Category: Poetry

Go ahead and have your fun, Laugh at how I talk And because I wear my boots, Laugh at how I walk. You think that saying “You all” Is really quite passé. But it certainly beats “You guys” Like all of you all say. Make fun of the appliances Sitting out in my front yard, […]

The preacher said to the deacon board, “I would like to buy a chandelier.” The deacons said, “Why waste our money, There’s nobody that could play one here.” One deacon then said, to the pastor, “You are always asking for the moon, You know that we are not fancy folks. Besides, I hear that they’re […]

The excitement that my grandson brought, was about the fish that he had caught. He spread his hands out, oh so wide, at least three feet from side to side. I smiled because of what I know, that’s bigger than a perch can grow. He said as he went out the door, “That’s just how […]

The courthouse was empty of all but a few, Who’d come to see how the farmer would do, The truck company’s lawyer was known for his skill, He’d make you look stupid, then go for the kill. He started right off with his usual line, “Now when you got hurt, you said you were fine.” […]

Dad’s hammock is a dangerous thing, More dangerous than my brother’s bike. It lets me know when I climb on That I’m one thing it doesn’t like. Just when I think I’m safe on top, It turns and twists and spins around. It gets my legs all tangled up, And then it dumps me on […]