If You’re Not From Vermont

A form change poem (with thanks to David Bouchard, If You’re Not From the Prairie . . . )   If you’re not from Vermont, You don’t know maple products. You don’t know the taste of maple syrup.   If you’re not from Vermont, You don’t know mountains, The famous Green Mountains.   If you’re…

Cures for a Boring Bedtime

*Guzzle coke before bedtime. *Wrestle in bed with my stuffies. *Buy a floating bed! *Put my bed in a bubble. *Shoot my pillow with my nerf rifle. *Brush my teeth with marshmallows. *Read scary stories.  Good night!

I’m Talking Slow

I’m Talking Slow! (a thesaurus poem)   I’m talking slow! I’m talking bumper to bumper! I’m talking bit by bit, little by little! I’m talking lazily, gradually, sluggishly! I’m talking leisurely, moderate, torpid! I’m talking passive, lazy, listless, oafishly, lagging! I’m talking slow!

If I Were in Charge of the World

If I Were in Charge of the World (a form change poem with thanks to Judith Viorst   If I were in charge of the world, I’d cancel vegetables, mushrooms, and also pizza.   If I were in charge of the world, There would be more summer, more candy, and lots of money.   If…

Chapter 4: Saving!

Chapter 4: Saving! The dragon got to the giant and blew fire into his face. “This is my chance,” he thought, so he jumped onto his shirt. He got to the side of his shirt. “I need to take a rest” said the knight. Little did he know that he was sliding down the bacon…

Chapter 3: Help!

Chapter 3:  Help!   “I’ll help you!” said the knight.   “Not if I can help it!” said the giant in a loud, deep voice.   The knight asked “What can the giant not do?”   “He cannot see through fire,” she said.  “Semore is a fire-breathing dragon so he can breathe out fire into…

Environmental Commercial: Sea Trouble

All:  Once upon a time in a far-off, imaginary ocean . . . . M:  Frank the Fish was in an egg.  Some pollution came by, and he came out and started growing really big and super strong.  At the end of the day, he was shrinking, and he was small again. J:  J Seal…