Category: Poetry

Shirley was a timid child, Such a ragged little waif. She hung around the mission Because that’s where she felt safe. Her parents let her wander, They just didn’t seem to care. As long as they could claim her When they went to draw welfare. She lived in Old Shantytown, Just a bunch of makeshift […]

“I pooped in my potty!” She was so very proud. At the top of her voice Lotty yelled it out loud. Her mother came running Just to look at her work. Lotty stood by her pot With an I-did-it smirk. Now Mommy had promised A new toy to Lotty The first time that she put […]

Sometimes life hands you a rose garden; Sometimes it’s the city dump. So it’s always nice to have a good friend Just to help get you over the hump.

There is a mystery That’s never been solved before. Why can’t the guy who snores Ever seem to hear himself snore?

I told the pretty blonde-haired girl, Who I met at the health food bar, That she shouldn’t laugh at me For driving such a shabby car. “My dad just won the lottery, And he has just turned ninety-nine. His health is poor; he’ll die real soon, And then his money will be mine.” She treated […]