While saying our prayers at Grandma’s house, My little brother Bobby and me. We had been to the Christmas tree lot, Where we had picked out our Christmas tree. Bobby was saying his prayers real loud, Things that he wanted St. Nick to bring. I said, “You don’t have to shout so loud Because Jesus […]
Entries from May 2025 ↓
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Christmas Prayer
May 19th, 2025 — Christmas Poems, Church Humor
A Yankee Goes to Texas
May 18th, 2025 — Southern Humor
He was going down to Texas To check on all the things he’d heard, No way that they could all be true ‘Cause they were all just too absurd. That Rhode Island fits in Texas Two hundred twenty times; That to steal a horse in Texas Is the very worst of crimes. So he had […]
A Rancher’s Wife
May 17th, 2025 — Southern Humor
This woman’s work begins ‘fore dawn. That’s when I put his coffee on. And then I feed my hungry man With grease drowned eggs from a fryin’ pan. With bacon sliced from fatback pork And grits so thick you need a fork. His attitude can turn right mean If fatback bacon is too lean. He […]
My Favorite Shaggy Dog Story
May 16th, 2025 — Life with Children
Charley had a cousin who’d believe most anything. He convinced him that his frog could fly and that his dog could sing. The most fun Charley had was to make his cousin cry, So Charley stopped at nothing; he’d even tell a lie. Charley’s dad was the pastor of the biggest church in town. He […]
Slaw
May 15th, 2025 — Poems for Children
A cabbage and a lettuce Thought they looked so much alike, They took a trip together On a tiny three-wheeled trike. They were going much too fast, Speeding is against the law, They ran out on the freeway Where they ended up as slaw.

