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Humorous Poems | Examples of Humorous Poetry

Fool's Gold Fortune, Part II
...For two weeks Lester worked that pyrite vein, and every day a brand new dollar came, at the end he hug dug out two cart’s worth, said Higgs, “Now that’s enough work in the earth.” He smiled proud, they dragged it to the trains, Lester still sure the old man was insane, once loaded up, he said, “I will return in six...

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Categories: humorous, character, crazy, fun, history,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Fool's Gold Fortune, Part I
Lester sat in Lisa’s café that morn, his eyes mindlessly staring out the door, it was July of 1889, and new work young Lester now had to find. He’d left Jud’s ranch when he refused to pay, did some small jobs, but not much came his way, had heard some mines were opening up here, but he might starve before they did,...

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Categories: humorous, character, crazy, fun, history,
Form: Cowboy Poetry



Premium Member A Jolly Interview
How do you do, Point of Exclamation?! We love your disposition of hooray, We bask in your uplifting sensation, Without you words would dry up in dismay. “Oh thank you, I’m fantastic! Awesome! Great! I thrive indeed on fulsome words of praise, My final punch is not to punctuate - My one and only goal is...

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Categories: humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member My Dog
upon death we surely do move on now he inhabits the right side of the sofa he inhabits the hall rug he inhabits the oven door he inhabits the gap between the shed and the fence he inhabits the gap between the two front car seats he inhabits the smell of chicken he inhabits cold five o’clocks in the morning he inhabits the...

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Categories: death, dedication, dog, humorous,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Winter Tree
winter tree scribble on paper shattered glass aging masterpiece blood vessels interrupted sleep morning bed hair porcelain crazing drought dry earth think quickly fungal strands frozen pond uh-oh straw on floor slept-in sheets did I lock the door letter from a pocket can’t reach that itch tickly cough grandad’s skin winter tree ...

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Categories: humorous, analogy, fun, tree, winter,
Form: Light Verse



Premium Member Blinded by the Light
Blinded by the light Riding my bike in the middle of the night Pity my plight I ran over the foot of a runner in the night I admitted my flaw, but then we both saw a UFO with 2 diplomats the runner he said "oy" And in a ploy to annoy A tractor beam pulled my bike and our hats. They said "we...

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Categories: humorous, crazy, fantasy, fun, humor,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Loving Yuck
Love without Love within Love where I am where I’ve been Beginning to think: far too much abundance of this foolish, loving folly, so I kicked my wagging tail collie -- loving view~ it just ain’t fair! – attempting to escape, I journeyed to the zoo wouldn’t you know it, two loving ape there too along to the park high in birch nest spied I a pair of...

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Categories: humorous, hyperbole, love, nonsense,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The tattoos all over the body of that young lady
The tattoos all over the body of that young lady ~ what will they look like when she's seventy or eighty? I'm afraid the ass of that sweet young lass smelling flowers above her reclining lover in the grass will slowly start squatting down on his bearded face, alas....

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Categories: humorous, time, woman,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Untitled
there was a bookie named Jennings who had to pay the mob his winnings one day it was said he kept them instead and was later found floating in the Hudson ...

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Categories: humorous,
Form: Limerick
Mouse Mischief and Feline Fatigue
A mouse, quite the agile small chap, Played hide-and-seek, right in cat's lap. The cat, with a yawn, Said, "This game's gone on, I'm napping, you rodent, perhaps?" ©bfa032225 ...

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Categories: humorous, animal, fun, hilarious, humor,
Form: Limerick
Stormy King vs Solar Supremacy
The lightning, with flash and a boom, Said, "I'm king of the stormy dark room!" But the sun, with a sigh, Said, "You're just a quick fry, While I'm shining, you're doomed to consume!" ©bfa032225 ...

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Categories: fun, hilarious, humor, humorous,
Form: Limerick
SUCESSES AND ERRORS LOGIC NOT LOGIC
Every mistake we make without malice with more ignorance than knowledge the correct result always appears even by trial and error and the law of chance if it does not cause irreparable damage ... in the process... ! TO MAKE ERROR IS A HUMAN THING BUT BE CAREFUL !!!...

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Categories: allusion, analogy, humorous, perspective,
Form: Burlesque
Premium Member A Happy Bounce Had Lost His Bounce
a happy bounce had lost his bounce it wasn’t much, just weighed an ounce but for this bounce, his bounce was all as he’d bounce and bounce ...

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Categories: anxiety, confidence, fun, humorous,
Form: Light Verse
The Bone Identity
A K9, with nose to the ground, Found a bone, where no bone should be found. "This mission's a bust!" He thought, filled with disgust, "My treat's in that bone, profound!" ©bfa032225 ...

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Categories: humorous, animal, fun, hilarious, humor,
Form: Limerick
Rumble vs Radiance
The thunder, with rumble and roar, Said, "I'm loudest, forevermore!" But the sun, with a beam, Said, "Your noise is quite slim, When my rays make the storm clouds outpour!" ©bfa032225 Limerick (Thunder) ...

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Categories: fun, hilarious, humor, humorous,
Form: Limerick

Specific Types of Humorous Poems

Read wonderful humorous poetry on the following sub-topics: adults, birthday, christmas, death, friends, friendship, graduation, kids, life, love, middle school, rhyme, school, silly, teachers and more.

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