To Root To Toot To Parachute - 1575054035
To Root To Toot To Parachute - 1575054035
To Root To Toot To Parachute - 1575054035
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Verb: A word
that shows .
ct ion or being
a
To Root,
to Toot,
o Parachute
by Brian P. Cleary
Whether
you scale
a wall
or a fish,
Make
a design
on a
cup or a dish,
Take
out the
garbage,
or sharpen your
knife—
r e a
part
erbs a
r
v
e
er
yday
V o f y u
o
life.
To root,
to
toot,
to
parachute,
To play the
flutophone or
flute,
To dare,
defend,
descend,
disturb—
an a t
c
io
,
If it’ s
it’
s a v
e
rb!
r e w o d
r
s
l k
i
e si
ng
erbs a
da n c e,
V an d
Pray or practice,
pr each or prance,
nd tum
b
e
l
,
j ump
oss a
T
and j
am,
e and whisper
h n
i ,
W
sleep
an
d sl
a
m.
so are holler, help,
and hold,
finish ,
ift
,
load and l
Hurry, scurry,
So take a
present,
send your
thanks,
Pull a tooth,
or pull some pranks,
Blow
a bubble,
sew a
sleeve,
l
’
l u e
s
a e
v
r
b
for ea ch of these.
You
Averb
a
c
n t ak e a fo
rm
of “
be,
”
r I am free,
o
That is fun,
It’s been
great,
We
r
e you the one
w
h
o was so
la
t
e?
Punt or pass or shoot or
score,
im
or padd
le,
Sw
pitch
or
pour,
Jog
or
juggle,
j
ig
or leap,
or pet
your pooch,
See a
b
all game,
be a mooc
h,
p a
n
d slum
J um
p
and
play it cool,
Hunt
and hike
and b
i ke
to schoo
l.
T
ease and
teet
er,
and
soak,
b
so
you
r sidewalk
e ep ,
Sw
your curb ,
paint
d k now e
ach action
An
is a verb!
lon g e
h
r
e
to o,
d h as be
e an
H av
Like
“I have
green eyes,
She
has
blue.”
Or “Mindy has a
mini mutt.”
s ca n
t
l
e
l us
l of
tel in g,
re bs uis
V
cr
g ,
dogs e o oz in
g, sl
snoo
z
in im
They tell
of spies
spying,
gu
ys t
ry ing a
n
d losing,
Of leaves when
they’re falling,
and wind when
it’s blowing,
The rain
when it’s
raining,
it’s snowing.
Th ey e
t
l
l
us of dog
s
,
at ar e ba rk in g
o
r
s e
l
eping
th
hat ar e ra
c i
n g
,
ars t
O f c y b e e
p
- b e eping
m er el
or ,
Of planes that
are flying,
g,
and t o oin
rains c
h
o
o-
ch oo -ch
Aunt Edna
“Oh-Hi-ing,”
and Mom
“Toodle-ooing”—
that i
s p
opping,
corn
Of
and
o
p
p
i
n
singers
do
o
-w
g,
Of folks that
are sweeping,
dangerous,
dull, or superb,
sen e
t
n
e
, you see
c
Each e
,
m u st h av a v er b
simply !
VERB
POWER
VERBS
ARE COOL
so, what is a verb?
Do you know?