Category: Poems for Grownups

A whole lot of things have changed From a hundred years ago. Lots of things have gotten fast. Other things have gotten slow. But there are things that never change. And there are problems we can’t solve. Little things we can’t get right. New ways never do evolve. If we could leave tomorrow For a […]

He was going on a diet And was going to lose some weight. He thought it would make it easy If he just watched the things he ate. His doctor said, for it to work, He’d see if he could make it fun. If, each three days, he’d diet two Then he could skip the […]

Statistics show that short folks Hardly ever bump their heads And short people fit nicely On the shortest hotel beds. They can swim in kiddy pools And clothes are somewhat cheaper. Their caskets are a bargain When they go to meet the reaper. If they get caught in the rain, They’re the last ones to […]

When the purser said this morning That all my passengers changed planes. I knew for sure when that happens That the management complains. Just why my passengers all changed, I simply didn’t have a clue. ‘Cause I’m always very helpful And I make sure my crew is too. Today a blind man came aboard, The […]

The young wife told her husband, As he started out the door, “Honey, you never tell me That you love me anymore!” He said, “When we got married, I am sure I told you so And if it ever changes You will be the first to know!” Teasing your wife about love, He learned is […]