Rhyming words,

Singing birds,

Soft, blue sky,

Lullaby,

Lion's Roar,

Cellar door,

Blinking,

Winking,

Twinkling,

Sprinkling,

Dance with glee,

Melody,

Spun and sun!

Rhyming's fun.

            Eva Grant

Spelling Bee

It takes a good speller

to spell cellar,

separate, and benefiting;

no omitting

cemetery, cataclysm,

picnicker and pessimism.

And have you ever tried

innocuous, inoculate,

dessert, deserted, desiccate;

divide and spied,

gnat, knickers, gnome,

crumb, crypt, and chrome;

surreptitious, supersede,

delete, dilate, impede?

         David McCord

Words

Words are the oddest things

Haven't you found?

Sometimes they don't look a

Bit like they sound.

There are "to," "too," and "two."

Watch which you're using!

If you're not a good speller

It's very confusing!

Sometimes one word can mean

Different things;

We draw with straight "rulers"

Or else it means "kings."

When you recite "bow,"

But shoot with a "bow."

Words are the oddest things!

Don't you think so?

                    Nelle Arnold

The Dictionary

I hope that I shall never be

Devoid of curiosity

About the meaning of a word

Which I have either seen or heard.

I hope when of a word I'm wary

I'll always seek a dictionary,

And learn to use it as a friend,

For help and counsel without end.

          Genieve P. Brunkow