Birds
By Meish Goldish
Birds in the sky, in the lake, in the tree,
So many birds for you to see!
Mockingbird, blue jay, robin, sparrow,
Cardinal, oriole, swift as an arrow!
Bobolink, chickadee, bullfinch, crow,
Warbler, raven, watch them go!
Meadowlark, blackbird, nightingale, thrush,
Birds in a bush, and birds in the brush.
Woodpecker, hummingbird, osprey, owl,
Chicken and turkey (Known as fowl).
Duck in the water, dove in the sky,
Ostrich and penguin, which don’t even fly!
Swan and pelican, puffin and goose,
Buzzard and eagle on the loose.
Stork and heron with long pink legs,
Hawk and falcon, guarding their eggs.
Albatross, vulture, peacock, pheasant,
Birds that are wild, birds that are pleasant.
Birds in the sky, in the lake, in the tree,
So many birds for you to see!
Nine Black Cats
By Dennis Lee
As I went up
To Halifax,
I met a man
With nine black cats.
One was tubby,
Two was thin,
Three had a pimple
On his chin.
Four ate pizza,
Five ate lox,
Six ate the wool
From her long black socks;
Seven had a dory,
Eight had a car,
And Nine sang a song
On a steel guitar.
So tell me true
When you hear these facts-
How many were going
To Halifax?
Mice
By Rose Fyleman
I think mice
are rather nice.
Their tails are long,
Their faces small,
They haven’t any Chins at all.
Their ears are pink,
Their teeth are white,
They run around
The house at night,
They nibble things
They shouldn’t touch
And no one seems
To like them much.
But I think mice are nice.
The Loser
By Shel Silverstein
Mama said I’d lose my head
If it wasn’t fastened on.
Today I guess it wasn’t
Cause while playing with my brother
It fell off and rolled way
And now it’s gone.
And I can’t look for it
Cause my eyes are on it,
And I can’t call to it
Cause my mouth is on it
And I couldn’t hear it
Cause my ears are on it
I can’t even think about it
Cause my brain is in it.
So I guess I’ll sit down
On this rock
And rest for just a minute…
Sea Animals
By Meish Goldish
What do you see in the sea?
Animals moving free!
Snails and whales
Using their tails.
Seals and eels
Looking for meals.
Catfish, flatfish
Chasing fat fish.
What do you see in the sea?
Animals moving free!
Freddie
By Phil Bolsta
I don’t like doing homework.
I know that it will bore me.
But now I am much happier
Cause Freddie does it for me!
He greets me at the door each day
When I come home from school
He just can’t wait to read my books-
I think that’s pretty cool.
I give him all my homework,
Like history and math.
And when he’s done I give him
A nice warm bubble bath!
My grades are so much better now,
Which makes my parents glad.
Freddie is the smartest dog
That I have ever had!
Fishing
Author Unknown
When I go fishing
I’m always wishing
Some fish will be my prize;
But while I’m fishing,
The fishing are wishing
Otherwise.
And all the wishes
Of all the fishes
Seem always to come true;
So all my wishes
To catch some fishes
Never do.
Five Little Fishes
By Valerie Danoff
Five little fishes, swimming in the sea,
The first one said, “Oh, what can we see?”
The second one said, “I can see a tail.”
The third one said, “It must be a whale!”
The fourth one said,”She’s looking for lunch,”
The fifth one said, “She’ll eat us in one munch!”
Five little fishes, swimming side by side, cried
“Oh where, oh where, oh where can we hide?”
My Dog Has Got No Manners
By Bruce Lansky
My dog has got no manners.
I think he’s very rude.
He always whines at dinnertime
While we are eating food.
And when he’s feeling thirsty
and wants to take a drink,
he takes it from the toilet
instead of from the sink.
He never wears a pair of pants.
He doesn’t wear a shirt.
But worse, he will not shower
To wash away the dirt.
He’s not polite to strangers.
He bites them on the rear.
And when I’m on the telephone,
He barks so I can’t hear.
When I complained to Mommy,
She said, “I thought you knew:
The reason that his manners stink-
He learns by watching you.
My Teacher Ate My Homework
By Ken Nesbitt
My teacher ate my homework.
Which I thought was rather odd.
He sniffed at it and smiled.
With an approving sort of nod.
He took a little nibble—
It’s unusual, but true –
Then had a somewhat larger bite
And gave a thoughtful chew.
I think he must have liked it,
For he really went to town.
He gobbled it with gusto
And he wolfed the whole thing down.
He licked off all his fingers,
Gave a burp and said, “You pass.”
I guess that’s how they grade you
When you’re in a cooking class.
