Category: Poems for Grownups

The salesman saw the two walk in Carrying a brown paper sack. The woman wore a brand new hat, The price tag hanging from the back. “We came to buy a car,” they said, And they began to look around. The salesman thought of wasted time And couldn’t quite suppress a frown. The man walked […]

Two crispy new one-dollar bills Mother gave to little Andy. One bill to give in Sunday school And one bill to spend on candy. Although it was bright and sunny, It was a very windy day. A gust of wind just came along And snatched both of the bills away. One bill stuck on a […]

No matter how dull or how slow The life that you presently lead, Once you get over the hill, You can bet it will pick up speed. Birthdays and anniversaries Seem to come at least twice a year. And the things you’d like to savor Have the speed of a frightened deer. With age, we […]

He got me skiis for Christmas, I have always wanted some. I don’t know how to use them, Henry said the skills would come. I couldn’t wait to get here To descend the steepest drift, And to hang ‘tween sky and earth On the death defying lift. Headlong down the slope I go, Excitement meant […]

Dangerous dreamers are those Who lie back in silent repose, Believing that such evil men If just treated kindly, Would never do evil again. Dangerous dreamers are those Who speak out and loudly oppose That most noble occupation Of brave men and women Who died defending our nation. Dangerous dreamers are those Whose thinking is […]