Category: Poems for Grownups

No one knew what caused it Or how the hole got there. The sheriff found it first And showed it to the mayor. Schoolboys were the next To come and gather ’round. With nothing else to do In this stiff-necked little town. Jimmy and his puppy Then came to see the sight. The sheriff checked […]

Herbert really was confused. Why did Grandpa get so mad? Just why was he in trouble? What he did, was it so bad? It sure had sounded stupid, For that much he knew was true; But he had done exactly What Grandpa had told him to. What most every other kid Usually called number one, […]

He wanted to be a gunslinger, he had gotten pretty good. He had busted lots of bottles and shot up lots of wood. It was time to go to Tombstone and show what he could do, He would hang out with the Earps and shoot a dude or two. He found Wyatt, at the Oriental, […]

Don’t take their word If someone casts doubt. Don’t make up your mind ‘Til you’ve tried it out. If someone throws bricks Don’t build a wall. Build a foundation, On which to stand tall. When you are discouraged Give a good hearty laugh; The only thing final Is your epitaph.

As I was looking for a phone, To make a call, the other day, I noticed, without asking me, They’d taken all the booths away. How long ago had this been done Or maybe I just failed to see, That something else had been removed That I felt had belonged to me? No wall to […]