Our Sweet Daphne!

Vol. 1  Chap. 548

     Our Sweet Daphne!

  Extra Pounds Come with Extra Love!

  Our Sweet Daphne Has Plenty Of

  Each Quality Packed Inside Her!

  Of This, I Think We All Concur!

  Not That She Doesn’t Exercise!

  Mom Sees to That!  That’s No Surprise!

  Mom Would Never Over~Feed Her!

  Measures Her Food to the Liter!

  Perhaps, I’m Not Sayin’, F’Sure,

  I’ve Slipped Our Rolly~Polly Pure

  Bundle of Love an Extra Scoop!

  Good Thing Mom Doesn’t Weigh Her Poop!

  You Know You Can’t Put It Past Her!

  Our Mom’s a Nurse Practitioner!

  She Deals with Gross Things All the Time!

  Things Grampa Won’t Say In This Rhyme!

  This Dog’s Pure Love and Loyalty!

  Distance Runs with Mom!  Walks with Me!

  Tells Us She Loves Us with Her Eyes!

  Then Sleeps for Hours!  That’s No Surprise!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

The S~Hero In Us!

Vol. 1  Chap. 547

       S~Hero In Us!

What We Need’s a Super S~Hero

To Stop This Plague’s Spread, Don’t Ya Know!

This Crazy, Insane Pestilence

That Shows Amazing Resilience!

I Know Some Day, This Too Shall Pass!

That Day I Will Be One Psyched Lass!

Til Then It’s Constant Hand Washing,

Mask Wearing, Social Distancing!

We’ve Got to See We’re In a War!

We’ve Got to See We’re Fighting For

Us and Those Most Vulnerable

We Can Win This!  We’re Capable!

Covid’s Death Toll Has Done More Harm

Than U.S. Deaths in Viet Nam!

But Those Three Steps from Stanza Two

Are All We Need to See This Through!

So Pass the Word!  Tell All You Know

We’ve Got the Means to See Deaths Slow!

Let’s Stop the Spread of This Virus!

Bring Out the S~Hero Who’s In Us!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

Next Stop ~ The Zoo!

Vol. 1  Chap 546

   Next Stop ~ The Zoo!

We Have a Lot to Learn, Ya Know

From Animals That We Love!  So,

We Headed Out ... Next Stop the Zoo!

If You’d Like, You Can Join Us Too!

First Meet the Gals From Uganda!

Mountain Gorillas We’re Fond’a!

Social Distancing is a Trait

These Girls Excel At!  Aren’t They Great?

Can’t Say the Same For the Giraffe!

Like Kids They Like to Hang and Laugh!

They Strip the Bark Off All the Trees,

‘Spec’ly Once They’ve Munched All Their

Leaves!

If You Should Hear the Lion Roar,

“Get Over Here!  Unlock This Door!”

“We’re Sad Up Here’s Why We’re Cryin’”

Don’t Do It!  He’s Surely Lion!

No One Gets Close to the Tiger!

She’s a Snarler!  She’s a Biter!

You May Think You’re Up to the Task,

But Don’t Fit This Cat For a Mask!

That’s the ABC’s of Our Zoo!

Let’s March!  We’ve Got Hiking to Do!

Make Sure Your Mask is Tight and Snug!

Do Avoid Each Gorilla’s Hug!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

Can We Talk?

Vol. 1  Chap. 545

        Can We Talk?

Can We Talk Seriously, Peeps?

Speak Softly, Mom & Aud Each Sleeps!

Daphne’s Off All~Night Guard Duty!

She’ll Sleep to Enhance Her Beauty!

I Don’t Think It’s Much of a Stretch

To Think If We Lay Out a Sketch

Of Where This Spinning Globe's Headed,

You’d Be Right To Fear and Dread It!

Think From the Heart!  Our Focus Can

Hone In On How We Treat Each Man

And Woman Who Shares Our Planet!

End This Hate!  Here's How I Plan It:

All Races Have Some Bad, Some Good!

Most Humans Feel Misunderstood!

It’s Up to Us To Just Be Kind!

And Strive to Become Color Blind!

Call Up Folks Who Can’t Get Out Much!

Check If They Have Groc’rys and Such!
Kids' Acts Can Change Their Neighborhood! 

Spread Kindness Through Our Acts of Good!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

So Naive!

Vol. 1  Chap. 544

       So Naïve!

 

  I Had a Dream That Went All Night!

  Not a Nightmare!  I Got No Fright!

  But It Left a Strong Impression!

  One Akin to Plain Depression!

 

That Dream Took Place on My Last Day

Of Second Grade, Before Vacay!

There I Was Reaping My Rewards

Amid Sweet Friends I Had In Hoardes!

