Short rhyming story I wrote for my children. |
The Ballard of Willard By Kevin Willy Willard Woo Had such a strange name He didn’t know what to do So he packed his things And boarded a bus for Kallamazoo Kallamazoo was a town full of fun Where Willy’s strange name Was not the only one There was Sally Snu Snarkleflu And Billy Bat Snackercrat There was Gilbert Gro Frumplfro And Jennifer Jill Whipperwill There were so many with names overdone That Willy began to miss being the only one Whose name was known to one and all Back home where he never felt forgotten or small Willy Willard Woo decided that while Kallamazoo was nice He’d had enough So he repacked all of his favorite bits and baubles All his most treasured stuff Homeward bound was Willy Willard Woo Boxes upon boxes Heaped into a canoe Which was piloted by a man Named Galloping Gary Gnu The trip home was long and perilous White water rapids and electric eels monstrous Made Willy Willard Woo wish he had taken a bus But alas he arrived at home in one piece And was greeted by his Aunt his Uncle his nephew and niece Back home among friends and family Willy Willard Woo Was happy to have a strange name even if he knew not what to do |