Robbie Yates's Blog, page 15
June 24, 2018
Microwaves
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I don’t believe in microwaves
I think they’re just for fools
Who never learnt to fry or bake
Or cook with kitchen tools.
I only ever heat my food
With ovens, pans and pots,
A kettle’s always been enough
To make a beverage hot.
I don’t believe in microwaves
They clutter up a shelf.
Besides, the radiation
Cannot be good for health.
The one time I wish I had
A microwave for heat
Is when I want to zap a pair
Of socks to warm my feet!
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June 23, 2018
Finish This Poem – “Soda Pop”
I have a small addiction
To fizzy soda pop.
I simply love to drink it
I fear I cannot stop.
I love the little bubbles
The flavor, oh so sweet
There’s something weird I do with it:
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June 22, 2018
Plane Food
My sister just loves plane food
I cannot fathom why.
She gets so darn excited
Each time she gets to fly.
She loves the sad old cookies
The sandwiches as well,
I used to think she faked it
But now it’s hard to tell.
My sister just loves plane food
And every time we go
On culture trips, vacations,
Or visits to the snow,
She wakes up oh so early
So happy she could burst.
And once we’re at the airport
She queues up to board first.
My sister just loves plane food
She asks the airline staff
If she can take the surplus
(The flight attendants laugh).
And just last week we traveled.
We book some flights to Maine.
My sister never made it—
She never left the plane.
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The Thing in the Fridge (Originally Written by Anthony Gorman)
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June 21, 2018
TV
I never watch the TV, Mom,
I don’t use it at all.
I think it’s bad for kids like me,
It shrinks our brains down small.
I hardly ever watch it,
Except for Saturdays.
I don’t want to expose myself to
Harmful TV rays.
I never watch the TV, Mom,
Unless it’s late at night.
And even then it’s just to help me
Get to sleep alright.
I know they broadcast rubbish so
I only watch the news.
Well that, and films and episodes
With excellent reviews.
I never watch the TV, Mom,
Except for after school.
And even then I only watch
The cartoons I find cool.
I s’pose sometimes I watch some dramas,
Crime shows, too, I guess
And also sports, and docos,
That’s it – no more, no less.
I never watch the TV, Mom,
Except for all the time.
You know, you should be proud of me
The shows don’t cost a dime.
I know I’m failing classes and
I never leave the house.
Admit it though, I’m well-behaved,
And quiet as a mouse!
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June 20, 2018
Finish This Poem – “Grandpa”
My Grandpa is peculiar.
He’s ninety-eight years old.
He wears his gumboots all day long
(He says it’s ‘cos he’s cold.)
He grumbles at the postman
Cos “stamps cost too much cash.”
And what is Grandpa’s favorite food?
It’s pea and chocolate mash.
My Grandpa is an oddball
He yells at hawks and crows.
And when I asked him why, one day,
He said he doesn’t know.
He likes to chew on gum leaves
He hates “that darn TV.”
The oddest thing of all though is,
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