 

We Were So Naïve, Innocent!

Thought Ev’ry Summer Would Be Spent

Surfside for Months of Endless Fun

With Besties Til Summer Was Done!

 

Come Birthdays, the Ways We’d Handle

The Cake was Blow Out Each Candle!

Covid Was Not a Word We Knew!

Corona Was Mom’s Fav’rite Brew!

 

I Woke to Our Reality!

Our World Has Changed and With It, Me!

No Fun!  No Parties With My Friends!

No Surfside Days Til This Crud Ends!

 

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!


Love~Grampa

Texas Tim Turns Fifteen!

Vol. 1  Chap. 543

 Texas Tim Turns Fifteen!

 Our Cousin, Cute, Sweet, Tiny Tim!

 Now Check Out What’s Become of Him!

 Fifteen!  Tim Nearly Is a Man!

 A Man with a Condor’s Wing~Span!

 When Mom’s Sick Tim Looks After Her!

 Then Airs Her Out By the River!

 Born With an Adventurer’s Heart!

 Celest’al Navigator’s Chart!

 From a Young Age His Friend Elon

 Musk Let Our Brave Tim Tag Along

 On Voyages to Outer Space!

 You’ll Find It’s Hard to Keep Tim’s Pace!

 There’s No Cure for His Acting Bug!

 Up On Stage Gallant Tim Can Tug

 At Your Heart Strings!  He’ll Pull You In!

 Cut You Slack!  Rope You In Again!

 Despite His Bouts of Cam’ra Shy,

 Tim Could Be President!  Here’s Why:

 Under~Dogs All Adore Our Tim!

 Face It!  America Needs Him!

          I’m Timothy Campbell
      And I Approve This Message!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

My Covid Cocoon!

Vol. 1  Chap. 542

         My Covid Cocoon!

I’m Stuck in This Covid Cocoon!

I Really Hope This All Ends Soon!

Of Fifth Grade, I Missed a Big Chunk!

I’m No Fan of This Covid Junk!

Sometimes I Don’t Know Just Which Day

It Is!  Feels Like I’ll Always Stay

Stuck In My House, Sans a Single

School Friend!  God, Please Let Me Mingle!

But Covid Doesn’t Work That Way!

I Know Mom’s Right!  I Hear Her Say

Sure It’s Hard, But We Must Distance

Not Sometimes, But Every Instance!

Now Fifth Grade’s Gone!  It’s History!

Sixth Grade Starts ‘bout the Same For Me!

More Distance Learning!  No Contacts

With Any Friends, Just Dry, Dry Facts!

Aud Says When We Leave Our Cocoon,

Immune … The World Will Find Out Soon,

I’ve Grown!  While No One’s Looking I

Morphed To a Monarch Butterfly!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

To Split Hairs!

Vol. 1  Chap. 541

    To Split Hairs!

My Sister Lives Life to the Max!

Don’t Believe Me?  Follow Her Tracks!

In School She Excels Most In S.T.E.M.!

Tough Subjects!  She Devours Them!

That Great Head Up On Her Shoulder

Gets Better as She Gets Older!

I Know as Long as She’s Near Me,

I’m ‘bout as Safe as Safe Can Be!

In Any Crisis Aud Stays Calm!

Staying Near Her’s Avoiding Harm!

Aud’s No Weak Lamb In The Manger!

She’s Trained to Respond to Danger!

So Knowing That, Don’t Think It Strange

That Aud’s Trained at the Firing Range!

She’s Sensible … Responsible …

And Her Bull’s Eye’s Shredded at Will!

Here’s Where I Don’t Mean to Split Hairs!

But the Weapon That Audrey Cares

The Most For is Her Throwing Ax!

Big Sis Can Repel Most Attacks!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa

C'mon People!

Vol. 1  Chap. 540


                           C'mon People!

True, the Greatest Generation

Could Have Saved This Ailing Nation!

Self~Sacrifice, Courage Galore!

They Knew What They Were Fighting For!

Our Marines on Iwo Jima ...

D~Day Soldiers Were No Prima

Donnas Who Thought of Me, Me, Me!

If They Had, We Would Not Be Free!

No Gun, Grenade or Flame Thrower

Is Necessary to Lower

Our Death Toll!  Here is All We Ask:

Distance, Wash Hands and Wear a Mask!

Today’s America’s Birthday!

C’mon People, Heed What I Say,

We Could Beat Covid This July

If We Give It an Honest Try!

If We Don’t Now Pull Together,

It May Be Too Late to Weather

This Tempest!  Step Up!  Show the Ways!

Let’s End This Thing in Thirty Days!

Your Grampa Sure Loves Y’All!

Love~Grampa