General tom-tom meow was a one-eyed cat that didn’t keep him from trying to catch rats he saved up some cheese to lure and to tease Ms. J. Marie rat, who wore a pink hat She only adorned it to tease Tom the cat But her plan didn’t work Tom Tomcat was no jerk No…
Category: Rhythmic Stories
The Bridge Down the Road
The big iron bridge was just down the hillRight past grandads house and uncle Bill’s A big iron bridge two tons of guard railsWith arched curves and rivets your hand could trail It was decorated with heavy-girders and piersA place as kids we played and mama had no fears Underneath our secret hiding placeWe’d choose…
Our Playground
Our PlaygroundWhen mom sent her kids out to the playground it was to an old rusty car body in the woods where we played around we used our motor skills to roll the windows up and downwe all took turns pretending we were driving over to town seems I always ended up in the backseatwith…
Watching MaMa
Mom could always strike a poseas the worldly cliché goes the soft features of a round facereminded me of Princess Grace she had a twinkle in her eyea soft-spoken voice much like a sigh She was a country social butterflyshe would take a moment to greet a passerby She always spoke kind words over the…
TheWashboard
How many times did we say dear LordAs our knuckles scraped up and down that board Hanging over the side of an old washtubThe melodious sound of rub a dub dub That’s all women had for many a yearTill a smart engineer caused us women to cheer The new wringer washer took its placeLeaving a…
Daddy Went Fishing
A fisherman needs patience and he needs a good lureSitting on the creek bank can sometimes be the cure My daddy liked to fish and sometimes he would sayWhat do you think mama? Are the fish biting today I could dig up a few worms, just take a minute to grab my polesLast week I…
The Cowboy Way
The cowboy works a long hard day From sunrise to sunset is the cowboy way They dawn their cowboy hat on top their ears It’s soiled and dirty and yes a little dog eared Boots scuffed up but ready to scoot along You might hear…
Lady Blue
 The Texas bluebonnet inspires a sonnetLittle pioneer women in icy bluebonnets A blanket of deep Blue, showstoppers in motionRolling on a hillside as vast as an ocean The bluebonnet thrives on adversityShe’s a hardy girl. She likes drought, you see Royally she stands at attention as if she gluedMiss bonnet is a tough woman;…
Frontier City
One day on the way to see my husband’s sister my husband and I were headed down I -35 , when we got close to the Britain Road sign we passed by Frontier City amusement park. I looked at my husband and said wow that’s really changed hasn’t It? I remember when I was a kid and…
Carousel
Merry go round beautiful sound Riding high below the blue sky Cimarron Rose and Bella Blue Blazing colors with iron horseshoes Bright smiling faces Holding poles fixed in places Feet firmly planted in little brown stirrups Giggles and laughter when the horses giddyup Calico Sally seems to always dilly dally Her focus is on that…