Category: Poems for Grownups

He was the first to request prayer, After the altar call was made; He said, “I may lose my hearing!” And from the way that Leroy spoke, Pastor could see he was afraid. He asked Leroy to come up front, All of the congregation too. “We’re going to pray for your hearing, And all of […]

He said he found a memory book And that his memory had improved. No longer would he forget a name, All fear of embarrassment removed. The book taught him to associate New names and places with things he knows. Like somebody with a name like Storm, He associates with one who blows. So I asked […]

Tomorrow was their anniversary, They’d been married thirty years. He began to moan out loud And shed crocodilian tears. His wife asked why he was sad, As he sat there on their bed, Showing signs of depression… Holding tightly to his head. “Thirty years ago tomorrow The judge told me, in stern voice, Marry you […]

He never once forgot Anyone’s special day. He was a perfect man In every single way. Endeavors that he made Were sure to turn to gold. His manners and his looks Were a joy to behold. It was mankind’s great loss The day of his demise. No other earthly man Will ever be as wise. […]

I hope and pray There is no God; That life will end Beneath the sod. “You are a fool”, My friends all say And then they ask To whom I pray. They make me seem Like such a dope, So I won’t pray I’ll only hope. But there’s no hope, I start to see, Without […]