For the Kiddies
And the Young at Heart
Zees and Sevens
I cross my zees
Just like my tees
And I don’t forget my sevens
Though never my elevens
That just wouldn’t make sense
If you cross your zees
Along with your tees
Never missing a dash across your sevens
Though never with number eleven
Then you’re just like me
-Allison Jane Gonsalves
Hindi With a Side of French
You say namaskar
But I say salut
Then you say chalo
But I say on y va
You want nimbu pani
But I want l’eau avec le citron vert
All of a sudden you say bas bas
So I say ça suffit, ça suffit
Finally, you say phir milenge
But I say à plus tard
Are we ever going to speak the same language?
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-Allison Jane Gonsalves
Birthday Cake
Birthday cake
Birthday cake
Shmertday cake
Sweet
Bake one with batter
Surely to please
Rumballs and gumballs
And cherries to top
But I know that icing beats them all
Birthday cake
Birthday cake
Make me a wish
As long as my candles
Are not made out of fish
-Allison Jane Gonsalves
I’ve Got a Wish
If a lamb is a sheep
And a veal is a cow
If dolphins are not fish
Boy, I’ve got a wish
And if snakes have feet
And if turtles have hair
Well I guess I already know my schooling major
It’ll be in zoology…so there!
-Allison Jane Gonsalves
Bubblegum
Bubblegum
Bubblegum
Chewin’ up the stairs
Bubblegum
Bubblegum
In my hair
Bubblegum
Bubblegum
Big as the sky
Bubblegum
Bubblegum
Sweet as pie
Sticky as buns
Won’t give me the runs
My Bubblegum
Bubblegum
POP!
Oops!
-Allison Jane Gonsalves
Little Fishy
Swim through Life
Little fishy
Before you turn
Real squishy
The tides may be high
But then I'll bring 'em low
Though until then
Swim, swim
All around each bend
Along the twisty roads
-Allison Jane Gonsalves
