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The Fisherman's Lament

Sailing across the ocean blue  Singing shanties with my merry crew We cast our nets into the briny waters To provide for our wives, sons, and daughters. But when are nets grew heavy and taut We heaved them up to see what we caught. And what did our accursed eyes behold? Fish with scales that glistened like gold. We cheered as our nets burst at the seams. We were rich beyond our wildest dreams! But my heart quickly sank to the sea floor As I recalled the warning we got days before. “Should you ever catch fishes of gold Remember the ancient warnings of old: Release them and don’t be slaves to greed Lest you anger the Merfolk with a selfish deed.” With heavy heart, I reminded my crew Of the solemn warning from Old Ms. Rue. They laughed and said, “It’s just an old wives tale!” And our captain said, “Homeward we sail!” I warned them that this was a foolish deed But my voice was one they chose not to heed. As they started to sail home with childish glee A great shadow loomed below the su...
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The Dog in the Park


There’s a dog who wanders the park;

I came across him one day.

He wagged his tail and jumped about.

He really wanted to play.


I didn’t have a bouncy ball

Or a stick to throw.

All I had was a blue bobby pin

And my pretty red bow.


I wasn’t going to throw those things

So, in that case,

I found a rock and threw it

And the dog gladly gave chase.


He picked up the rock,

Then tripped as he ran back to me.

But the rock wasn’t in his mouth.

“Where on earth could it be?”


I looked around for the rock.

Maybe it fell into a hole?

When I didn’t find the rock, I knew

The poor thing had swallowed it whole.

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