Basketball's My Favorite Sport
Basketball's my favorite sport.
I dribble up and down the court.
The ball goes bouncing off my toes
and beans the teacher on the nose.
He stumbles back and grabs his nose
and hits the wall and down he goes.
The other players stop and stare.
They've never heard the teacher swear.
With no one playing anymore.
I grab the ball. I shoot. I score.
I love this game! It's so much fun.
The teacher cried, but, hey--we won.
--Kenn Nesbitt
***
I Played a Game
I played a game.
I rode my bike.
I had a snack.
I took a hike.
I read a book.
I watched T.V.
I built a fort.
I climbed a tree.
I surfed the web.
I played guitar.
I caught a bug
inside a jar.
I called my friends.
I dug a hole.
I kicked a ball.
I scored a goal.
I had a swim.
I learned to skate.
I played with toys.
I stayed up late.
It's fair to say
I do like school,
but even more, though,
weekends rule!
--Kenn Nesbitt
***
My Bunny Lies Over My Doggy
(sung to the tune of "My Bonnie Is Over the Ocean")
My pets were out practicing football.
My frog intercepted a pass.
My cat and my dog and my bunny
then tackled him flat on the grass.
My bunny lies over my doggy.
My doggie's on top of my cat.
My kitty is over my froggy,
and that's why my froggy is flat.
CHORUS
Green splat. Green splat.
Oh, that's why my froggy is flat, like that.
Green splat. Green splat.
Oh, that's why my froggy is flat.
My froggy's as flat as a pancake.
A paper-thin froggy's the worst.
He cannot eat flies now for dinner
except when I flatten them first.
CHORUS
If you see your pets playing football,
it's best if you bring them inside
or you may end up with a froggy
who's flattened and seven feet wide.
CHORUS
--Kenn Nesbitt
***
HOW I
FLY
I am
a skateboard
Flying through the air.
Doing
anything because
I
don't really care.
Flipping and grinding
With
all my might.
Once
I catch some air,
I
know I'm in flight.
Spinning and twisting
With
my natural-born flair.
Swirling like the blade
That
is cutting my hair.
Being
watched by my fans,
While
doing my best.
With
the sweat running down my chest,
I
know in my heart
I'm
better than the rest.
But I
have to confess
Why I
am the best?
It is
the heart that my God gave me
Planted in my chest.
***
Macho Pursuit
By
Patrick Winstanley
Sliding, slipping, gliding, tripping
If ice skating's too exhilarating
Try cake icing, it's quite exciting
Slapping, slopping, frosted topping.
***
Time's Up
By
Patrick Winstanley
To my chest my
Hands I clasp
I deeply breathe
I wheeze and gasp
My temples throb
My mouth is dry
My heart beats fast
I’m going to die
My voice has gone
My throat is sore
My hands both shake
I can take no more
I lay my head
Upon my knee
Now blow the whistle
Referee.
***
Fun and Games
By
Patrick Winstanley
It's too rainy for rugby,
Too foggy for football.
It's too icy for hockey,
There'll be no games at all?
Not so. Come hail and tempest,
The master of cunning
Will, with a sly smile, suggest
Some cross country running.
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