Turning over trash cans with malice
Spring is coming but winter holds on
With a tenacious grip.
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