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Humor Poems | Examples of Humor Poetry

Humor Poems - Examples of all types of humor poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for humor.
Con-events
This just in from our local news team: A nun was detained by two students after class and forced to drink a dry martini. The students, John Peterson and...Read the rest...
Categories: drink, giggle, humor, sister,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Bare Essentials
A lady who entered a nudity contest complained the fee was in excess of her paltry means. To an all male jury she pleaded: Gentlemen, as you can see I lack the monetary essentials but not the bare credentials!...Read the rest...
Categories: humor,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Dilemma
There’s so much more I need to write though fewer days and nights remain; and the more I worry and complain the less time I have to write – it’s a dilemma with no future and likely one I’ll never...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, humor,
Form: Light Verse
Not All Are Sweet
Not all sweets are true Sometimes, it hurts the tooth and Add cavities too....Read the rest...
Categories: humor, meaningful, perspective, sweet,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member let's be haughty and stuck up
The couple wanted to eat at an exclusive restaurant. Wife said, “Let’s act like we are haughty and stuck up.” Husband was all in; so they ate with pinkie fingers up. They were ultra-rude to the waiter; noses...Read the rest...
Categories: humor,
Form: Light Verse



Premium Member Our Choices
One candidate will rave, lie, cheat and molest The second seems ready to be a hospice guest But we have a third choice With a strong forthright voice Half his mind is brilliant, but a worm ate the rest!...Read the rest...
Categories: humor,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Where Have all the Comics Gone
~ To the tune of: 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' ~ Where have all the comics gone ...Read the rest...
Categories: dance, farewell, humor, nostalgia,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member The Big Bang
Scientists make it appear the Big Bang’s responsible for everything that’s visible, and why you and I are here. It’s just a theory, keep in mind, without conclusive proof. Besides, any “bang,” big or small, on reflection you will find, is...Read the rest...
Categories: humor,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Her Husband's Legacy
Here lies my husband Fred who died from overeating bread; before our hungry children’s eyes he grew to an enormous size. I know, of course, and ‘tis my belief the dead one day will find relief among God’s angels in...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, humor,
Form: Light Verse
Cursed
As a societal pariah, am I not deserving a grand denouement? When my tale reaches zenith, will I be shackled, by the abhorrent atrocities, your accursed kind has wrought, upon my tempestuous form? Light my pyre, I need a tan....Read the rest...
Categories: humor, anti bullying, dark, gothic,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member momz - or what r u going to do
I’m enjoying spending time with my mom - we have an intimacy braided like rope. I forgot how funny she is. At the same time, we’ve been softcore arguing for days. She wants me to accomplish...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, humor, mom, parents,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member blue barbeque sauce
Why does your barbeque sauce cost twice what others cost? Because ours turns blue when it hits hot fries said Mr. Rost. The grocer took a risk and bought one batch, to be nice. People protested the...Read the rest...
Categories: humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Home of the Screaming Cupcake
Barista’s Bakery home of the screaming cupcake I had to rush inside to see what this meant. Screaming was happening in two corners of the room. One boy was devouring a purple cupcake. It was screaming bloody murder. Another couple...Read the rest...
Categories: humor,
Form: Personification
Under The Sheets
Under the sheets lies abundance of dreams Tucked away safely to visit each night Laden in comfort,...Read the rest...
Categories: dream, happy, humor, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
A Night Out in Dublin
I went for a night out in Dublin, The amount of Oasis being played was troublin', We drank one after t'other Till we stopped hearing those brothers, But in the morning our stomachs were bubblin'...Read the rest...
Categories: drink, fun, humor, ireland,
Form: Limerick

Specific Types of Humor Poems

Definition | What is Humor in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs