Category: Poems for Grownups

God said, “Don’t eat fruit from that tree Or you’ll surely live to rue it.” When God caught him with the apple, Adam said, “Eve made me do it!” Is that why God gave man a wife So when his options all are gone, He’ll have someone convenient To blame his stupid mistakes on?

Everyone had noticed the stranger Coming into their church off the street. Not quite the quality of person Most of them had occasion to meet. His clothing was so very common, With his faded jeans and unshined shoes. He was not the kind of a person Who should occupy one of their pews. He sat […]

She knew she’d found the perfect man So she called and told her mother. She asked her mom, “What should I do Not to lose him to another?” Mom said, “Just invite him over, Make a romantic home cooked meal. He’ll see you are a homemaker That will certainly seal the deal. Next day she […]

He was the first to smell the smoke, It was the middle of the night, And he was instantly awake For surely something wasn’t right. He jumped and ran from room to room, At each one, shouting the alarm. His only thought his family, That none of them should suffer harm. He stayed inside the […]

My daughter’s sure done it this time! She has married a no-good bum! Just why would she want to marry The lazy good-for-nothing scum? So I asked who caused her problem, What had gotten into her head… Well at least she didn’t blame me, “Like mother like daughter,” she said.