Category: Poems for Grownups

My grandmother always told me That I should pick my friends with care. She said that some friends that I chose Were more than her old bones could bear. She said I shouldn’t get attached To the wrong kind of a friend. She said that they’ll just drag you down And take you with them […]

It was my first operation, I’d settle only for the best. A “crack” team is what I ordered And they best honor my request. They said the “crack” team had arrived It was the best that could be found. It wasn’t a team of surgeons, They’d hired a team to make my gown!

There was a silence throughout Heaven, Predicted in the ancient Book. You will find it written there, If you know just where to look. Though the silence was foretold, Written down in ancient history. Just what would cause it to occur Had until now been a mystery. But the truth at last is known Of […]

“Grandma brought us water pistols!” My two sons screamed with wild delight And then they ran of happily To start their water pistol fight. I said, “We had water pistols, Don’t you recall what you went through When we almost drove you crazy?” Mom smiled and said, “Of course I do!”

He called his landlord on the phone “The roof leaks over my table, You need to come here and fix it Just as soon as you are able.” “Just how do you know there’s a leak?” The tightwad landlord was quick to ask, He was not at all looking forward To such an expensive task. […]