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
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April 29 the sense of an ending End of Trump Reality TV Show
April 29—The sense of an ending… End of Trump Reality TV Show?
While watching the Trump trials
I sense an ending
To the Trump Reality TV show.
As he is revealed to be
What he is
Nothing but...
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Categories:
humor, humorous, political, satire,
Form: Political Verse
Only Ten Shopping Days 'til the Locusts
Only ten shopping days ‘til the locusts arrive
What on earth should I buy them
I’ve scoured the stores, and what’s more
...
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Categories:
giving, humor, insect, stress,
Form: Rhyme
10 Things I cannot Remember
Categories:
humor, irony,
Form: List
A Wait on the InterstateWhat the heck's the matter with you mate,
And why are you on the interstate?
I'm growing increasingly irate.
That's why your driving I will berate,
If you don't quickly increase your rate.
Next, I'll pull all the hair out of...
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Categories:
car, humor,
Form: Acrostic
genevaDuring finals week, I’d spent days on various reports and papers, scribbling in the margins of notes and books, checking facts, revising flashcards and prepping with friends. I’ve an unshakable faith in plodding persistence.
We were...
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Categories:
boyfriend, humor, love, school,
Form: Free verse
Conversations with my Son
He’s got plans to meet his friend,
And he’s putting things in his pockets, his wallet, his keys, a set of dice.
‘I can’t forget these dice’ he says to me.
‘I did not know you had a...
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Categories:
child, funny, humor, mother
Form: Free verse
Little Eleanor
Little Eleanor chews gum loudly
and enjoys to snaps it proudly.
It’s one of those things she does best
besides being a bratty pest.
Snapping gum is an annoying habit,
grown ups deem quite rude.
Big-hearted, she makes up for it
by...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Light Verse
what kind of greeter is thatCheck your attitude at the door the greeter said.
What kind of greeter is that?
A negative greeter with a bad attitude if you ask me
I decided not to go inside that restaurant
If I want to hear...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Free verse
Oh No I have Lost my Ability to ConformOh, no! The one giving the eulogy said.
I have lost my keen ability to conform.
Her family gave each other knowing looks;
she had never obeyed.
She was not the type to follow along,
color in the lines or...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Free verse
Alligator SashayCircle left, hang on tight
Don't get caught in an alligator bite
Allemande left, what you want to do
Is turn that alligator into stew
Do-si-do, listen to the band
Alligator shoes look mighty grand
Roll away to a half sashay
If...
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Categories:
animal, dance, humor, music,
Form: Lyric
Some Banking Hanky PankyA sweet young bank teller named Doris
Had a crush on her co-worker, Boris.
But one day while at work
The young clerk went berserk
When she caught Boris banging the manager, Morris.
Doris' secret admirer, Dan Danson,
Was swarthy, tall,...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Light Verse
gildedThis happened last Fall, during Thanksgiving break.
Lisa and I were at the MET (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), with her family, at an exhibit of Art Deco sculpture. Lisa and I came out of a...
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Categories:
humor, art, dad, daughter, fashion,
Form: Free verse
Kook-y StatsThey once did a study that perplexes,
Making sure to sample both the sexes.
The av'rage sir or madam,
The stats declare each had 'em
One boob, one nut - a result that vexes....
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Categories:
humor, math,
Form: Limerick
TimThere once was a witty "tot", Tim,
His "radar" detected all the slim.
With "level" of glee,
He'd "deified" spree,
"Level" elated, Thats Tim's whim!
...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Limerick
light humorThere once was a fellow named Will,
Whose nose was exceedingly ill.
He sneezed with great force,
And altered his course,
he's orbiting Jupiter still!
There once was a lady named Sue,
Who found a strange thing in her stew....
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Limerick
Specific Types of Humor Poems
Definition | What is Humor in Poetry?
Poems Related to Humor
playfulness, farce, joke, banter, whimsy, gag, wit, fun, wisecrack, joking, gaiety, jest, amusement, drollery, jocosity, levity, lightness, happiness, comicality, jesting, raillery, flippancy, witticism, tomfoolery, jocularity