Category: Poetry

He was standing by the shredder A confused look on his face. He never uses the equipment And looked entirely out of place. I took the paper from my boss And fed it into the machine. My boss is usually quiet nice But then at times he’s downright mean. You can imagine my concern That […]

I had a question for the cabbie So I tapped him on the shoulder. He screamed as he ran off the road And hit a landscape boulder. As we crawled out of the wreckage, I could see that he was shaking. I guessed I’d really scared him, I could tell he wasn’t faking. “You must […]

She asked that I come visit As she hadn’t long to live. She said she loved our little church. She had some things she’d like to give. She talked of doing a heavenly dance With her departed husband Fred. She knew that he would wait for her These long ten years that he’d been dead. […]

The bride had planned every detail The groom’s men were dressed to the nines. The wedding party all knew their places The preacher had perfected his lines. The decorations perfectly arranged The flowers couldn’t be more exquisite. The groom rushed in with his golf clubs “This isn’t gonna take all day, is it?”

My neighbor woke me up at four. He didn’t want to start a fight. My dog was keeping him awake. He said that it had barked all night. I thanked him and hung up the phone And lay there as my neighbor slept. Revenge for such a thoughtless deed, Is always sweeter when it’s kept. […]