Bob mckenty biography

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Hindsight Little Willies*

Ogden Nash
Little Ogden,
impishly,
Lost another spelling bee;
Spelled insouciance right this time,
But nuisance &#;nousiance&#; for the rhyme.

Theodore Geisel
Little Ted read Dick and Jane,
Found it (as did I) inane;
Later, when his muse got loose,
Saved our kids as Dr. Seuss.

X.J. Kennedy
Ordinary Little Joe,
Shaking up the status quo,
Declared—with swagger and cachet—
&#;Henceforward I shall be X.J.!&#;

Edmund Conti
Little Edmund, as a lad,
Called Mother &#;Mom&#; and Father &#;Dad.&#;
(Still disapproves of using two
Syllables when one will do.)

A.E.

Stallings
Young Alicia, coiffed in curls,
Found boys were favored over girls,
Thus made her nom de plume &#;A.E.&#;
(Her homage to Joe Kennedy.)

Bob McKenty
Little Bobby wasted time;
Wrote a silly little rhyme.
Big Bob, who&#;s retired today,
Wastes his time the same old way.

Tailgaters*

(pace Shakespeare)

Premature?
Let’s choose ex