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
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Reasons to WorryI 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...
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Categories:
nonsense, animal, anxiety, cat, dog,
Form: Rhyme
The House of Seventy GablesI 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!...
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Categories:
bird, nonsense, silly, spring,
Form: Rhyme
The Hills AwakenSome 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"....
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Categories:
music, nonsense, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Simply Beyond HelpZounds!
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...
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Categories:
dark, nonsense, surreal, word
Form: Free verse
Loretta Devil ---- to the tune of Cruella DevilLoretta 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...
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Categories:
nonsense, age, crazy, funny, health,
Form: Lyric
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...
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Categories:
humorous, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Carnival FrisbeeThis 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...
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Categories:
nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
NailsMy 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...
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Categories:
nonsense, addiction, conflict, emotions, funny,
Form: Free verse
How to pick Dragon FruitSnatch 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...
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Categories:
nonsense, animal, childhood, fire, fruit,
Form: Monorhyme
Okay KKIt'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...
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Categories:
nonsense, anger, betrayal, black love,
Form: Free verse
Id love to write a poemId 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...
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Categories:
angst, nonsense, poems, poetry,
Form: Free verse
OglethorpeThey 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...
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Categories:
hero, humor, nonsense, silly,
Form: Quatrain
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...
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Categories:
confusion, cry, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
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....
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Categories:
animal, nonsense,
Form: Limerick
Time LordWisdom 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...
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Categories:
crazy, emotions, french, nonsense,
Form: Villanelle
Specific Types of Nonsense Poems
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