Category: Poetry

The young boy learned in Sunday school, How the Israelites crossed the Red Sea; How God then drowned the Egyptians, Allowing his people to flee. “That’s no miracle,” someone said, “They actually crossed the Sea of Reeds. The water there is two feet deep. Just a marsh full of brush and weeds.” The boy said, […]

He learned to paint just yesterday This un-artistic friend of mine, He sought to paint the rising sun When it began to shine. The scene he picked for such as he, Could have been a bit more subtle, It seems that he has now become An artistic puddle.

My ditsy blonde-haired neighbor called, This morning on the telephone; She had bought a jigsaw puzzle That was too hard to do alone. She told me the puzzle pieces Were too irregular and small, She had tried for several hours Before she’d given me a call. I enjoyed jigsaw puzzles So I was glad that […]

Although ninety years old, Jack played golf every day, So he was unhappy, His sight was slipping away. He could still hit the ball A good country mile, But not seeing its flight Was cramping his style. His wife said, “Take Herby, He has perfect eyesight. He’s a hundred and two But he’s still very […]

I travel the land, the air and the sea And nothing can ever happen to me. No disaster can come upon me unaware Because I always have on clean underwear. Victims of weird unexplained incidents And airplane crashes and car accidents Could all have been safe with a little care If they had just had […]