Children Without TV #38 Heroes in Literature

Jane Yolan and Mark Teague tell how dinosaur
gets well soon.

Three year old saw it
once; heard it once; kept the rhyme!
THINK: make a big stink

Today on Face Time, Oliver reminded me that his Mom had the flu. And that the dinosaur doesn’t make a “big stink.” This is a timely phenomena since he is navigating from diapers to using the toilet.
So he memorized the phrase from Yolan’s book: “Does he make a big stink? Is that what you think?” Every time he quotes the book, his family applauds for the young poet. All the acknowledgment is just more encouragement. His favorite at 2 was “poop poop toot toot”!
(giggle,giggle)

Children Without TV #26: Salt of the Earth

Salt of the earth to a baby: diapers.
Salt of the earth to a 100 year old: diapers.
You don’t have to take their _____!
Point their toes into the leg holes;
Kiss those 10 little piggies
and carry on with the lullabies.

I started with salt; Added “piggies”; David added “stinky”; and Paul Trapp used “stinky piggies”. Oh the indignity of us all!

The Day After Christmas

What follows a Day of Glory?

diapers, water, food
dishes, donkeys, droppings, clothes
earthling’s comfort needs

DEGENERATE

There will be no image for this poem. It would be too revealing.

Degenerate

Sinking lower, losing ground
Drying out of fluids found;
Wearing diapers, hemorrhoids prolapsed,
Searching for some surgeon’s best-zaps!

You can try this anytime
But youngsters’ cells will not decline:
Has to be an elder-worn
By gravity and scorn.

If you think wearing diapers is the end of the line, wait ’til hemorrhoids come out to shine!
Yes, the “butt-hole” is here!
Jeanne Poland