Category: Poems for Grownups

The little meters Now once more She wondered what Each one was for. Her husband said “Watch them with care That’s why the makers Put them there.” The steam that filled Her engine hood She knew could not Mean something good. Her husband said, “I told you Dear, Watch the gauges I made it clear. […]

I ate my first jalapeno Down at the county fair. I’m not much at trying things I did it on a dare. They offered me three kinds And said I had my choice. I said, “Give me the hottest one,” Right before I lost my voice. “Someone call 911 Before it is too late! Tell […]

Mother always laughed and told me, “Get your elbows off the table.” She thought that it was kinda funny ‘Cause she made it rhyme with Mabel Would she have thought it as funny If my name had been Eloise? Because then she’d have to tell me Somewhere I shouldn’t put my knees!

The judge faced the two opposing lawyers, “I got a bribe from you, Mr. Brown; A check for fifteen thousand dollars,” The judge said, with a frown. “Then I got another bribe,” the judge said, “A check for ten thousand from Mr. Green. According to Mr. Brown’s bribe, I would have to consider it a […]

It’s my favorite place to be Where I can hear the Word of God And listen to the preacher tell Where Bible men have lived and trod. To hear about commandments ten And learn by heart the Golden Rule; To sing the songs that I had learned, In younger days, in Sunday school. Old songs […]