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. […]
Category: Poems for Grownups
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Sister Jernigan
April 1st, 2001 — Special Poems
Baby Brother
April 1st, 2001 — Life with Children
Come see my baby brother, You can only take a peek. But you mustn’t pick him up ‘Cause I think he has a leak. My folks say he is spoiled, But no matter what they say, I know that he’s not spoiled, He just often smells that way.
Boots
March 1st, 2001 — Life with Children
Little Tommy needed help… I saw his boots were too small As he tried to get them on, Sitting in the pre-school hall. So I knelt, to help him out, In the middle of the floor. He just needed bigger boots But his folks were very poor. It was tough to get them on, It […]
Wiggle Worm
March 1st, 2001 — Church Humor
Pastor Ben was preaching way too long, Little Billy had begun to squirm. He was doing his imitation Of a giggly wiggly worm. Billy’s mother tried to shush him up, She shook little Billy by his arm. She promised awful consequences And threatened him with bodily harm. When his sister whispered in his ear, Little […]
A Poem for Tommy
March 1st, 2001 — Life with Children
Little Tommy asked me to write A funny poem about him. About how good he can count And how fast that he can swim. He asked me to be sure and write Just how tall that he has grown. About his bug collection That he gathered on his own. He said to write how quick […]

