This was a project I did basically during the pandemic. I started writing a poem a day. Once ‘real life’ started again it got harder to write everyday, which is interesting.
Pete the Frog
Would you like to meet
my new friend —
he’s called Pete!
Lives under a log
in my backyard —
he’s a frog!
His body is quite slimy
from far away —
just looks shiny!
He tells real funny jokes
the punchlines —
sound like croak!
He can smile when he tries
usually after —
catching flies!
Anyway, that is Pete
a better frog —
you will not meet!
a box of silly
unwrap a box of silly
pour it on the ground
pick out the parts you love the most
your smile will be found!
what’s in your box of silly?
what do you love the most?
for me I like the silly rhymes
like roast and boast and toast!
maybe you like tickles
or games like hide and seek
if you play that one with friends
make sure that they don’t peek!
keep a box of silly
always on your shelf
open it and have some fun
with laughs you make yourself!
some ideas
some ideas are silly
some ideas are fun
some ideas eat roast beef
some ideas eat none
some ideas go
wee wee wee wee
this poem is all done!!
just in case you can’t remember or never heard this one… some ideas need credit 😁
sound around town
Does your dog
bark in the dark?
Does your cat
sneeze in the breeze?
Does your goat
bleat in the heat?
Wait….
What’s that you say?
You don’t own a goat?
Well ...
do you…
croon at noon or wait ’til late?
screech at the beach or roar at the store?
fret at the wet or cry at the dry?
Do you spread your sound
around
the whole town?
Thank you to my friend Darcy Lee for using the phrase “barking in the dark” - what a great and inspiring rhyme! ❤️
Chocolate Chip Cookies
ooey gooey
chocolate bits
add some nuts
you have a hit!
crispy edges
soft inside
I’ll save you some...
oops...
I tried !!
Hilly Silly Fun Slop
The snow is piling up
I have coffee in my cup
I really like making rhymes
Could do it all of the time
Yes, this poem is silly
Yes, Colorado is hilly
Yes, now I will stop
with this hilly silly fun slop!
bippity bobbity boo
bippity bobbity boo
the cow took off and flew
the goat wore a bright yellow shoe
the chicken wanted in too
so she painted her chicks all bright blue
bippity bobbity boo
is that a sheep or a ewe?
this farm is a real crazy zoo!
Happy Monday Friends. Who doesn’t need a bunch of silly rhymes sometimes? 😀
Thank you thank you thank you for reading! ❤️
my brain came through
pish posh
tiddly tot
almost forgot
but I did not
mish mash
pizzely wuz
my brain came through
it always does
dreary one
outside it is grey and drab
not a hue you would call fab
it will rain and be a mess
a day inside for sure I’d guess
I don’t mind a dreary one
I know he will return — the sun
joking pastry
hard to imagine
a loaf of bread walking
what if you saw
a pat of butter talking
would you laugh
at a pastry that joked
roll your eyes
at a doughnut that smoked
if food could talk
what would it say?
eat me please
or just walk away??
In Praise of Peanut Butter
You won’t ever convince me
Of a better kind of food
Than good old peanut butter
I’m sorry, is that rude?
Do you not like peanuts?
Or a tiny bit of salt?
Spread on bread the perfect bite
Crunchy sort is my default
Spread on celery stalks
Or with some type of jelly
Put it in a cookie too
Or just go spoon direct to belly
I hope you aren’t allergic
If you are I feel so bad
Without my peanut butter
Life would be so sad
Of course I’m being silly
But the truth — I love the stuff
In praise of peanut butter
Ok, I’ll stop... that is enough
Smelly Feet
What do you think?
Do my feet really stink?
Should I go take a shower?
Even at this late hour?
I could go to bed?
My nose and my head
are far from my feet.
But they are under the sheets
the smell it might waft!
Is that why you coughed?
Best to clean first
smelly feet are the worst!
Mosquito Bite
Something bit my toe
Could not have been a gnat
Must be a mosquito
The one that did do that!
Now I’ve got a bite
Itches like the devil
When my shoes rub the place
The itch it goes next level!
I’ve tried a bunch of creams
And soaks and serums too
Nothing seems to help
What else can I do ?!?
I have to just let time
Heal this horrid bite
Next time be real sure
To put the bug spray on right!!
In Praise of Advil
Have you ever had a headache
The stabbing pounding kind
The pain will drive you crazy
An anvil in the mind
Here I praise dear Advil
That magic little pill
Two roundish blueish capsules
Like shutting off the drill
In only a few moments
The headache is all gone
Thank you dear dear Advil
My life can now go on