Category: Poems for Grownups

I was lying down on the couch, Deeply engrossed in my study book, When Peggy Sue held her finger out And said, “Mommy, Mommy, Mommy look!” So I stuck her finger in my mouth And pretended that I was chewing. I said that I was eating sugar When Peggy asked what I was doing. She […]

Let me tell you about Fred, He is dumber than a stump. If IQ is a mountain, Then Fred’s barely got a bump. He started life with nothing And he still has all of it. His hound sleeps on the table Fred’s too lazy to say, “Git!” If Fred’s inches from success He will miss […]

My wife’s cooking is not the best, Most of her dishes taste like goop. I think that pigmies would pay big To dip their arrows in her soup!

I saw two people kissing, On a lawn just down the street. Both were a little pudgy; Neither one of them had feet. They were dressed in hand-me-downs, Neither of them seemed to care. Both of them wore hats to hide The fact that neither one had hair. Although their kiss was passionate, And the […]

Dedicated to you that are writers – you will understand! I’ve finally written something, The magazine accepted. All my other efforts Had been quickly rejected. This time my writing effort, They used without restriction. It was the check I wrote them For my year’s subscription. Very few writers avoid the indignities of rejection slips. I […]