Category: Poetry

My friend Ted has scribbleitis. He loves to scribble anywhere. Ted scribbles in his Sunday best. He scribbles in his underwear. He scribbled on his bedroom walls. He scribbled on his mother’s soap. When they took him to see a doctor Ted scribbled on his stethoscope. Last night while I was sound asleep And stretched […]

The doctor said, “For sure a boy” And filled my wife and me with joy. But later when he’d time to think, He said we’d best change things to pink. Then Aunt Mae said, (she’s never wrong) “The mother’s voice, a girl child’s song.” Great Grandma said, “She carries high. The spot that girls will […]

Our kitty ate The ‘puter mouse And now controls Our wireless house. It’s strange to see Her sitting there, Her silly look Her stupid stare. She’s mastered all The bits and bytes. She opens doors And turns off lights. And poor old Spot Could not be saved ‘Cause Kitty had Him microwaved. But then at […]

Since Keith lost his two front teeth, Things he says don’t sound the same. We all think that it is funny; Keith can’t even say his name. All of us now call him Keef (That is what he says his name is). That big gap in his top teeth Is where he says the blame […]

I thought it was the salesman’s foot, I couldn’t shut the stupid door. I gave it a much harder slam But it bounced back like before. What kind of man would use his foot And suffer pain in such a way? I slammed again, I’d break the thing, Intent to ruin this salesman’s day. I […]