Category: Poems for Grownups

The Live Wires all gather The third Wednesday at noon… Where each one has a place Set with knife, fork and spoon. It seems that the reason The men come to gather Is to eat way too much, And talk about weather. There’s one thing about which They will always complain; There is either too […]

All day long, since Heaven’s early dawn, The Pope had stood at the Pearly Gate. What in Heaven was so important That Saint Peter would make a pope wait? Was any mortal more important? Surely a pope would deserve better. Does Mary know how he’s been treated? He sent his angel to go get her. […]

When you get dressed, Give thought to whether The things you wear Go well together. Two things for sure, With negative zing, Are bifocals And a big nose ring. And you who seek Youthful adventures, Don’t pierce your tongue If you wear dentures. You’ll not do well, Attempting to flirt, In support hose And a […]

“Madam, May I suggest the tongue?” The waiter said with slightest bow. “I wouldn’t eat something,” she said, “That’s been in the mouth of a cow!” The waiter watched her drink her tea Carefully avoiding the dregs. “Madam, tomorrow for breakfast I suggest that you skip the eggs!”

It was time to plant his garden But he had grown too old and weak. Without his fresh vegetables The old man’s future would be bleak. His only son was put in jail Before he got the garden tilled. The law was searching for the body Of the man his boy had killed. The son […]