August 1st, 2005 — Married Life
“Madam, May I suggest the tongue?”
The waiter said with slightest bow.
“I wouldn’t eat something,” she said,
“That’s been in the mouth of a cow!”
The waiter watched her drink her tea
Carefully avoiding the dregs.
“Madam, tomorrow for breakfast
I suggest that you skip the eggs!”
Would you like to add a verse to a Family Poet poem? Here's your chance to show off your own poetic wit! Wayne is inviting submissions of additional verses for the poem A Kangaroo Came Hopping By. Your verse should have four lines, and the second and fourth line must rhyme. Click the poem title for more information!
Wayne Edwards is a native Texan, graduate of Texas A&M University, and retired Air Force officer. He lives, with his wife Ruth, on a fish farm in Texas, in an underground house he built himself. Wayne can be reached via e-mail at wayne@familypoet.com.
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