Entries from January 2024 ↓

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Super Mom

Here I am rocking the laundry, And I am thinking that “Maybe, If I am rocking the laundry Then I should look for the baby!”

Century Plant

My leaves are drooping, My roots are knotting. I guess that it’s time For my repotting.

Smoking Section

“You want smoking or non-smoking?” The waitress asked me yesterday. “I want to breathe somebody’s smoke?” I told the waitress, “There’s no way!” But smoke still filled the restaurant And I could certainly tell it. Why didn’t someone else complain? Couldn’t everybody smell it? They said smoke stays in its section, They take me for […]

Useless Words

Sis said, “It’s raining cats and dogs!” I was eating apple strudel. She said before she came inside, That she had stepped into a poodle. She watched me as I penned these lines And told me it should be a crime, For poets to add useless words To try and make their verses rhyme. My […]

Two Envelopes

He had come to this large church, To test his pastor skills. He was sure of his ability And sure of his preaching skills. The deacon board, they warned him, Was really tough to please. Now this first confrontation Had sent him to his knees. This problem had arisen With which he could not cope, […]