The know-it-all Ball

The know-it-all Ball

Is held every fall

In the downtown area

At the mall

There is sure to be people

Short and tall

But there are a few rules

To get in at all

You have to be proud

And be kind of loud

If you truly want to be

With the know-it-all crowd

Bad things can happen

At the know-it-all Ball

If you’re a good kid

It might start a brawl

So if you’re not tough

And don't act kind of rough

You might start to bawl

At a know-it-all brawl

But if you keep your cool

And don’t be a fool

You could land a dance

With the one who’s a jewel

(c) 2020 Tanner Stevenson

Kitty McClain

I've got a story, oh yes it's true

And I know because of me

you'll be entertained too

To be introduced, I'll tell you my name

But just to forewarn you, it's not quite the same

As some of the names, you hear day-to-day

I'm Kitty McClain

Though it sounds kind of lame

You won't find a dame

Where I'm from with that name

I'm a lovable bard

Though life has been hard

I've traveled through time

Which is why I rhyme

I've seen each of these stories

Play out as they go

So now lend an ear

And you too will know

(c) 2020 Tanner Stevenson

Desarae McClain

It was Desarae McClain

Who is all to blame

For this whole mess

I’m stuck inside

She always wanted the fame

Which became my bane

With every choice I did decide

She knew I’d get stuck

And run out of luck

In the place where time will collide

This is where the past can begin

And the future does end

But I’ll lose if I start to cry

Because she knew it back then

That her name truly meant

The one who everyone desires

(c) 2020 Tanner Stevenson

Hope Haiku

My heart did hope
Through time and crowds

To find the cap of its empty hole

(c) 2020 Tanner Stevenson