Halloween Poems Part II

OK, I skipped a day but here are the rest of them.

In Memory of Anna

Here lies the body of Anna
Done to death by a banana
It wasn't the fruit that laid her low
But the skin of the thing that made her go

It Isn't the Cough

It isn't the cough
That carries you off
It's the coffin
They carry you off in

Columbus Day fun

To celebrate Columbus Day yesterday, we made a Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria and had races in the bathtub. Most of the boats sank fast. They never would have made it to America. Maybe the Canary Islands, but not America. We memorized a poem, too.

IN 1492
In fourteen hundred ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
He had three ships and left from Spain;
He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.
He sailed by night; he sailed by day;
He used the stars to find his way.
A compass also helped him know
How to find the way to go.
Ninety sailors were on board;
Some men worked while others snored.
Then the workers went to sleep;
And others watched the ocean deep.
Day after day they looked for land;
They dreamed of trees and rocks and sand.
October 12 their dream came true,
You never saw a happier crew!
"Indians! Indians!" Columbus cried;
His heart was filled with joyful pride.
But "India" the land was not;
It was the Bahamas, and it was hot.
The Arakawa natives were very nice;
They gave the sailors food and spice.
Columbus sailed on to find some gold
To bring back home, as he'd been told.
He made the trip again and again,
Trading gold to bring to Spain.
The first American? No, not quite.
But Columbus was brave, and he was bright.

Thanks Chris!

Halloween Poems

I was going through "The Scary Book" and found some Halloween poems. Ready, set, go!

The baby bat screamed
out in fright,
"Turn on the dark
I'm afraid of the light!"

Jonny drew a monster;
the monster chased him.
Just in time,
Jonny erased him.

The black bat sat on the black cat's hat.
The black bat sat till the hat was flat.
"Scat bat! Scat bat!"
Said the mad black cat to the sad black bat.
(Try saying it super fast. I can do it!)

My fingers are tired. I'll do more tomorrow.