When Jeffrey Blum decided to publish humor he'd written, he came here

From the writer:

The idea to publish humor I'd written myself came from this website. My wife and I were roaming around the Internet one night, just looking for a chuckle, and wound up here. I was cracking up, reading some of the poetic humor aloud to Glynnis, when she stopped me in mid-laugh.

Said I should write down some of the stories from my childhood that I'm always running on about. Told me I could publish humor as good as anything else people had to offer. Woman like to scared me half to death.

But Glynnis is a redhead.

It took me a while to get the first one done. It was a story about my great great grandmother. She lived past 100 years of age. Her mind was sharp as a tack right till the end. Some of my brothers and sisters complained when we would go to visit. Mostly, I think, because she saw right through them.

Saw through me, too, but me it didn't bother. Most every woman I've ever known has seen through me. Old as the pyramids, she seemed to us then...with a saying for everything.

Ancient ancestor
Older than the pyramids
Full of wise sayings

Such as, She who sits
In stinging patch of nettles
Does not sit horse well

Marry for money
At least you know the marriage
Will be worth something

Marry for true love
At least a lack of money
May not break you up

Marry love and cash
And every jealous woman
Will try for your man

I heard my father
Ask our great great grandmother
Did you make those up?

At my age, she said
Even if I make them up
They ARE old sayings

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She had a point. If you want to publish humor of your own or comment on my poem, just click back to the Publish Yours page and fill out the form there. I'd appreciate your judgment.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey

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Publisher's note:

We'll publish humor written by Jeffrey any day. Glynnis has promised us that he WILL be contributing again in the near future. I wonder what his great great grandmother had to say about marrying a redhead?

Thanks for reading,

Fred

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