Wuzzy, a voracious reader,
chewed through books, a reading speeder.
A vocabulary leader,
gobbled all her folks would feed her.
On her shelf, a ten volume set,
one that she had not read yet.
Covers each an eighth inch thick,
thousand page tomes, four-inch bricks.
Wuzzy could not help herself;
devoured them right on the shelf.
Starting at book one, page one,
she chewed till ten’s last page was done.
So here’s a puzzle just for you:
what length of books did Wuzzy chew through?
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for the Kids Creativity and Learning Poetry Contest
sponsored by Eve Roper
written on 3/11/23
Categories:
speeder, books, nursery rhyme,
Form: Rhyme
his red lights flashing
high speed chase to give ticket
danger to speeder
Categories:
speeder, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Senryu
It was the night before Christmas
And on this very calm night
Almost fell asleep in my squad car
When the radar unit did light
The speed was over 100
And it was climbing much higher
I radioed into dispatch
This speeder was a flyer.
Going south I told dispatch
We are going down the beltway
It was then that I noticed
I was chasing reindeer and sleigh
He finally pulled over
Back up set up a perimeter
Thinking back on it now
Should have considered his altimeter
We approached him and asked for
License, Registration, & Insurance
His credentials were valid
To this he assured us
We gave him a warning
for the excessive speed
he introduced us to the reindeer
to this no one would believe.
He said thank you to all
As he flew out of site.
Merry Christmas to All
And have a safe night.
Categories:
speeder, christmas, fire, holiday, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Dear Grandma,
Let's go for one last ride in the speeder car
Bring your ukulele and I'll bring my guitar
We'll sing, dance, and celebrate your life
You were a daughter, sister, mother, and wife
A sewer, knitter, gardener, and professional cook
Really... was there anything she couldn't cook?
Nearly 55 years with your high school sweetheart
Jerry and Carlotta, state of the art counterparts
You cared for others more than anyone I ever knew
and I can't even fathom my number of IOU's
Hugs, advice, a ride, or just some food
You always left everyone in a better mood
Every person here sitting in these pews
thought they'd have many more years with you
but no days are promised, that's the hard truth
72 years old and you were so full of youth...
I know you'd want us to be happy rather than blue
So every Easter Sunday we'll rendezvous for LuLu!
Categories:
speeder, death, grandmother, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
riding the web
she is a spider
and weaves a web
for the next meal
as trapped in her tangles
you have no chance of escape
she mummified you
for the next meal
Categories:
speeder, creation,
Form: Free verse