Category: Poems for Grownups

Pat and Mike would sit and rock Cause their time was off the clock. So they talked of mundane things Like breakfast cereal and wedding rings. Pat discussed each ache and pain, While Mike talked about the rain. Their conversations got so droll The three blind mice stayed in their hole. Both were nice and […]

“I’m going to marry John,” she said, “He’s my soulmate, he’s my Honey.” “That’s very nice,” her father said, “But does John have any money?” “Mom said you men were all alike; And what she said, I guess, is true. ‘Cause that’s the first thing John asked me, When we were talking about you.”

My daddy was a famous man, He was famous for his snores. Companies came to test how well They made their soundproof doors. His snores have caused earthquakes to start And caused tectonic plates to drift. And we were sure my Daddy’s snores Had caused the continents to shift. The night he died he snored […]

Do you know a famous poet? They are few and far between. Dead poets are the only Famous poets that I’ve seen. So don’t ask me if I’m famous, I hope I have a ways to go, ‘Cause dead poets are the only Famous poets that I know.

He was at a Lamaze class With his very pregnant wife, Which is a required duty In every man’s married life. “Exercise is important,” The pretty instructor said. “Break her away from her soaps, Take her for long walks instead.” “Go walking in the country Where grass is lush and green With ponds and pretty […]