House Guest Poems - Poems about House Guest

My 120 pound house guest

...He's an elder now so don't dare forget.
He has special needs and they need to be met..
Always been a hot boy so keep the thermostat down,
or he'll gulp too much water and in urine you'll drown..
...

Pink Praying Mantis

...Have you met pink praying mantis faerie yet asked my house guest.
He was on my last nerve as apes are often, kind of a tolerated pest.
I was surprised, for I had not even heard of such an unknown c...

Best Left Over Breakfast Ever

...For breakfast I had warmed up barbeque pork.
With a left over roll and honey butter.
Did I mention I also had baked beans
And a scrumptious sweet potato slathered with syrup?

It was one of my f...

Arachnophobia

...You’re never more than six feet from a spider,
And this includes your car, beneath your seat.
Though you may find him an unwelcome rider,
It’s likely because there is stuff to eat.

They’re norm...

Unwanted Guest

...The House Guest

You found yourself in a bind 
and ask me if I would mind
You say you need a place to stay 
it would only be for one day

The day turned into nights 
th...

Greyhound - La To Ny

...Taxied to the terminal. The fare paid,
vagrants begged for alms, some too drunk to care.
Shrunken faces, weather beaten, they played
a sad tune of which I was unaware.
Some had the means, even po...

Theater of Utter Charm Part 12

...but this is certainly not intended
to be an instrument of terror
except maybe for the habitual
who are out for my blood
and from whom I am occasionally rescued
speaking of which
it looks like t...

I'M Not Snooping

...What are you looking for? 
I ask my house guest.
I’m not snooping, she replies, after jumping a foot.

What do you think you’ll find? 
I ask her, as she cleans out my silverware drawer.
“I drop...

Urban Sonnet - Vanished

...There he sat trembling, cowering in fright,
Twilight's pall submerging shadowy form;
His green eyes distinctive, piercing the night,
Body arching with each drop of the storm.
My wife signaled me:...

Depression Doesn'T Live Here Anymore

...I used to have a house guest
And he never helps me get
Things arranged, didn't clean
Up behind his mess
of hopelessness, depressions, variances and stifles
Live before up on a shelf
Didn't care...

Playing It Safe

...Your set to get married, 
No cold feet or regrets, 
A house guest shows up, 
Wishing you nothing but the best, 
A kiss on the cheek, 
A conratulations is in order, 
But they want to play, 
Wit...

The Best Laid Plans

...My sisters were coming for a visit for the very first time,
Heading to New Hampshire, leaving the Georgia heat behind.
Our friend Charlie was a house guest before they arrived.
My husband, Charlie...

Natures House Guest

...We noticed one day we had a guest
It seemed to be looking for a nest.
From the window, up across the wall,
And up to the ceiling, oh so tall.
It was fat, and had eight fuzzy legs.
So cute, could...

Old House

...OLD HOUSE

built in 1905
before i was born
i wonder
what were the owners like?
shadows are quick to reply

some nights
as i watch the tube
quick shadows tell
i am not the owner
am but a h...

Shhh Bang

...it starts underneath a small table
near the entrance to a motel lobby
and grows with great speed and sprite
quieting the house-guest at the counter
as it flows - muted down the hallway

glass doors o...

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