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Nonsense Poems | Examples of Nonsense Poetry

Nonsense Poems - Examples of all types of nonsense 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 nonsense.
Premium Member Reasons to Worry
I think of scary things, it seems, As dogs that jump like cats, in dreams. They say I spend too much time caring With no reasons for such scaring; That, I should learn to relax at...Read the rest...
Categories: nonsense, animal, anxiety, cat, dog,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The House of Seventy Gables
I live in a house of seventy gables With twenty kitchens and as many tables. It's good for both winter and summer weathers, 'Cuz, in Spring, it flies - it's made of feathers!...Read the rest...
Categories: bird, nonsense, silly, spring,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Hills Awaken
Some hills come alive with a music sound. Where I live, there are hills all around. But listen to me. Let me tell you, bud, The only sound these hills make is "thud"....Read the rest...
Categories: music, nonsense, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Simply Beyond Help
Zounds! longing for a merciful descent into the terminal ground where smoky eyes semi-watch streams of semi-(dis)information exhaled from smoking brains on a mission to search & deconstruct ticking clocks taunt timely bombs lost in purple blobs of orange haze awaiting purging deluges sprinkled with white bolts of blinding hell the raving raven's feathers flicker while flippant tentacles grope...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, nonsense, surreal, word
Form: Free verse
Loretta Devil ---- to the tune of Cruella Devil
Loretta Devil Loretta Devil She thinks she's queen of the hill When she's hitting that herb at will The smack of her lips, the glaze in her stare All the people beware She's like a star with no skill Watch out for...Read the rest...
Categories: nonsense, age, crazy, funny, health,
Form: Lyric



Premium Member A Risque Dream
I had a dream, it was risqué Read on if you dare I was at a masquerade ball And all there were bare. Except for wearing masks of course No one cared at all Just got on with naked dancing Bouncing...Read the rest...
Categories: humorous, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Carnival Frisbee
This Frisbee here turned upside down It never flew quite right Landing on a post and spinning round Like circus plates just out of flight It's edges all inverted Said a clown that caught the sight What happens when you flip...Read the rest...
Categories: nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Nails
My brother calls me "Hammer Head" Cause I eat Nails ! My sister calls me "Tacky" Cause I eat Nails ! My friends call me "Spike" Just because I eat Nails ! Everyone says I am a "glutton for punishment" I just...Read the rest...
Categories: nonsense, addiction, conflict, emotions, funny,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member How to pick Dragon Fruit
Snatch it from the dragon's lair while he's sleeping, shh, beware (or you'll get caught in his stare) eat some, share some, if you dare (preserve rest in fridgidaire) if he awakes -- say a prayer --to avoid his roasty flare barbecuing...Read the rest...
Categories: nonsense, animal, childhood, fire, fruit,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member Okay KK
It's because of ya ya ya you I'm ashamed to be wa wa wa white Don't be sus sus sus suprised If I don't fa fa fa forgive you or f f f fight All I can sa...Read the rest...
Categories: nonsense, anger, betrayal, black love,
Form: Free verse
Id love to write a poem
Id love to write a poem that rewrites history that unlocks consciousness that speaks from an universal experience that feels the rage of love and the longing of lost Id love to write a poem that...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, nonsense, poems, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Oglethorpe
They say all men need a hero. Mine lived primarily on gorp. So, listen long and listen slow To the sad tale of Oglethorpe. He was bigger than a breadbox, Or a sly pygmy jumbotron, About as clever as a fox Or...Read the rest...
Categories: hero, humor, nonsense, silly,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member When Your Words Fumble
Don’t you hate it when you try to explain And the words just won’t cooperate You stumble and fumble, your message lost Leaving you frustrated and irate You had it all planned out in your mind Each thought perfectly aligned But...Read the rest...
Categories: confusion, cry, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Giraffic Surprise
Two giraffes went out walking side by side Spied a dina with windows open wide There was food on the table With long necks they were able To eat and drink until giraffe-ified....Read the rest...
Categories: animal, nonsense,
Form: Limerick
Time Lord
Wisdom gained from pain Lost tomorrow sentenced Shadows think me insane Tortured and blood soaked stains Detached from earth yet dependent Wisdom gained from pain Memory lies in the rain Star gazing got me contentment Shadows think me insane Free to play games Facing...Read the rest...
Categories: crazy, emotions, french, nonsense,
Form: Villanelle

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