A Penguin Wears a Tuxedo
A penguin is black and white. It swims like a torpedo. It hunts in the ocean, Looking for fish While wearing a tuxedo! Bruce Larkin Click Here To See More Poems
Month: February 2013
Danny David Desmond Duke
Danny David Desmond Duke Loved to laugh with little Luke. Ho! How they heartily howled As a clown chucked cookies to the crowd. Bruce Larkin Click Here To See More Poems
My Aunt’s Big Pet
My aunt wears a tall, pointy hat And lives in a house with a black cat. Her other pet is so tall and thin, I need a ladder to scratch his chin. Her pet’s so very big that when I tap his knee, He has to take a look around to see if it is me. His food bowl’s the size of a kiddie pool. I stand in his shade…
Man Named Dean
There was a thin man named Dean Who rarely ate more than a bean. His meals were so small, Though he was quite tall, In time he couldn’t be seen! Bruce Larkin Click Here To See More Poems
My Horse Talked Too Much
She whinnied, nickered, and neighed all day, Was even noisy when eating her hay. It had to happen, It did, of course. My talkative horse has become hoarse. Bruce Larkin Click Here To See More Poems
A Plan For My Garden
A plan I have to hatch To protect my garden patch. A certain hungry rabbit Has developed a bad habit. She eats everything that’s green, Leaves behind a sorry scene. I’ll have to be a busy digger. Now my garden must be bigger. I thought it was bad before. She had babies, now there’s four! Bruce Larkin Click Here To See More Poems
It’s Raining What?
It’s raining cats and dogs, At least that’s what they say. When rain pours down like this, We can’t go out and play. Why do they say dogs and cats? Does it never rain other things? I’d love to be showered with silver Or drenched in diamond rings. A downpour of kittens and poodles, I’ll admit is kind of cool. But a storm of tigers and noodles Would surely shut…
Happy Birthday To You
Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. You’re not only older, You smell like a shoe! Bruce Larkin Click Here To See More Poems
Being a Poet
What do poets really do? Children sometimes ask, “Is writing poetry lots of fun, Or a really boring task?” “How do you get the words To rhyme the way they do?” “What kind of mind matches words Like gnu, canoe, and kazoo?” I think we are all poets In our own little way. Poems are when an open mind Lets its thoughts out to play. Bruce Larkin Click Here To…