Category: Poems for Grownups

At my class reunion, I said, “Lady, you look like Helen Brown.” “Well you don’t look so hot in blue” She answered with a hurtful frown.

She was ninety-nine years old And as healthy as could be. So I asked her, as she stood there, “Why the gloom and misery?” She said all her life long friends Had already passed away. I said, “Surely you’re not lonely, You have visitors every day.” She said, “Oh, I’ve got new friends And older […]

I’m going to dig to China. Mommy says it is quite a ways. I’m going to dig to China, If it takes me seven days. I was going to dig my hole In the lot across the street. But the ground there was so hard It made the shovel hurt my feet. So I’ll dig […]

The pastor had been reassigned, This sermon was to be his last. He was shaking hands with each one As the members were filing past. A little old lady stopped by, A member that he hardly knew. She shook his hand as she told him, “The next one won’t be good as you.” “Nonsense,” said […]

My mom thinks it is luck That she is still alive. But it was her idea To teach me how to drive. She said it would be fun ‘Cause what could be so hard? When she screamed, “Step on the brake!” I trashed the neighbor’s yard. Which one is the stupid brake? Two pedals sure […]