Bookcare Reminder

Since at any given time
There's always a bookmark near -
Why must you flatten the spines
And ruin our books, dear?

Nocturnal Squeak

*eep-squeak*

Hamster's on his wheel.

*squeak-squeal*

The wheel squeals.

*squeal-eep*

All I want is sleep.

Terrible Twos

Have dat?
Have dose?
Wanna dis!
Me no like no!

Gimme more!
More!  More!  More!
Mine -
Not yours, yours, yours!

Wan'it all!
No wanna share.
Mommy mad?
Me no care.

Early Morning Visitor

We discovered an early morning visitor
Wiggling through our sheets.
All around our bed,
Up and over our feet.

Our visitor wasn't very quiet -
There was a lot of giggling.
Our visitor wasn't very peaceful -
There was a lot of jiggling.

We scooped up our wiggly, giggly, jiggly visitor
And gave her a sleepy hug and kiss.
Our early morning visitor
Brought us early morning bliss.

My Dog is Afraid of the Rain

My dog is afraid of the rain.
At the back door she does balk.
Over the threshold she will not budge -
Despite our reassuring talk.

Fine misty sprinkles
Or a heavy downpour -
It just doesn't matter,
My dog will not go out the door!

Poetry Jam

There's a poetry jam
Inside my head.
I spread the language -
Odes on bread.

Cloud Cover

The clouds

drift

in front

of

the sun

masking it,

concealing it,

dimming its shine.

The day

is

draped

in

a veil

but

I

feel

fine.

Baby Faces

Baby makes funny fish lips
While splish-splashing in the pool.

Baby has a sad pouty frown
When she gets too cool.

Baby has a toothless grin
When it's time for food.

Baby's face changes and morphs
Depending on her mood.

Stinky Roadkill

There's a skunk in the street -
He does not smell sweet.

There's a skunk in the road -
He suffered the same fate as toad.

There's a skunk in the lane -
He left a bit of a stain.

There's a skunk on the avenue -
A sight I wish I did not view.

Family Roadtrip

How much longer?
Are we almost there?
I have to go to the bathroom...
Stop touching my hair!

I'm starving...
I know we just ate.
She won't stop looking at me.
We're driving so late.

I want to watch a movie,
I want to play a game -
We came to see a hole in the ground?
This trip is totally lame.

Speedy the Snail

Speedy the snail
Slides across the grass
When he gets to the other side
A month has passed.

Time to Think

I'm on Time-Out
To give me "time to think".
This consequence
Totally stinks.

Well, my tummy does hurt
And Mom does need a break -
You should have seen her face
When she found the hole in the cake.

Hairy Pottery

I make pottery
All day without a care.
I daydreamed one day,
What if clay had hair?

Would I braid a bowl?
Or curl a cup?
Would I plait a plate?
Or...I don't know, I give up.

It's probably for the best
That clay does not have hair,
Eating off a hairy plate
Would be a total nightmare!

PreBedtime Nap

It is

finally

quiet.

I'm

by myself,

- alone -

for the moment.

I

savor

the silence,

the peace,

the stillness.

I

savor

it so much

I

nod off

on

the couch.

Then

I

feel

a hand

on my arm

- shaking me -

"Wake up and go to bed."

My

pre-bedtime nap

is

interrupted

by

an oxymoronic statement.

*Yawn*

The Scoop on Today

Today is National Ice Cream Day -
Always the third Sunday in July.
Cone?  Cup?  Hot fudge sundae?
The day to kiss your diet goodbye!

Personality Change

How

can

a dog

who can be

so sweet,

so gentle,

and

so funny

go

totally ballistic

- yipping

and

yelping,

screeching

and

scratching,

yapping

and

snapping -

when

she sees a

furry

little

bunny?

So Many Books, So Little Time

I read when I wake up,

Before and after my chores.

I read when I eat

And while I shop at the store.

I read instead of playing,

Or watching TV.

I read instead of taking a bath,

Or babysitting Baby.

I read because I want to,

I read because I have to.

Books, books, books I must read

All else I bid adieu.

Midnight Trip to the Bathroom

The sticky web

Stretched and ebbed

When I lifted the lid.

I went to sit

And had a fit -

My bottom was snared.

I popped up fast

Completely aghast -

Was the spider near my rear?

