Mid-Life Muddle
©1996 Susan Noyes Anderson, Age Happens, Meadowbrook Press
When we were young, you made me blush,
go hot and cold and turn to mush.
I still feel all these things, it’s true…
but is it menopause, or you?
Funny Poems
Some ask why I’m allowing these funny poems to roam the internet at will, and the answer is simple. Like all good poems, they need an audience…and we’re glad you’ve applied for the job! So buckle up, enjoy the ride, and sample funny poems that range from silly to smart alecky, from tender to tongue-in-cheek. You’re sure to find something you like and go home with a smile. Need something funny for children specifically? Try the Children’s Poems category.(Just request permission by email and include full copyright information on all copies. For internet use, please link back to the poem on this site.)
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, simply read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
A Note to My Irreverent Children
©2008 Susan Noyes Anderson
Count me as old as the mountains.
Count me as old as the trees.
But promise me you won’t start counting
rings around my knees!
Positive Affirmations
©1999 by Susan Noyes Anderson, Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press
I’m good and kind and loyal,
except for when I’m not.
I’m friendly, and I’m willing,
if you don’t expect a lot.
“If” – For Parents of Teenagers
©1997 Susan Noyes Anderson, At The End of Your Rope, There’s Hope, Deseret Book
(written with a fond bow to Rudyard Kipling)
If you can keep your head and not lose favor,
When adolescence makes its grand debut;
If you can trust yourself to never waiver,
And always keep an optimistic view;
In Defense of Weeds
©1993 Susan Noyes Anderson
I’d like to say a word for weeds,
brave victims of mad plowers.
Why must their sturdy lives give way
to frail, elitist flowers?
Weather Retort
©1981 Susan Noyes Anderson
A long-sleeved shirt again?
Oh, come on Mom, I just can’t take it.
I know that summer’s coming,
but I wonder if I’ll make it.
Growing Old Gracefully
©1997 by Susan Noyes Anderson
You’re growing old so gracefully,”
is what I’m often told.
Is that a compliment?
Should I be proud, or just consoled?
Bless You!
©1991 Susan Noyes Anderson
Oh, what a wonder is a sneeze.
You take in air and blow out breeze,
accompanied by gentle rain;
or you can blow a hurricane.