Andy Handy’s Hardware Store
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
Andy Handy’s hardware store
sells things that no one needs;
A doorknob for a doghouse door,
A kit for growing weeds,
Storage bins for storing air,
A hook for holding hooks,
A key that opens locks of hair,
A battery for books,
Garbage for your garbage pails,
A wrench for cracking nuts,
A hammer for your fingernails,
A saw for papercuts,
Drills for drilling holes in socks,
Some tulip bulbs for lamps,
Extension cords for broken clocks,
A clamp for clamping clamps,
Glue for plugging showerheads,
And paint for painting drapes,
A mower for your flowerbeds,
Some tape for taping tapes,
A pack of poison ivy seeds,
You’ll find all this and more,
Yes, everything you’ll never need’s
at Handy’s Hardware Store.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2009. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 4
Topics: Poems about Kooky Characters, Shopping
Poetic Techniques: Descriptive Poems, Nonsense Poems
Word Count: 127
From the book My Hippo Has the Hiccups
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