Mom said Sis had talked and talked, Throughout the live long day. I asked her what Sis talked about, Mom said, “She didn’t say.” My granddaughter, Alyssa, is just emerging from the Chatterbox stage. She has been saying, “Why” in response to everything you say for quite some time now. After spending a day around […]
Category: Quickies
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Chatterbox
February 2nd, 2026 — Quickies
Brown Thumb
January 31st, 2026 — Quickies
I guess I’m a lousy gardener You can’t say I haven’t tried. But this is the very last straw Two rocks in my rock garden died.
Super Glue
January 25th, 2026 — Quickies
Daddy called me “Stupid” For tasting Super Glue. I couldn’t even tell him That Sister dared me to!
Memory Course **
January 22nd, 2026 — Quickies
I signed up for a memory course Because my memory’s rotten. They said I’d taken it last year. I guess I’d just forgotten. ** I think I wrote this poem before Or is it déjà vu? Just tell me if you’ve read it Or did you forget it too?
Diagnosis
January 6th, 2026 — Quickies
I told him that my right leg hurt Every time that it turned cold. Old Doc said, “There’s nothing wrong,†He said, “It’s just from getting old.†I used to think that Doc was smart And that he was quite the sage. But my left leg is alright And they’re both the exact same age!

