Category: Poems for Grownups

She said, “Here, Henry, put this on…” As she handed him his coat. So he put the darn thing on And ran the zipper to his throat. Then he said, “Will you please tell me Just what this is all about? Have I started to get cold Or am I planning to go out?”

My teeth are all false And my eyes are shot. My hearing is bad I have gone to pot. Arthritis has Invaded each joint. My fingers are bent I can’t even point. My hair’s become thin, My body has not. My walker’s become The best friend I’ve got. If I had just known I’d reach […]

Now that we’ve moved it in the house, We soon forgot what came before. The little house out in the back With crescent cut-out in the door. No ‘lectric light to read books by, No heat to shield from winter cold. But countless tales of this small house, Down through the ages have been told. […]

I got a trophy for most humble, It was awarded by my peers. I put the trophy on my desk In hopes of praise and cheers. So there wasn’t much That I could say When they came and took The thing away.

The nurse said, “Take off all your clothes And put on this hospital gown. The pictures on the wall tell how. The doctor will be right around.” The one who drew the diagrams, Displayed there on the see-through wall, Had never tried to put one on In this dumb four by five foot stall. Three […]