Scoopy and Brian

It’s been a productive Christmas break.  During the downtime I was able to churn out the rough draft of a new book, “Scoopy and Brian.”

Just so you know, Scoopy and Brian were my son Drew’s imaginary friend when he was young.  I started thinking about the three of them and started writing about them.

Here is a sample, the first piece entitled, naturally enough, Scoopy and Brian.

Scoopy and Brian

This story I tell happened long, long ago

But maybe it was just yesterday

I had two friends who were so dear to me

And deep in my memory they stay

These were two friends that I cherished the most

Of all of the ones that I knew

They were right with me through thicker and thin

Whatever we wanted to do

One was a blonde haired and blue eyed young chap

With a grin that would you all laugh

He wore a happy yet worn out ball cap

That blew off when he ran real fast

He wore that old hat, morning, noon and at night

He even wore it to bed

Brian, my friend, was a giggling boy

Who laughed at whatever was said

The other had hair that was flaming bright red

With freckles all over his nose

His favorite outfit was basketball shorts

With cowboy boots covering his toes

He had a name that would make you all snicker

And what a great name he did keep

Scoopy, my friend, with his freckles ablaze

Was the funniest guy you could meet

From the moment we awoke and jumped from our beds

Till the second mom said it was time

To finish our play and take a hot bath

Then put on our jammies at night

We’d fill every day with adventures that might

Make big people grouchy and annoyed

Yet we’d travel far and we’d travel quite wide

Gathering wonderful friends and their toys

So load up your pals and let’s go for a ride

And we’ll spend a warm day just a tryin

To have a great time with our two newest buddies

Having big fun with Scoopy and Brian