Category: Poems for Grownups

When the pastor shook hands at the door, He knew that he could count on Herman For a detailed evaluation, Always critical of his sermon. The pastor knew that Brother Herman Was certainly not his greatest fan. So he was surprised when Herman said It made him feel like a brand new man. Pastor was […]

I said, “That’s a pretty girl you have.” She said, “You’re talking about my son.” I thought some flattery in order To correct the faux pas I had done. I said, “His mother! But you’re so young! You surely mean that he’s your brother?” She said, “Apology’s accepted But I’m his dad, I’m not his […]

“There’s a whole lot of men,” She told her boyfriend Harry, “Who will be miserable On the day that I marry.” “Do you really think so?” Asked her boyfriend Harry. “And just how many men Do you intend to marry?”

The young girl asked her father “Why do you always bow your head Right before you begin to preach, While the scripture is being read?” “I ask God for a good sermon, That’s something that I always do.” “If you ask for a good sermon, Why doesn’t he give one to you?”

We found him on an island In the middle of the sea. He had been there, he said, Since early eighty-three. He showed us his dwelling, He had built up in a tree. But we saw he’d built two more And we asked why there were three. He answered, looking down, From his lofty tree […]