Category: Poems for Grownups

He says, “I wear the pants in the family.” His wife says, “He’s such a gem. I let him wear the pants in the family, As long as his apron covers them.”

One bright light up there in the sky Was it Venus or was it Mars? Maybe not a planet at all. Maybe one of the many stars. I asked a tourist standing there, All loaded down with tourist gear. He said, “You best ask someone else Because I’m just a tourist here?”

My computer stopped working And I don’t know what to do! If I call up tech support, Will he send around a crew to help me download bluestacks? He tends to treat us teachers With such total disrespect He’s also quick to question Our computer intellect. One of my brighter students, Computer skills unabashed, Just […]

I tried to buy a ticket For a play that came to town, As it was a famous play Not a ticket could be found. I was just about to leave, When a stranger caught my arm. I thought he was a mugger Then I saw he meant no harm. He’d bought his wife a […]

A blackbird is the worst of singers, In concerts he cannot join in. He’s ridiculed at singing contests, With his harsh voice he cannot win. A maestro wished to help the bird And purchased a violin for him. The saddened blackbird soon found out, Chance of success with it was slim. A road of cobblestones […]