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The ROADRUNNER and the RATTLESNAKE
Snippets of the Poems
The silly poems in this book are just for fun.
Except that each poem ends with a surprise, a zinger to make you laugh--or think about the world around you, or heroes, or gender, or what it all means.
Starting with simple poems for the young child, the line-up includes doggerel for teens to adults.
Snippet
Jamaican Joy
Now a dog, when he is happy, he got a tail to slap.
But a frog, when he is happy, he just cannot do dat.
When a dog, he gettin' sleepy, he can take a nap.
But a frog--now can you tell me--where he gonna hang his hat?
Oh, a frog is a critter who is quite deprived.
Yeah, he lives in a swamp, and it is quite a dive
For it's...
Snippet
How to Hide a Piece of Brocc'li
I had a piece of brocc'li that
I didn't want to eat.
'Cuz brocc'li tastes like--brocc'li.
It isn't at all sweet.
I cut it with my knife and fork
and gave a sudden shove.
It sailed right back onto my lap,
unseen by eyes above.
I innocently dropped it
on the floor beside my dog...
Snippet
My Puppy is a Dog Named Pete
My puppy is a boy named Pete.
Oh-oh, a girl gave him a treat,
And dressed him in pink flowers and bow.
Is he a girl now? Do you know?
My teacher says that he can switch
But then how do we know who's which?
The answer's simple--'least for me:
Look down below where he goes pee.
My puppy has a certain part
That shows...
Snippet
The First Time's Free
I was just walkin' down the street
Just hip-hip-hopping to a beat
When this weird guy comes from the rear
And hisses softly in my ear:
I've got some stuff you gotta try.
Believe me, it makes you so high.
Now it won't hurt you. It's real clean.
But kid, the high you get is mean!
Hey, all the...
Snippet
A Boy and a Fish
Psittacosaurus--
a hard name to say.
Funny thing is,
it did not all decay.
Well, it did and it didn't.
Some skin parts survived
From back millions of years ago
when it had thrived.
Wait! Millions of years?
That's a problem, I say.
Soft tissue like skin for
such long years won't stay...