Category: Poems for Grownups

You could see he was proud, There was no need to ask ‘Cause in only two weeks He’d completed the task. The puzzle was finished With much praise from his peers. They had all read the box It said, “Two to four years.”

You are my friend Through thick and thin. Express my love? I can’t begin… But where you go I go there too. For right or wrong I will stay true. When you are sad And feeling blue, I’ll cheer you up, Be there for you. You are my friend, I tell my Dad. If you […]

I have a neighbor I don’t like He messes up my hair. He never does it to my sis And I don’t think that’s fair. A friend said I should mess his up, “Turn about” is what it’s called. “I can’t do that,” I told my friend, “Because my neighbor’s head is bald!”

My boyfriend asked if I could cook; I said I’d fix a meal. I had Mom’s recipe for soup So it was no big deal. I followed Mama’s recipe And made my friend some soup. It was the recipe she’d used To feed my Girl Scout troupe. As I had no fresh tomatoes, I used […]

The extra inch On waist and thighs Said it was time To exercise. Then leotards The thing to wear So I went out And bought a pair. I bought a bunch Of diet grub. And then I went And joined a club. My group already In the gym, I’d change my clothes And go join […]