Kindergarten Prose Poems

I unconditionally love the eutony heard by
my soul when I hear certain words.
zing, zip, zeal, zest, zealot, zipper, and z,
are particular favorites, for several sing-songy...

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In the olden days at school the only time we heard squealing in elementary class was when Kitty wore a new hair bow like ours,...

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All you have to do is swoop down in front of a grade school, grab up a kindergarten student, and fly off.
This will strike terror...

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That is your job, the mama tells us at school.
We feed her child breakfast, lunch, and an after school snack free of charge.
We give her...

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When I was a young child, you were an old gray headed man that shuffled along slowly, aided by a cane. You never could move...

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My father never talked much about religion but he went to Mass every Sunday, the 6:30 Mass where few people would be and he wouldn’t...

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Jack, age 6, loves the iPad he uses in kindergarten. He already navigates the net to some degree. But when he accompanied his father to...

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Once my father made me a crown. I was five maybe, it was the fanciest crown you have ever seen, I am sure. As it...

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On Monday I tried to call you but no one was home.
On Tuesday I walked to your home and  rang the doorbell.
There was no...

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Have you ever had a day that you wanted to relive over and over again? A day when the craziness of the world was far...

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A man impatient on the corner
Waiting for the light to say walk
As cars drive by splashing mud
Oblivious to anything going on
A truck pulls too far...

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To love you is like
Learning in the kindergarten,
Honor your teacher with
All the heart and soul.

To love you is like
To learn the song,
To sing as you...

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