Poing, the One-Fisted Poet
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I remember a parent-teacher conference during my years of teaching second grade when a mother leaned toward me and said, "You know, we say your name every night during the kids' bedside prayers. Edward insists on it. We say, 'God bless, Mom, Dad, Michele, Edward, and…Mr. Evans."
Chefs of Pennsylvania
Chefs of Pennsylvania
The chefs of Pennsylvania,
And their pencil-shaving cuisine.
Perfection say the critics.
Best food they’ve ever seen.
They bake pencil-shaving pizza,
And pencil shaving pie.
They’ll make pencil shaving meat balls,
And pencil shaving stir-fry.
Try pencil-shaving doughnuts,
Or pencil shavings and cheese,
A pencil-shaving omelet,
Drink pencil shaving teas.
Next time you sharpen pencils,
Take the holder off the hook,
Send the shavings to Pennsylvania.
For a Pennsylvania cook.
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MVP: Magellan Voyage Project
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"Round the world! There is much in that sound to inspire proud feelings; but whereto does all that circumnavigation conduct? Only through numberless perils to the very point whence we started." Ishmael in Moby-Dick
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Currently, I’m working on an early chapter book, The Very Tall Teacher, a project that I’m especially excited about. The story follows Jenny’s second-grade class and their remarkable teacher, Miss Annapurna Biggypedagog, who stands 111 feet tall. Each morning, she swings open the classroom roof so she can instruct her students.
My hope is that The Very Tall Teacher can join the pantheon of classic American tall tales alongside Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and John Henry, which sorely lacks any female heroes.
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean has three C’s.
Sss—waves sliding off sand.
K—the crash of breakers.
Shh—the sea far away.
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The Elevator Family Musical
Elevator Family Musical
Song Demos
1. Otis--Wilsons (video)
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2. Way the World Works--Mr. Brown (video)
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3. Sometime--Gavin & Cathy (video)
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4. Oui, Oui-Oui—Mrs. Golden Gate (video)
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5. Party Song-Wilsons (video)
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6. Never Kidnap a Kid-Kidnappers (video)
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7. Best Things in Life-Ensemble (video)
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8. Elevator Music (incidental music)
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Del & Estelle
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They perch on the streetlight at the corner of College and Ashby.
Estelle is polite and tidy. Del puts the "pig" in pigeon.
Somehow these birds manage to get along.
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Dad's Going To Make It
Dad’s Going To Make It
Dad phoned from the East Coast,
While waiting for a flight home.
He said that he'd make it,
To my school play tonight.
Dad phoned from an airplane,
Somewhere in the air.
Then he gave his promise,
Tonight he would be there.
Dad phoned from the airport.
His plane had landed late.
The time was six-thirty.
My play began at eight.
Dad phoned from a taxi,
Stuck in a traffic jam.
He said I was important.
I said I know I am.
Dad phoned from our kitchen.
He told me not to worry.
Ten minutes till show time.
I said he better hurry.
When the curtain went up,
On stage I searched the place,
As I spoke my first line,
I saw Dad’s smiling face.
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Opra, Our Opera Diva Bus Driver
Last Day
Last Day
Rah! Rah! Sis-boom-bah!
Hip! Hip! Hip! Hooray!
Ta-daaa! Ooo-la-laaa!
At last, the last day!
Va-va-voom! I’m free!
Adios! Hear! Hear!
Whoopee! Yessiree!
So long, long school year!
Welcome to summer.
Lazy days adored,
But what a bummer.
Already I’m bored.
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