While Jeff has been a prolific writer of children’s poetry and stories for many years, he is only now beginning to publish the work. Originally he wrote only to entertain children and for elementary school readings. The one advantage is that these poems and stories have been well received by children for years.
Happiness
happy, they say, is the main thing
but that’s a song I don’t really sing
it’s not that I don’t want to be happy
it’s more that happy is not friends with me
the happiest man said it was all a mistake
because all that happy gave him a headache
sad is underrated and one of my friends
frustrated too is misunderstood in the end
people like happy because it’s carefree
I’d rather my heart just be what it be
the problem with happy is you rarely get there
and once there it vanishes into thin air
okay, okay, everyone loves to be jolly
but chasing happiness just seems a folly
if you’re happy that’s all well and fine
but don’t try to force it on me next time
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Flamenco Guitar
Here’s how much money we have in our house
you couldn’t buy lunch if you were a mouse
we have no nice things and we drive no car
my Mom sold my Dad’s flamenco guitar
we aren’t really poor with riches in our head
Dad sings us rich songs as we sleep in our bed
He says that my dreams will take me far
My dream is to buy him a flamenco guitar
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View from the Fish Tank
scuttle your chatter
born without ears
your words – blah, blah, blah
I cannot hear
to me your blather
is soul sapping
your mouth looks silly
wriggling and flapping
you may notice
the side of my head
with no ears there
I’ve gills instead