Category: Poetry

I spent last night at Mary’s house. Her little brother is a rat! He told me his pet snake got loose And that it swallowed Mary’s cat. He said it ate their neighbor’s dog And both their rooster and their hen. He told me as I went to bed That his pet snake was loose […]

They all hated the professor But he had never seemed to care. He always liked to give exams But seldom gave time to prepare. He watched the class with hidden glee As they all struggled with his test. He liked to give them challenges But this exam had been his best. When all the tests […]

It was a lawyer’s dream and he rubbed his hands with glee. With unlimited deep pockets, he would get a princely fee. The fame of the defendant would make him known worldwide. It would be the biggest case, that this lawyer ever tried. For his client suffered damages, unequaled anywhere. It was such a huge […]

The light had turned yellow, then red and green, As I sat there reflecting on life. The rat race that we all call happiness, A world of impatience and strife. We miss so much beauty and pleasure, That God has placed under our noses. We fail as we walk through life’s garden, To take time […]

A telephone lineman working On a telephone line one day, Heard a preacher and a Muslim Arguing the best place to pray. The Muslim said, “On a prayer mat, With your forehead on the floor.” The preacher said, “Alone with God, Behind your private prayer room door.” The lineman, who could take no more, Said, […]