I’m Talking Insane
(a thesaurus poem)

I’m talking insane!
I’m talking crazy!
I’m talking mad, lunatic!
I’m talking demented, deranged, berserk!
I’m talking paranoid, unbalanced, unhinged, mental!
I’m talking crazed, psychotic, maniacal, angry, foolish!
I’m talking insane!

I like cats and dogs
They are fuzzy and awesome
I have two kind cats

If I Were in Charge of the World
(a form change poem with thanks to Judith Viorst)

If I were in charge of the world,
I’d cancel forest fires, broccoli, and also making up snow days.

If I were in charge of the world,
There would be more cats, more ice cream, and lots of candy all day.

If I were in charge of the world,
You wouldn’t have any kind of insect.
You wouldn’t have work days.
You wouldn’t have giant lizards.

If I were in charge of the world,
Ice cream, cookies, and giant cups of egg nog
Would be a balanced meal.
All people would be cat lovers.
And a person who sometimes forgets to take a bath
And sometimes throws spaghetti all over their brother
Would still be allowed to be in charge of the world.