Category: Poems for Grownups

For Pastor Tommy Before we get started on this little essay, I d like you to turn to your neighbor and just say: Well it can be anything for a start Like, “I pick my nose” or “I shop at WalMart.” Since this is a poem, at least fifteen times, Turn to your neighbor and […]

All I said, “It would be neat If you’d make less noise When you eat.” How was I Supposed to think, That she was plunging Out the sink?

“Don’t try this at home,” he said, The guy that did it on TV. How stupid does he think That someone else could be? He was juggling running chain saws; He was doing it with his feet. It did look rather easy And I thought that it was neat. “You can’t do that,” Joey said, […]

He had talked back to the sergeant? He was stupid instead of brave. “So when I die,” the sergeant asked, You’ll be there dancing on my grave?” “There’s no way”, the private answerd, With his usual silly grin. “Once I get outta the Army I ain’t standing in line again!”

He was young and he was strong. He could run the whole day long. With just the strength of arm and leg, He could climb the highest crag. He knew that with his strength alone, He could protect both flesh and bone. So he would climb the highest heights, Just to enjoy the lofty sights. […]