The rambling rambler rambled Down the dirt road Kicking up dust On legs that were bowed On feet that were blistered By old cowboy boots He never stopped moving Never put down any roots The rambling rambler rambled Across state lines Tipping his hat At each “Welcome to” sign Sampling the food Made famous… Read More The Rambling Rambler Rambled
Remains of a snowman Are sad to see Just a dirty pile Of leaves and debris He has no button eyes And no carrot nose In a gust of wind Away his scarf blows Remains of a snowman Are sad to see He’s now just a spot For the dogs to pee
Wake me when it’s spring When the flowers are in bloom When the birds gladly sing When the sun sits higher in the sky And a warm night the moon soon brings
It’s sad to see The trees left on the lot All of the orphans That Christmas forgot Cold and bare In quiet desperation Hoping for a home And festive decorations But new hope is found When the birds fly in They fluff their feathers As tweeting begins They sing Christmas carols From days of… Read More Christmas Orphans
The Christmas tree stood All merry and bright Ornaments glistening With colored lights Storage boxes were shut And put away Up in the attic For another day But, one ornament Was overlooked In the storage box Buffy the cat, shook Loosening the lid She ran out the door Stair after stair Down to the… Read More Mischievous
The table is set For Thanksgiving Day The turkey and sides Are all on display But did you know They are there to compete, To become Thanksgiving’s Favorite treat? The turkey says, “Clearly, I’ll go far! My plump breasts and thighs Will make me the star!” The potatoes argue, “I’m fluffy!” “I’m sweet!” Before… Read More Thanksgiving Food Fight
I looked for meteors But didn’t see one It seemed to be over Before it’d begun Searching the sky Cursing at cloud cover Not a meteor was seen But a plane did hover Yes, a plain old plane Not even a UFO Crashed my expectations Of a meteor show
I saw a pumpkin On the side of the road Covered with leaves Its face barely showed One triangle eye A small button nose And a pumpkin stem Out of the leaves rose When a gust of wind Moved fall debris Down a steep hill The pumpkin rolled free Over bumps and stumps The… Read More Feasted and Cheered
It patiently waits For this time of year When bright orange pumpkins Make children cheer When porches come alive With spiders and bats And feet are wiped On trick or treat mats Watching from above As the children play Is an old spooky tree On a fine autumn day The kids stare At its… Read More Spooky Tree
A full harvest moon Will rise tonight On Friday the 13th The bats will take flight To search the orchard In the cool, dark air Where trees grow heavy With apples and pears On bent branches Above the pumpkin patch The bats swoop down For bugs to catch As calls of the wild Enliven… Read More Bleed into Shadow
