Steve Shilstone's Blog, page 23
April 30, 2013
A SQUARE WHEEL OF VINTAGE OZ BOOKS
I’ve had these Oz books with me for nearly 60 years. I have one more wheel’s worth plus a few spares.
April 24, 2013
WHEN LOST IN THE DANKEN WOOD
When lost in the Danken Wood
I find it is always good
to gather your bearings
consulting with herrings
or Little Red Riding Hood.
April 17, 2013
April 15, 2013
NOISY NEIGHBORS
When the neighbors are this noisy I can’t get any sleep.
I prefer my flowers never to make a single peep.
April 12, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARDIE GRAMATKY
May I come to the birthday party
celebrating a guy named Hardie?
I’ll wear my best suit.
He wrote LITTLE TOOT!
Just name the time. I’ll not be tardy.
April 1, 2013
THE BLINKY GREENWING LIMERICK
In the wasteland lost was Blinky Greenwing,
his mind swept clean with nothing on to cling.
With his powerful stare
he was yet unaware
of a glorious future wherein he would be king.
March 26, 2013
THE SWUMPOGGLER LIMERICK
In the Swump of Greedge beyond Long Thin Lake
live a pair of swumpogglers always awake.
Of beaks each has two.
They use them, it’s true,
to sing 4-part harmony pretty as cake.
March 22, 2013
JOY AND SORROW ON THE FARM
O bliss, O joy, O happy day,
the vedling cart wed the bale of hay!
O mip, O mop, O most sublime,
the barn door wept at the bell’s first chime.
The bell was happy, the barn door sad,
and the cart and the hay were gladder than glad.
O clip, O clop, O there’s a horse.
Shall we go inside where it’s safe? Of course.
March 17, 2013
THE BILLOW SPLASH LIMERICK
What a handsome wizard is Billow Splash
with pale blue eyes so long of lash.
Maidens galore
fall on the floor
whenever he offers to take out the trash.
March 11, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA GAG
Today is the birthday of Wanda Gag.
Did you know her last name rhymes with frog?
She built this book. Have you read it?
It’s all about cats. There, I’ve said it.
