Oh the intrigue!

My nanny don't have anything

to give the screaming brat

so by and by as time goes on

I feed him this and that

A piece of twine full three feet long 

goes down without complaint

but when I try to give him more

it's plain to see he shaint'

Egg shells and apple cores go down

with seemingly great zeal

but he's developed aversion to 

a ripe banana peel

My brother is a curious case

for he would like as not

eat straight out of the garbage can

as from the simmering pot

in-saddle musing

These subtle verses were composed 

while riding on a horse

and their uncommon messiness 

doth fill me with remorse

mild weather

As I sat on my front porch a-thinking

as the rain it came down from the sky

and there sat my old dog unblinking

a-wanting my last piece of pie

The rain stopped and so did the thinking

and my dog ate the last piece of pie

now i'll go set the water to boiling 

and make up a mean cup of chai