all the little feather merchants
that have passed through my doors
through the years.
Kangaroo Pockets
Kangaroo pockets
Are not meant for lockets
Or bicycle sprockets
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Lalapaloozer
Have you heard of the Lalapaloozer
That
lives near the old gum tree?
He loudly
proclaims he's a snoozer
And only
awakens for tea.
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Ten Toes
Ten toes have I
And all of you,
Two eyes have we,
Black, brown or blue.
Two ears to hear
And hair to comb
Ten little toes
To help us roam.
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Children
plump, thin
crawling, standing, walking
they reach for life
children
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Owl Sounds
I heard the owls talking
In the
old pine trees,
I wonder
if they talk about
The sun
and honey bees,
Or if
they only chat about
The furry
little mice?
I think
night owls talking
Sound so
very nice.
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Koala
Bear
We saw the koala bear, leathery nosed,
Eating a
gum leave, serenely posed
Upon the
branch of a great gum tree
As he
kept watching you and me.
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Moon
The moon riding through the sky
Like a
cyclops way up high,
Shining
through the night
Makes my
garden a delight.
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
slithery, slimey
sliding, gliding, riding
they leave silver trails
snails
*Dawn E. Rutter
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Bug
Little bug there on the floor,
Did you
come in by the door?
Did you
crawl up through a crack?
Get on
out and don't come back.
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Shadows Grow
Your house is as familiar
As any place you know,
But when you turn the lights out
The shadows
grow
and
grow.
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Frogs
Hey there
frog, on the lily pad so round
Who are
you calling with your special sound?
Do all
those bugs and flies you eat
Make you
faster on your feet?
Do you
like your color green?
Is it
cold there in the stream?
Do you wish
I'd go away
So all
you little frogs could play?
*Dawn E. Rutter
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo
Pockets ©1979
Paneling Man
The paneling man came to work today
Chatted with children busy at
play.
In and out through the open door
Scattering sawdust on the floor.
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
Animal Chat
Children, what do you think about
that,
A puppy dog and a ring tailed
cat
That live together in a tall silk
hat
And whisper and giggle in animal
chat.
*Dawn E. Rutter
Kangaroo Pockets ©1979
