Ace

ace tennis winning serve cannot touch this score

Everett? Everett who?

Do you remember Everett?

Everett, who is that?

Never mind.

New School Supplies

Unsharpened pencils
Unbroken crayons
A whole pink eraser
Unspoiled plans
Bright clean backpack
Unstuck glue
Treasuring the moment
My supplies are all new

U. S. Open

Tennis
U. S. Open
Professional players
Hit back and forth over the net
Who wins?

Magic Snails

I'll tell you a tale of some magic snails
Who left behind some slimy trails.

They lived inside a magic pail,
But to them it seemed like a silver jail.

So they cast a spell to no avail.
Their magic was a major fail.

And so they're stuck inside the pail,
Until that pail is put on sale.

Photo Shoot

Best dress, makeup on
Capturing the memories
Of celebration

Picnic in the Park

Picnic in the park
Eating underneath the trees
Avoiding the ants

Open and Shut Case

The detective was beyond caring
About finding another red herring.
He created a timeline for the case,
And gave the criminal a chase.

He caught him behind the third door.
When the suspect knocked him to the floor.
The suspect left behind prints.
A jury could then be convinced.

Housecleaning Tercet

 

I'm going to climb

Out of this grime

One more time.

This Number Has Been Disconnected

Who was on the telephone?

I think it was a

wrong number.

 

 

My New Pet

 

The advertisement said,

"Adopt a polar bear."

I filled the tub with ice.

I bought up lots of fish.

I missed the fine, fine print;

"Symbolically" it said.

A Unique Superhero

What is part of a primate's superhero costume?

Ape Cape

A Simply Fabulous Invention

 

Whoever invented

Self-serve frozen yogurt

Is simply delightful

Take as much or little

As you want in your cup

Just pay for what you eat.

Flocked!

I woke up this morning
Without any warning
Flamingos all over my lawn.
I suspected a joke
From some friendly folk
The next morning the flamingos were gone.

Flight -- A Synonym Poem

 

Helicopter, airplane, balloon, kite

All these things give people flight.

School Shopping

I need some glue

yellow pencils

some brand new crayons

and scissors too.

 

 

 

 

A Very Cheesy Escape

 



 

The thief was caught

In jail to rot

And so did plot.

 

His friend was pleased

He hid the keys

In a block of cheese.



A Grape Escape

When Sally escapes
Ferocious apes
She tosses grapes.

Fruit Salad

Yellow banana

The ripest cherries

Some tangy oranges

And  some pineapple
All on my salad

 

 

What Kind of Cookies?

Do you like to eat cookies?
Are you kidding me?
Yes, I do.

Camel Mammal

Did you know a camel

Is a four-hoofed mammal?

Ode to Peter Rabbit

Young Peter Rabbit
Had a bad habit.

He saw the merits
Of the farmer's carrots.

He went under the fence
Not using his sense.

He lost his jacket
Creating a racket.

Peter was full of dread.
His mother put him to bed.

Flamingo

There once was a flamingo
That liked to play bingo.
He won every game.
The prize he would claim
A fortunate bird
Went around town chauffeured.

Cerberus in a First Grade Reader

See Spot Run

Run, Jack, run.

Run, Jill, run.

 



(I recently discovered that the word Cerberus means "spotted".  Dick and Jane would never be the same.)

Welcome Back Rain

 

I don't mind the rain.

My garden needs the water.

The plants are happy.

 

 

New Poem

I have a new poem that I cannot remember. Did not write it down.

A Sulky Pachyderm

What is another name for a sulky pachyderm?














A Petulant Elephant

Baby Bat

This baby bat looks more afraid of me than I am afraid of him.

New Throw Pillows

New
throw pillows
are Oly approved.

Another Pizza Night

Isn't this pizza yummy?

Pepperoni and

Anchovies?

August Plays

August plays...

 

at the ball park

at the family reunion

at the picnic

at the playground

at the tennis court

at the beach

at the campsite

 

Summer fun!