From this midnight trip

I learned this tip:

Illuminate the loo to go poo.

Owl in the Courtyard

The weather was foul
When we saw an owl
Outside upon a light.

He stood watching us
While we excitedly fussed -
It wasn't even night!

With wide amber eyes
Looking so calm and wise
Mr. Owl kept us in his sight.

His picture we took
While he impassively looked -
It seemed nothing gave him a fright.

Next morning the light was bare
Our feathered visitor no longer there -
In the night Mr. Owl took flight.

Daddy's Driving

The light turns green
Daddy go, go, goes

The light turns yellow
Daddy slow, slow, slows

The light turns red
Daddy stop, stop, stops

But sometimes...

The light turns green
Daddy go, go, goes

The light turns yellow
Daddy speeds up, up, up

The light turns red
Daddy zooms while looking for a cop, cop, cop

Tenacity

Hope keeps me afloat
When I feel like I am sinking.

Optimism is the only option
When I feel like I can't go on.

Trust is a must
When I feel like giving up.

My dreams will come true
When I continue to believe.

Tenacity is all I have
And it will see me through.

After a Storm

After a storm
My nerves are worn

After a storm
Our umbrella is torn

After a storm
Insects swarm

After a storm
I feel forlorn

After a storm
I realize it's not so warm

After a storm
Fluffy clouds form

After a storm
A new day is born

Mom's a Baseball Fan

Mom had a crazy idea
To go to a baseball game.
I went along with the plan,
But to me baseball's lame.

I watched everything around me
Except the players on the field.
I did my best to pass the time -
I was so bored I nearly keeled.

Mom on the other hand
Liked to yell, whistle, and scream.
She was really quite embarrassing,
But Mom loves her team.

Toads in the Road

There are toads in the road
Quick - swerve around 'em

There are toads in the road
Splat - oh no, our tire found 'em

Doggie Dental Care

Poochy, open wide,
I need to see inside
To brush your pearly whites.

Stop licking the tooth paste,
I know you like the taste -
Holding you down takes all my might.

There, your teeth are clean,
Your breath pristine,
But next time please don't bite!

Keyboard Creativity

tap tap tapity tap tap

I

tap out

letters

one by one

until

they form

words,

phrases,

sentences,

poems.

I

tap out

my thoughts,

my imagination,

through

my hands,

my fingertips

for you,

my

reader.

Enjoy.

tap tap tapity tap tap

As American As Apple Pie

Sparklers glow
Fast and slow

Rockets boom
Eclipse the moon

Fireworks sputter
Hiss and shutter

Red, white and blue
It's what we do

On the 4th of July -
As American as apple pie.

Nature's Fireworks

I

lie awake

watching

the flash

and

flickers

of

lightning

illuminating

my room

in

irregular intervals.

I

count

1...2...3...

CRACK!  BOOM!  CRASH!

Thunder

reverberates

through the cloudburst -

rolling through the night

rolling through my windowpanes

rolling through my heart.

The

incessant

rumbles of thunder

match the

boom-boom-boom

thumping

of my

heart.

I

pray

that each

flash and boom

is

the last...

the finale.

Eventually

the storm

recedes

and

I find

peace and sleep.

Respect the Desert

The desert

can be

a place of

breathtaking beauty,

vibrant color,

unique wildlife.

But

it can also be

a place of

danger,

desolation,

violence.

Cacti spikes can

poke,

stab,

hook their barbs

into

the careless.

Scorpions can

puncture,

poison,

and sometime paralyze

the inattentive.

Rattlesnakes can

strike

with a bite

anything that treads

too near.

Extreme temperatures can

scorch,

dehydrate,

blister,

the unprotected.

Be

ever vigilant

in the

desert.

Behold

the beauty,

but

heed

the danger.

Respect the desert.

Uninvited Guest

An uninvited guest
Decided to make a nest
Right above our door.

The noise we did not mind,
The feathered soul was so kind -
It was the mess we wanted no more.

We swept her debris away,
Each and every day,
As Mama Bird sat upon her egg.

One day "peep-peeping" could be heard,
Coming from a brand new bird,
Standing on wobbly legs.

Days and days went by,
The baby bird learned to fly -
Then Mama Bird decided to soar.

We no longer have a guest
Living in a nest
Right above our door.