Category: Poetry

The old man was going to die But first he thought he’d have some fun. He had seventeen high priced mules. He’d leave several to each son. His oldest son, his favorite, He’d leave most of the mules to him. He chuckled as he wrote his will, Half of the seventeen for Jim. His middle […]

When Aidan was born He looked at the sky, He looked at his mom And then he asked, “Why?” Tell Aidan the truth Or tell him a lie, Aidan will always Just have to know why. Tell him a ‘possum Can’t learn how to fly. He’ll want to see proof And he’ll ask you, “Why?” […]

God said, “Noah, let’s take a walk. You and I have got to talk”. The way God looked made Noah wonder; His eyes were lightning, his voice was thunder. “They’ve changed my laws to fit their needs And changed the way my Bible reads. I made the female and the male But now the difference […]

“A fork?” the preacher said, condescension in his voice, “Of all your earthly goods, a fork’s to be your choice?” She had asked him for a visit, for she was going to die; They had talked about her service, how she wanted none to cry. She would be in her church dress, with a fork […]

Of all my students, he stood out, ‘Cause he was kind of weird. He had orange hair and holey clothes And a thin and straggly beard. That kind of kid, when I was young, We used to call a hippie. His talk was strange his ways were brash, You might say he was lippy. Well, […]