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Nonsense Poems | Examples of Nonsense Poetry

Premium Member The Greatest Circus Clown
He shuffled in. He wore a frown. This lone stranger was new in town, but his teeth were straight, and his aim was true, and he had a hole in his head that birds went through, and I would put all my money down, that, everywhere, the world around, he'll be the greatest circus clown....

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Categories: nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
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 Circus Days
I ran away to the circus at the age of two on a sad day when it was raining. At first, I didn't know what I should do, not having the proper training. I started with an elephant and began to scrub. His skin was leathery and rough, but found I could continue with a gentler rub, when his skin...

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Categories: nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
MODERNITY
Since time immemorial reading or by oral tradition 2+2 EQUALS 4 modernly with evolution I discovered in practice that; 2+2 equals 5 when I pay bills 2+2 equals 3 when I receive a salary PS. LISTENING...

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Categories: nonsense, allusion, analogy, humorous, money,
Form: Burlesque
Premium Member Farm, A Visitor’s Guide
Cow is very close to Pig Pig is busy busy streets and restaurants plenty of eating and dining out Cow is also close to Sheep Sheep is nice quaint and picturesque numerous shops dotted around Cow is not too far from Horse Horse is impressive large houses and open spaces a laid back life of calmness Cow is also not far from Dog Dog is thriving multicultural and diverse a...

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Categories: nonsense, animal, farm, fun, humorous,
Form: Light Verse



The Fault Lies
Red rage in our streets Conjured reasons, to obscure Propagandized news!...

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Categories: crazy, nonsense, political,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Jam
jam it’s sweeter than ham stickier than a dam spreadier than a ram welcomier than spam jarier than a can jellier than a plan though not drivier than a van not talkier than a man not blowier than a fan not cuddlier than a gran not crustier than a flan not detailier than a scan jam ...

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Categories: nonsense, crazy, fun, funny, humor,
Form: Light Verse
Match
I light the match And watch the flame flicker. The flame is bright, A beautiful blue, orange and yellow. I know that if I touch this flame I’ll be burned. Perhaps scarred. But as I stare at this dancing flame All I can think of is the beauty. So I reach out with my other hand, Slowly, tentatively, purposefully. But then I stop,...

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Categories: nonsense, conflict, corruption, desire, extended
Form: Free verse
NONSENSE poetrix
How can an ultracrepidarian change the course of the world interfere in the global economy...

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Categories: nonsense, allusion, analogy, perspective,
Form: Epigram
Premium Member All in a Day
too soon this moon day’s chores some scores most not forgot deplete need sleep morning warning disarm alarm same old sixfold more work can’t shirk no fun undone work sucks need bucks...

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Categories: funny, money, nonsense, silly,
Form: Footle
UNIVERSAL PRODIGY
When maneuvering the world circus, The strongest human being in the world the wisest being in the universe... ! if he were we would have limbo as in...

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Categories: allusion, analogy, imagination, nonsense,
Form: Burlesque
Premium Member Lollipop
a horse named Lollipop dug a hole a mole told Lollipop to stop but Lollipop dug dug dug so the mole trotted with a clipperty clop ...

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Categories: nonsense, animal, fun, funny, horse,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Diddly Dole
diddly dole diddly dole a goblin ate the custard from the trifle bowl diddly dole diddly dole another ate the jelly and the trifle – stole! ...

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Categories: nonsense, cool, crazy, food, fun,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member The Garrid Oom - A Scary Tale
he brove a garrid oom deemotted uve and lookied goom eek eek he seddle as his bladed morble hoom around the camp fire all agogged this tale hooed awoy awoy then fobble fo such gory scary tooed he brove a garrid oom his beast now dead by morble blade hay hay to victory and all aglad they stayed ...

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Categories: nonsense, crazy, dark, fantasy, fear,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Roadtrip with Weasels
I thought I heard a weasel pop. so, I made a California stop, and crawled back into my Corona, and hit the gas to Arizona. They follow me wherever I go, the weasels of New Mexico. Like a slug in the solar plexus, they went with me to East Texas. I wiped my brow with a bandana and barreled through...

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Categories: nonsense,
Form: Rhyme

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