The Oak and the Rose

An oak tree and a rosebush grew,
Young and green together,
Talking the talk of growing things -
Wind and water and weather.
And while the rosebush sweetly bloomed
The oak tree grew so high
That now it spoke of newer things -
Eagles, mountain peaks and sky.
“I guess you think you’re pretty great,”
The rose was heard to cry,
Screaming as ( Read more... )

Cloony the Clown

I’ll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown
Who worked in a circus that came through town.
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,
But he just wasn’t, just wasn’t funny at all.
He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes,
He had a green dog and a thousand balloons.
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall,
But he just wasn’t, ( Read more... )

Traffic Light

The traffic light simply would not turn green
So the people stopped to wait
As the traffic rolled and the wind blew cold
And the hour grew dark and late.

Zoom-varoom, trucks, trailers,
Bikes and limousines,
Clatterin’ by - me oh my!
Won't that light turn green?

But the days turned weeks, and the weeks turned months
And there on the corner they ( Read more... )

No Difference

Small as a peanut,
Big as a giant,
We're all the same size
When we turn off the light.

Rich as a sultan,
Poor as a mite,
We're all worth the same
When we turn off the light.

Red, black or orange,
Yellow or white,
We all look the same
When we turn off the light.

So maybe the way
To make everything right
Is for God to just reach out
And turn off the ( Read more... )

I think two geniuses who don’t get enough recognition are Jack Handy and Shel Silverstein.  Jack Handy’s Deep Thoughts are absolutely brilliant, and yet a tragically small number of people have heard of them.  More people have heard of Shel Silverstein, but not enough people credit his insight.  I was reading Where the Sidewalk Ends today, and I ( Read more... )