I Don't Really Mind

I don't really mind

That the cat sleeps in my bed

But I mind the bath

Just a Few Things that Scare My Cat

Fireworks
Thunderstorms
The vacuum cleaner
The neighbor dogs
The neighbor cats
The wind
Squirrels
Hummingbirds
Sneezes
Coughs
Empty paper towel tubes
Plastic bags
And sometimes even me....

An Invitation to a Turkey

One cold November morning
I invited a turkey
To my Thanksgiving dinner
He took a seat by the fire
And guzzled down some cider
Doesn't he know he's the main course?
How does the turkey feel now?

Little Jeffrey

 

"I want to stay in bed,"

Little Jeffrey said.

"For I have hit my head."

A Homework Need

My homework needs a

protractor

Measuring angles

Squirrel

Scurrying
Quickly
Up and Down
In the woods
Running everywhere
Ready for winter
Except when they
Lose where they
Stored their acorns

Extra Point

Through
The
Uprights
Extra point
Now we are seven
Points ahead of the other team

Touchdown!

Crowds
Cheer
Touchdown!
Quarterback
Runs in the end zone
My team is now six points ahead

Company is Coming

Cleaning
Mopping, Dusting
Getting the house ready
My family is arriving soon
Prepared

Queen Quinn

 

Queen Quinn quit quacking in the quicksand.

Luggage Mix-up?

What could you call a luggage mix-up?



A duffle shuffle

A November School Lunch

Turkey gravy on
Mashed potatoes
Whole wheat roll
Carrots
Milk

Magnetism

Magnetism
North pole, south pole
An opposite
Attracts other

Insulator

An insulator
Prevents electricity
From flowing freely

Sleep Interrupted

Cat interrupted
My Saturday sleeping in
Cat is outside now

Scarecrow

Scarecrow
In my garden
Standing guard over my weeds
My vegetable garden is dead
Resting up for next year

Squirrels

Squirrels
Big brown rodents
Digging and hiding their food
Forgetting where they put it all
Absent-minded creatures

Raking

Raking
Endless leaf pile
Covering up the yard
I'm wishing they would all fall down
At once

Hot Air Balloon Ride

Up
And
Away
Crossing the
Pacific Ocean
The first in a hot air balloon

(November 12, 1981, the Double Eagle V was the first hot air balloon to cross the Pacific Ocean.)

Today We Remember

Today we remember
That veterans did not act
Out of their own wills,
But out of obedience
To others orders

Today we remember
That they support our Constitution
They set aside personal goals
To protect us from our enemies.

Today we remember their sacrifices
And honor them for their unselfishness.

A Cat's Enlistment Oath

 

I solemnly promise

To defend my food bowl

From every enemy

Foreign and domestic

I will obey no one

While I rule this house.

 

 

(Note: I was preparing a Veterans Day poem to post tomorrow, and I remembered the oath I took when I enlisted in the Army Reserves.  I compared the unselfishness of veterans with the selfishness of my cat.  I hope no one is offended.)

Gadget

 

I don't even know

What this gadget does, but I

know I must have one.

Tell Me a Story

 

Tell me a story

Of kings and queens in castles.

Show me the pictures.

I want to see what happens.

I want to have adventures.

Flower Concrete Poem

Lemon-lime Lollipops

 

Lilly Llama loves licking lemon-lime lollipops.

Where a Wild Ox Hangs His Hat

Where did the wild ox hang his hat?

A yak rack

Do You Think?

 

Do you think the

Automobile

of the future

will look like this?

Time Travel

Have you thought this through?

Have you made a plan?

I'm from the future

I already know

What will happen here.

TARDIS

 

Dr. Who?

Where'd he go?

Not where, when.

November Thanks

November thanks the Veterans for their service.
November thanks writers for their books.
November thanks adoptive parents and their children.
November thanks those that recycle.
November thanks farmers for the cranberries.
November thanks all families for their love.