Category: Poetry

I knew from the very start It would not be smooth sledding, The two had bought the same dress For wearing to my wedding. Stepmother was adamant, She would not buy another. So the first one to give in Had been my stubborn mother. She purchased another dress, Not quite as nice as she’d had, […]

“Don’t get too near that mule!” Gramps said, “He might look like he’s kind of dumb, But if you get too close to him, He’ll kick you to Kingdomcome!” That old mule didn’t look so mean, In fact, I thought he looked real nice… So I just strolled right up to him, Ignoring my grandpa’s […]

A sign in front of a Catholic church, Two long time Jewish friends had seen, “FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO CONVERT.” They wondered just what it could mean. One said, “I think I’ll go inside, I see no way that it could hurt. There certainly is no chance in Hell That they could cause me to […]

When the pope arrived in heaven He had just one thing in mind. He would read the Word of God Uncorrupted by mankind. The commandments he read first In the language God had written. Words no human tongue could form With their beauty he was smitten. Then he read the Holy Word From beginning to […]

We were on our first camping trip, We had hiked way up in the hills. Just three greenhorn city-buddies Out there enjoying nature’s thrills. We camped out by a mountain trail, Which led down to an ice-cold creek. Water had to be fetched often Because our bucket had a leak. My turn to go after […]