The late, great piano player was a great man. His name popped into my head the other day. We went to McMaster together. He was a "real"...

What is left of life When the love that you lived for Is gone? When the person who was half of you Will no longer be by your side On the...

A gallant knight, Sir Halifax, Was terrified of tiny cracks. A braver knight you’d never need For doing an heroic deed. But he’d turn his...

Somewhere it’s a rule of thumb You must always chew on bubble gum. ​ Somewhere there’s a school of sorts Where all day long they play...

A worm with a squiggly wiggle. Went out for an afternoon wriggle Through the green grass so deep Where a beetle asleep Was dreaming a...

The trouble with tails, I’ve noted in whales Is they stay on the scene far too long. So, when they dive to escape, the tail never fails...

Homer never shut his mouth He talkedfromrise to rest, He chattered north, and drawled to south He nattered east and mumbled west ​He...

What’s wrong with weeds? They grow from seeds ​Like other plants They like the sun ​And having fun By bugging ants ​I gave my brother,...

As I was sitting on the gate, A little man walked past “I cannot stop, I’m far too late,” Hesaid, and went on fast. He wore round glasses...

​ As up the Nile I sailed a dhow I ruminated on the cow. It’s not a creature much admired Few poets have found themselves inspired To pen...

Bill agreed when the sun goes down The jungle gets quite dark And the animals make strange sounds But he said they never bark. He said...

When asked what they would like to be When they grow up, some show uncertainty But never me. I know as surely as I can I want to be a...

Sometimes when it’s raining I like to watch the rain Run along the pathway And drop into the drain. I wonder where it goes to And what...

Know why eggs Don’t come with legs? ​ ’Cause they might slip and trip like that And fall down hard with a great big splat ​Of course,...

If fish could fly the air would be No safe place for you and me ​It’d be frighteningly filled with flapping fins From piscatorial dives...

Howard Coward, the astronaut, Didn’t like his name a lot ​ To overcome its timid trace He took a job in outer space ​ When asked to offer...

Elephants, elephants everywhere They’re in my soup; they’re in my hair Few things you’ll find a bigger pain Than an elephant stuck in the...

Don’t look under a rock, that’s my advice That’s where they live, and they’re not very nice. There are things that hide in the under-rock...

Have a banana, half a banana Robins and bobbins and rhubarb, ​ A cabbage day In a greasy sort of way ​ And all of the penguins Are...

Just behind the bushes Right beside the fence ​ Down low, close to the ground Where the branches are not dense ​ I found a place that I...