Happy Birthday Emma

This is a poem I wrote for
my granddaughter Emma
on her 2nd birthday.

Happy Birthday Emma! 

Grandma Baadsgaard loves you
very, very much.

Emma and Jez

Once there was a girl named Emma
Who lived with a dog named Jez
Whenever she took her shoes off

Jez licked her toes to death

When Emma wanted quiet time
Jez thought she’d rather play

When Emma hugged her stuffed whale

Jez bit the fish and took it away.

Living with a puppy is hard work

When you are the ripe old age of two

Your cheeks are soft and pudgy

But dogs cover your face with goo

The one good thing about dogs

Is they eat what you throw on the floor

Then mother doesn’t see it

And make you eat some more

And when you feel your eyes roll

And you need your daily nap

There is always a fluffy pillow

With a puppy in your lap