Category: Poems for Grownups

“Dad, I’ll mow the lawn And clean the garage, If you’ll let me have Grandmother’s old Dodge.” “You think you deserve Your own set of wheels? Go get a hair cut, Before you make deals.” “Jesus and Samson Both had long hair, To make me cut mine Is not being fair.” “The way they wore […]

It was a goodbye party For the village’s lone priest. He’d served them for twenty years; They were giving him a feast. Chosen speaker for the night Was a local politician; Well known for his large ego, And proud of his position Everyone had finished eating, But the speaker was running late. The priest asked, […]

A telephone lineman working On a telephone line one day, Heard a preacher and a Muslim Arguing the best place to pray. The Muslim said, “On a prayer mat, With your forehead on the floor.” The preacher said, “Alone with God, Behind your private prayer room door.” The lineman, who could take no more, Said, […]

Donkey went out in a boat; He tried to learn to sail. He got caught in a nylon rope; That’s how he lost his tail. The surgeon came to see him; While standing by his bed, He explained the operation, And this is what he said. They’ll put a blindfold on me, And spin me […]

They were having a graveside service For his wife who’d passed away. He felt sorry for the preacher, Hunting for nice things to say. When the sky abruptly darkened, Thunder and lightning filled the air. He said as they ran for shelter, “Well, at least we know she got there!”