Category: Poems for Grownups

Pastor Johnson caught up with him, While he was walking down the street, And he tapped him on the shoulder, “You’re just the man I hoped to meet.” “When you came to church on Christmas, I saw how much you loved to sing. So I would like to sign you up To join the service […]

Pedro wanted a bike as bad as he could want. The other boys all had one, as they were quick to taunt. He’d say a prayer each day at his grandma’s little shrine. “Dear Jesus, won’t you give me a bike that’s really mine?” He even wrote a letter and gave it to the priest. […]

I would like to send, to those in charge, A most important small petition. From time to time, I would like to end My sentence with a preposition. In the words of Winston Churchill, When he at last put down his foot, “That’s one rule of the English language, Up with which I will not […]

On a cold frosty morning She sent her husband a text, “Windows frozen,” it said, “Instruct me but not too complex.” “Pour lukewarm water over it,” He texted her, hoping she’d know how. Five minutes later, she texted back, “Computer’s really messed up now!”

A Cajun died and went to Hell, And caused the Devil much concern. He’d been there for a month or two But hadn’t yet begun to burn. The Devil’s job, as we all know, Is making sinners pay their debt. But the Cajun mystified him, He hadn’t even raised a sweat. He sat there singing […]