Nighttime Stroll

with audio by Jordon Hodges

A two headed wolf-dog with razor sharp fangs

A scary Medusa with poisonous bangs

 

A block-beetle monster with twin pointy horn

A vampire bat that’s already airborne

 

A giant evil count with his cloak wrapped up tight

Now walk back again, but first flip on the light

 

A roll of old carpet propped against the wall

A sled-kite suspended on a disco ball

 

The beetle with horns? Just a TV set

The Medusa? A mop: not much of a threat

 

The two headed wolf dog with razor sharp teeth?

A plastic jack-o-lantern and holiday wreath

 

Before we wrap up I have one final tip

To save you some frights on your next nighttime trip

 

If you see something moving that causes great fear,

Relax and breathe easy, it’s always a mirror.

 

The King’s Castles

with audio by Jordon Hodges

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There once lived a king with a fortune so grand

His vaults had more coins than the beaches had sand

 

He loved only large castles; he built them up high

They blocked out the sun and they pierced through the sky

 

With high pillars and archways, balconies so absurd

His words they would echo through hallways unheard

 

He kept building castles, and lost track of time

He spent all his wealth; soon he was ninety-nine

 

Some years later still, those castles stood taking up space

The realm needed material for a new marketplace

 

They tore every stone down over the course of four long Decembers,

I’d tell you the king’s name but honestly no one remembers