Category: Poetry

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BUBBLE Gum

Mommy, Mommy, hurry and come! Can you save my bubble gum? I dropped it in there by mistake. Please hurry up for goodness sake! I blew a bubble, Then I popped it. I accidentally dropped it While I tried to roll and mush it. PLEASE, DON’T ANYBODY FLUSH IT!

Why the Elephant Painted Its Toenails Red

I asked the little elephant, “Why are your toenails red?” “It’s really very simple,” Is what I think he said. It seems the little elephant Was playing hide-and-seek, With all the other animals In our back yard last week. Elephants are kind of big, It’s hard to hide, you see. He painted all his toenails […]

What She Meant

Sitting one night with her husband, A woman began to opine, “No way could I live without you,” While sipping on a glass of wine.” “Is that you talking, or the wine?” The husband asked, with ego fed, “I’m not talking to you, my dear; I’m talking to the wine,” she said.

X-Ray Romance

An X-ray technician Married my friend Jim. I’d really like to know What she saw in him!

Déjà Vu

Then she came and sat beside me Sat beside me on the swing. Told me just how much she loved me Made me want to dance and sing. Then her father from his window Saw us sitting there entwined Shouted words I won’t repeat Shouted words that were unkind. Words that made me more determined […]