Category: Poems for Grownups

I was the very first With a restaurant on the moon. Some people said I did it A little bit too soon. I served exotic foods That came from far and wide. I even served fanwadas With snarkles on the side. My waiters were the best, Brought in from distant Sonda. My tables were expensive, […]

His only son became a Christian Which was a terrible thing to do… Especially since old Joseph Was such a very devout Jew. So Joseph went to see his friend, A very strict Hasidic Jew. “It is funny you should ask…” he said, “My son became a Christian too.” “Let’s both go to see the […]

A rainy day, his mood was dark And now a cat stuck in his tree. A spindly tree, one could not climb, A plan devised to set it free. He threw a rope up near the cat, It snagged a limb, all well so far. The other end he tied, real tight, Onto the bumper […]

Written on his bumper, On a sticker large and blue, For all the world to see “WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?” Then the light turned green, The car in front too slow, He blasted on his horn To let the fellow know. A blind man with a cane Tried to cross the street, He laid upon […]

My folks began asking, When I was about three, “Sonny, when you grow up What do you want to be?” I answered, “A fireman Or maybe a cowboy.” Or what was at the time My most favorite toy. At five, when the circus Came rolling into town, I decided that I Wanted to be a […]