Category: Poems for Grownups

I had a question for the cabbie So I tapped him on the shoulder. He screamed as he ran off the road And hit a landscape boulder. As we crawled out of the wreckage, I could see that he was shaking. I guessed I’d really scared him, I could tell he wasn’t faking. “You must […]

She asked that I come visit As she hadn’t long to live. She said she loved our little church. She had some things she’d like to give. She talked of doing a heavenly dance With her departed husband Fred. She knew that he would wait for her These long ten years that he’d been dead. […]

My neighbor woke me up at four. He didn’t want to start a fight. My dog was keeping him awake. He said that it had barked all night. I thanked him and hung up the phone And lay there as my neighbor slept. Revenge for such a thoughtless deed, Is always sweeter when it’s kept. […]

When you look at the damage That the caterpillar did, To your beautiful plants, don’t cry. He’ll pay for the damage in a week or so With a beautiful butterfly.

The saints in heaven were rejoicing. The Angels had just started singing, When all festivities were stopped. The Heavenly doorbell was ringing. St. Peter was sent by God to check, To see just who was ringing the bell. The Straight and Narrow Path to Heaven, Was empty as far as Peter could tell. The Heavenly […]