Category: Poetry

Gregg and I went hiking, They said, “Watch out for bear!” We were young and foolish, We said we didn’t care. I said, “I brought protection,” I showed him my wife’s gun, He laughed, “That’s not a weapon!” And he started to make fun. That’s when we saw the grizzly, As it turned to head […]

As I was walking in the yard I came upon a little snake. With beating heart up in my mouth, I ran to get the garden rake. My dear husband stood and watched me Beat it until my face turned blue; Because he’d found it yesterday, And he had killed the dumb thing too.

Two gray-haired ladies were eating lunch; They’d been best friends for many years. Through times of sadness and heartache They’d shared times of laughter and tears. When Mattie told her friend Hattie, “It is very much to my shame, But for the very life of me, I can’t seem to recall your name!” Hattie just […]

Mom said my face was dirty So Daddy wiped it off. And now it sure is hard For me to sneeze or cough.

Poor old Clem was set adrift With two other fellows. Wind had blown them out to sea Like some mighty bellows. Three long days without a bite, And water, they had none. Now their greatest enemy Had fast become the sun. Then a great big albatross, Tired out from days of flight, Had landed on […]