Entries from March 2004 ↓

He was cooking an elephant,
When I first saw the pigmy man.
The elephant was much too large
To fit a normal cooking pan.
I asked him how he’d killed the thing,
He said he’d killed it with his club.
How big a club could this man lift?
Some tiny limb or stick or stub?
I asked him just how big it [...]

My wife just told me something
As she went off to bed.
She said I never listen,
At least that’s what I think she said.

The warden’s daughter got married To someone down on cell block two. She was never very pretty Her choice of suitors had been few.
He’s not the kind of son-in-law For which the warden would have hoped, But still he didn’t get upset, Until he found out they’d eloped.

I had to move to a new town, A new place to work and live. I needed some encouragement, All that this new found friend could give.
“I’ve heard your town is one tough place. Will my wife and kids feel safe down there?” “Your folks will love my town”, he said. I wondered [...]

The marriage counselor said that we
Should go out at least two nights a week;
That romantic meals by candlelight
Would bring the happiness that we seek.
So we tried it, and it really works!
We no longer have those awful fights.
My wife chose Wednesdays for her night out,
So I agreed to [...]