Category: Poems for Grownups

She was the cutest little two year old And she was smart as she could be. She was playing with her tea set And she was serving Daddy tea. She was bringing cups of water, While he was watching Evening News. He smacked his lips and drank each one, No way her Daddy could refuse. […]

She was the town’s biggest gossip No one could avoid her ire. And telling the village secrets Was work from which she’d never tire. Now Willy had a big red truck The folks from miles around all knew it. When Joe’s bar needed something fixed Willy was the one to do it. While Willy worked […]

My friend was quite young When he took up the game. His life since that time Has not been the same. Each waking hour He talked of the green, Of the woods and the putters And the irons that he’d seen. Golf had so quickly Become an obsession, To miss just one game Would cause […]

Who gets the biggest slice of pizza? Tom and Fred’s argument ongoing. Mom thought she could fix the argument With just a bit of mother’s knowing. “Remember Jesus up in Heaven? When we argue He always sees us. If he were here he’d take the small piece.” Tom said, “Okay Fred, you be Jesus!”

Harry had worked there twenty years; He always punched in right at eight. You could set your watch by Harry But this morning Harry was late. All of us had taken notice When eight o’clock had come and past. We began to check our watches Each thinking that his watch was fast. When Harry finally […]