she came in mad and mad she stayed
an old grouchy woman who had never played
what had happened to make her so sour and mean?
No one seemed to know, but this was not keen
we tiptoed around her snotty looks
Tried to ignore her, even the cooks
Who is she? We asked anyone who would listen.
Don’t know, but she is not needed in the kitchen.
Too early for Good Mornings.
It takes a while to rev up.
I'm smiling on the inside.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 1st place 2025
I'm grumpy and I'm lumpy
Be nice to me or I'll snarl
Hurry up and feed me
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
a warm cup of coffee
the best ointment to waking up grumpy
~ we've all got our vices
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 2nd place 2025
People in the world have witnessed your all seasons love in Palestine!!
Grouchy blue corpulent cat knew where it was at
She loved her girth, enjoyed her muscles and fat.
Dancing to a square dance, she squashed many a gnat
Enjoying his days, singing rat-a-tat-tat.
You know me I am never grouchy she said.
Is her neck on straight? Is she right in her head.
I cannot stand people who stomp and grump.
Just a second. Here comes that creep with the dowager’s hump.
I cannot stand her; she is evil, the anti-christ she relays.
I hate to complain, but she simply ain’t very nice many days.
I stay on the phone line, for I am desperate for a friend.
Her grouchiness and complaining never does end.
She doesn’t like her neighbor, he is a mean guy.
She cannot abide her mother-in-law, so why even try?
Whining commences, and I am trying to hang up.
She never notices, that I have eaten my hat and my cup.
She causes me anguish, I feel stressed and annoyed.
She is yelling about a guy she dated once named big Lloyd.
I hate pessimists she tells me, I have to stay away from this guy.
The next week when I start to dial her, my psyche asks “why?”
Dr. Fauci turned grouchy
Bit his lip, got an ouchie
Kept his mask on, bled to death
Socially distanced ~ had bad breath
for some reason
around your fortress
you’ve built
insurmountable blockades
and from their safety
you thrive on lashing out
catapulting showers
of fireballs
and cannonballs
it took a while for me
to realize we were at war
I simply didn’t know
in hindsight it’s been going on for years
but I really truly didn’t know
I knew enough to keep my distance
and stay out of the firing range
you’ve always had me
walking on eggshells
why? I haven’t got a clue
after all these years
to tell the truth
somewhere along the way
I simply finally lost interest
so keep doing what you’ve got to do
and I’ll continue
liking you the way you are
the last of eggshell crumbs
have turned to lovely sand
and your fireballs
now look to me
like nothing less
than fireworks display
AP: Honorable Mention 2022, Honorable Mention 2021
Submitted on June 16, 2021 for contest ALL YOURS (JUN 17) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - 1ST PLACE
My husband is really grouchy and grumpy
Only comes alive when we have rumpy pumpy
Watches football on TV with beer in hand
Offside rule is something I don't understand
My husband's interest in me is on the wain
What can I do so he notices me again ?
Cook him a nice meal might do the trick
Knowing my luck he would end up ill and sick
I wonder what makes him grumpy so
Maybe it's the way the world is I don't know
Until then I pray he snaps out of it really soon
After all we celebrate our anniversary in June
Grumbles and groans about all she sees.
Bellyaching and complaining
Fussing, kicking and squawking
Peevishly petulant
bitter mudgeon
grouchy whiner
a surly
boorish
gripe
frowns and grimaces
counting on her jewelry
to make her pretty
AP: Honorable Mention 2022
Grouchy is a grubby feeling,
with the nasty taste of blah;
makes you out of sorts with living,
the opposite of hurrah.
You don’t like anything
you used to really love;
instead of giving kisses
you would rather pinch or shove.
You are bored to tears;
your toys - worn out and old;
you sit before your breakfast
until the eggs are cold.
No one can please you,
not even mom or dad;
and if you are not careful,
you’re in your room for being bad!
Some people say, “You got up
on the wrong side of the bed;”
maybe you should get back in,
crawl out the other side instead.
What makes you feel so out of sorts?
You think you just might cry
and mommy says she’s sure you ate
a slice of gritty grumble pie.
We all have days that go kerplunk;
we do some things we shouldn’t do,
but it will soon get better;
pull your feet out of grouch goo.
Just put a smile on that sweet face
and tell the grump to go away;
the sun is up and life is good,
get busy, go outside and play!
© September 18, 2015
Faye Lanham Gibson
A grouchy frog
A little tiny frog was always so grouchy,
He wore blue jean pants that was too big and slouchy.
He would always set on his lily pad and frown,
He was the talk of the little town.
Everyone talked about him all the time,
They would say,he was so tight,he would not give you a dime.
Until one day he came across a sweet little lady frog,
He would sit and stare on his favorite log.
He was in love,and didn't know what to do,
So he got up the courage,to say how are you.
His face blushed on his green frog skin,
She said I think your cute with a brightful grin.
They were married that following year,
From then on the little frog was very cheer.
Everyone in town could not believe how the little frog changed,
How love can make you better,even if its a little strange.
Once I saw an oddly grouchy grouch,
grousing away on an old couch,
gaping menacingly,
as I eat happily,
my juicy chicken soupy lunch.
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