Category: Poems for Grownups

I hope and pray There is no God; That life will end Beneath the sod. “You are a fool”, My friends all say And then they ask To whom I pray. They make me seem Like such a dope, So I won’t pray I’ll only hope. But there’s no hope, I start to see, Without […]

My kids have gone out of control, They’re trying to drive me crazy. They go from hyperactive To just plain old downright lazy. They shaved the neighbors Persian cat And died their pocket poodle green. They put two pink flamingos In the Baptist Church’s manger scene. They changed, “Three Families’ Garage Sale” To read, “Three […]

The first day of school and he was still in bed. I had do get him dressed, and I had to get him fed. Why was it such a struggle to get him on his way? The first day of school was such a trying day. Then as I fixed his sandwiches, I had a […]

They say that money can’t buy joy Nor wealth result in gladness. Well I think for a month or so, I could stand a bit of sadness. I’d buy a car to drive around And then I’d pay my rent. I’d buy a snappy suit of clothes, Then of this sudden wealth repent. Riding in […]

My friends all offer their suggestions And their advice is always free. When they come by for a visit The best advice for me is “flee.” “Don’t get excited over Nothing,” They said it was just a whim. But their advice came much too late ‘Cause yesterday I married him.