Entries from January 2024 ↓

“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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

I like to have neighborhood parties Celebrating my children’s birthdays. It’s not just for the kids’ benefit… Even though they’re my little sunrays. I like to have neighborhood parties, Or to have neighbors’ kids here to dine, Just to prove to myself there’re people Who have kids who are much worse than mine. Some parents […]

They were going to meet in Florida Where they’d spent their honeymoon. He had planned to get there first, And she would come next day at noon. When he arrived at the hotel He found some changes had been made. A computer furnished for each guest Included in the price he’d paid. He’d send a […]