Bobby has 2 dollars So goes to the store To buy apples for his classmates (there are 23) For 15 cents a piece (the apples) Now How shall he make sure that Each classmate (there are 23) Gets the same amount of apple And How many apples should he buy (And how shall he carry them When store is so far And what if someone doesn’t like apples Or only likes green ones And should he wash them And how shall he cut them Is there a cutting board and a knife And he’s never cut an apple So how he will make them even And if they’re not even Will his classmates feel put out And will that make recess Especially terrible And will there be napkins And)
When Your Dad’s an Electrician
When your Dad's an electrician And has a HUGE ring of keys To every door (Every) At the university He’s obviously in charge (Obviously) And when there’s a storm raging outside And the power goes out And your Dad gets called in And he goes In To save the world Obviously Eight
Little Pearl
New places New spaces New faces Our Brave Brave Brave Little Pearl Our bright one
When Lily Goes For A Walk
When Lily goes for a walk She meanders in the short grass Explores in the tall grass Wanders into the trees (Letting the branches touch her face just to see what that feels like) (she ignores the asphalt path that I typically march along) Because It’s Not Relevant She pauses And looks For a long long long long time No agenda Just present In the moment Child like Faith
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