I have a little blue truck parked in my garage. It’s older than most of the people who read my Rhyme Time writing for kids or listen to my music. And it has become almost a part of me. It still runs, and once in a while I take it on a short trip to pick up supplies or other errands. It needs a … Read the rest…
I got up very, very early this morning. In fact, when I first got up, it was still dark. So, after making some coffee, feeding the dogs, and having a little bit of breakfast I walked to our foyer window. The sun was just starting peep over the horizon. And as I stood there staring I noticed the bright orange and yellow clouds in the … Read the rest…
Kids always want to make the day go faster when there’s something they’d rather be doing. You adults probably felt the same way when you were a kid. And maybe you still feel that way sometimes. I remember grandparents saying something like “stop wishing your life away”. They had a point. When we’re kids, we just can’t see how good we’ve got it. Someone … Read the rest…
Maybe you’ve heard someone on the news say something like, “OK, we go now to Dave in Copter 6. He’s the eyes in the sky for traffic and weather reports.” Well, I heard something like that early this morning, and it made me think of a short Rhyme and Reason poem to share with you. It’s just pure imagination. But it shows another example … Read the rest…
Ever since I was about 16 I’ve been using words to make a picture. Well, let me clear that up a little. I haven’t been using words for all that time to just come up with one picture. Ha! That would have to be one large and complicated picture. No, what I mean is… I’m using words to make a picture every time I … Read the rest…
I remember, when I was a boy, some long, lazy summers in eastern Kansas. And today I thought about a place where we fished down by the creek bank in a remote part of some farmland. We used to take our rods and reels, walk about a half mile along the fence line on the tractor trail, and wind through a forest to where … Read the rest…
Have you ever thought about what you might find in the color of water? Here’s a tip for you…pure water doesn’t have any color. It’s clear. So, it was sort of a trick question I guess, but I still meant it. There are plenty of ways you might see color in water. Of course, there are the obvious ways…like putting food coloring in it. … Read the rest…
