Category: Poems for Grownups

Prof divided his English class Into the foolish and the nerds. He was known to go ballistic For one’s improper use of words. “Your language indicates”, he said, “If you are smart or you’re a fool. Two words I will not tolerate, One is ‘gross’ and the other ‘cool.’” A student, sitting in the back, […]

She was dancing on a manhole cover And I asked what she was doing. Then she looked at me quite coyly And she said that she was twoing. Well, I looked for Candid Camera As she continued with her dance “Two, two, two, two, two”, she chanted. It almost put me in a trance. I […]

I prayed to God without relief, My prayers had not been getting through. That I was praying fervently, I wondered if God even knew. Then driving on a lonely road, Close in behind another car, I saw that it had hit a bird, Left there, fluttering in the tar. I pulled off on the gravel […]

I thought I would marry Billy. I thought I could love no other. Pa said, “You can’t marry Billy Because Billy your half-brother.” He said that it would raise a fuss If I should mentioned it to Ma, So I fell in love with Henry Until I had a talk with Pa. He said, “I […]

And now it’s time To say adieu I know it’s sad But it is true. She’s heading off To other places With different sights And different faces. We’ve all enjoyed Her presence here And all of us Will shed a tear. But she’ll bring joy To other places And put a smile On other faces. […]