The ten commandments in verse (Author unknown)
Here I am, here
1. You shall have no gods but Me;
2. Before no idol bend your knee.
3. Take not the name of God in vain;
4. Dare not the Sabbath day profane.
5. Give both your parents honor due;
6. Take heed that you no murder do.
7. Abstain from words and deeds unclean;
8. Steal not, though you be poor and mean.
9. Tell not a willful lie, nor love it;
10. What is your neighbor's do not covet.
Mr Nobody Anonymous
I know a funny little man,
As quiet as a mouse,
Who does the mischief that is done
In everybody’s house!
There’s no one ever seen his face,
And yet we all agree
That every plate we break was cracked
By Mr. Nobody.
‘Tis he who always tears our books,
Who leaves the door ajar,
He pulls the buttons from our shirts,
And scatters pins afar;
Table Manners By Gelett Burgess (1866-1951)
The Goops they lick their fingers,
And the Goops they lick their knives;
They spill their soup on the tablecloth ---
Oh, they lead disgusting lives!
The Goops they talk while eating,
And loud and fast they chew;
And that is why I'm glad that
I Am not a Goop --- are you?
Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face by Jack Prelutsky
Be glad your nose is on your face,
not pasted on some other place,
for if it were where it is not,
you might dislike your nose a lot.
Imagine if your precious nose
were sandwiched in between your toes,
that clearly would not be a treat,
for you'd be forced to smell your feet.
Your nose would be a source of dread
were it attached atop your head,
Super Samson Simpson by Jack Prelutsky
I am Super Samson Simpson, I'm superlatively strong,
I like to carry elephants,I do it all day long,
I pick up half a dozenand hoist them in the air,
it's really somewhat simple, for I have strength to spare.
Where is Thumbkin?Where is Thumbkin?
I am.
How are you today?Very well, thank you.Go away, go
away.
Where is Pointer?Where is Pointer?Here I am, here I am.
How are you today?Very well, thank you.Go away, go
away.
Where is Ring Man?Where is Ring Man?Here I am, here I
am.
How are you today?Very well, thank you.Go away, go
away.
Where is Small Man?Where is Small Man?Here I am, here
I am.
How are you today?Very well, thank you.Go away, go
away.
That squeaking door will always squeak,
For, prithee, don’t you see,
We leave the oiling to be done,
By Mr.Nobody.
The finger marks upon the door
By none of us are made;
We never leave the blinds unclosed,
To let the curtains fade.
The ink we never spill, the boots
That lying ‘round you see
Are not our books – they all belong
To Mr. Nobody
it soon would drive you to despair,
forever tickled by your hair.
Within your ear, your nose would be
an absolute catastrophe,
for when you were obliged to sneeze,
your brain would rattle from the breeze.
Your nose, instead, through thick and thin,
remains between your eyes and chin,
not pasted on some other place--
be glad your nose is on your face!
My muscles are enormous, they bulge from top to toe,
and when I carry elephants, they ripple to and fro,
but I am not the strongest in the Simpson family,
for when I carry elephants, my grandma carries me.
Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens By Jack Prelutsky
Last night I dreamed of chickens,
there were chickens everywhere,
they were standing on my stomach,
they were nesting in my hair,
they were pecking at my pillow,
they were hopping on my head,
they were ruffling up their feathers
as they raced about my bed.
Bleezer's Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky
I am Ebenezer Bleezer,
I run BLEEZER'S ICE CREAM STORE,
there are flavors in my freezer
you have never seen before,
twenty-eight divine creations
too delicious to resist,
why not do yourself a favor,
try the flavors on my list:
COCOA MOCHA MACARONI
TAPIOCA SMOKED BALONEY
CHECKERBERRY CHEDDAR CHEW
CHICKEN CHERRY HONEYDEW
TUTTI-FRUTTI STEWED TOMATO
TUNA TACO BAKED POTATO
LOBSTER LITCHI LIMA BEAN
MOZZARELLA MANGOSTEEN
ALMOND HAM MERINGUE SALAMI
YAM ANCHOVY PRUNE PASTRAMI
SASSAFRAS SOUVLAKI HASH
The eight parts of speech poem by Poet unkown
Every name is called a noun
As field and fountain, street and town;
In place of noun the pronoun stands,
As he and she can clap their hands;
The adjective describes a thing,
As magic wand or bridal ring;
The verb means action, something done –
To read and write, to jump and run;
The Reading Mother by Strickland Gillilan’s
I had a Mother who read me lays
Of ancient and gallant and golden days;
Stories of Marmion and Ivanhoe,
Which every boy has a right to know.
I had a Mother who read me tales
Of Gelert the hound of the hills of Wales,
True to his trust till his tragic death,
Faithfulness blent with his final breath.
I had a Mother who read me the things
That wholesome life to the boy heart brings –
They were on the chairs and tables,
they were on the chandeliers,
they were roosting in the corners,
they were clucking in my ears,
there were chickens, chickens,
chickens for as far as I could see...
when I woke today, I noticed
there were eggs on top of me
SUKIYAKI SUCCOTASH
BUTTER BRICKLE PEPPER PICKLE
POMEGRANATE PUMPERNICKEL
PEACH PIMENTO PIZZA PLUM
PEANUT PUMPKIN BUBBLEGUM
BROCCOLI BANANA BLUSTER
CHOCOLATE CHOP SUEY CLUSTER
AVOCADO BRUSSELS SPROUT
PERIWINKLE SAUERKRAUT
COTTON CANDY CARROT CUSTARD
CAULIFLOWER COLA MUSTARD
ONION DUMPLING DOUBLE DIP
TURNIP TRUFFLE TRIPLE FLIP
GARLIC GUMBO GRAVY GUAVA
LENTIL LEMON LIVER LAVA
ORANGE OLIVE BAGEL BEET
WATERMELON WAFFLE WHEAT
I am Ebenezer Bleezer,
I run BLEEZER'S ICE CREAM STORE,
taste a flavor from my freezer,
you will surely ask for more.
How things are done the adverbs tell,
As quickly, slowly, badly, well;
The preposition shows relation,
As in the street or at the station;
Conjunctions join, in many ways,
Sentences, words, or phrase and phrase;
The interjection cries out,
Hark! I need an exclamation mark.
Stories that stir with an upward touch,
Oh, that each Mother of boys were such!
You may have tangible wealth untold;
Chests of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I, you can never be –
For I had a Mother who read to me.