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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Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk
You call to me,
To return to your warm embrace.
I've only just left you,
Your marks on my skin, I can trace.
Your softness in my memory,
the hours we've spent tangled...
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Categories:
humor, sleep,
Form: Personification
Ali Babarella and The Four Foot ThiefAn HP Production
[Quiet on the set--roll'em]
KEY: Cast: P)Pip, B)Bob, R)Reinier, A/M)Anna/Madam
P)Evil, not rats, live on, start squeaking,
B)Noose fill lips, spill life soon, start swinging,
R)Sorry, something in my eye,
B)Finally! Winning am I,
P)Bob, your persona tells you're...
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Categories:
humor, analogy, anxiety, character, emotions,
Form: Limerick
Rick and Donna
There once was a boy name of Rick
So ugly he made his girl sick,
When nighttime descended
The girl soon repented
And loved him quite lickedy-split!
There once was a girl name of Donna
Who spent lots of time in...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Limerick
I Got A Leg Up On This One
I have to go pee
but my bladder is tiny
won't you hurry, please !...
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Categories:
animal, humor,
Form: Limerick
The Nun and The Dog Palindrome Limerick
The lady was quite civic minded,
as a nun she always presided
midnight to noon on the harp
until her old dog did bark
Mum I fear your tune is one-sided!
The dog said must I refer you to...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Limerick
CurtainsCharacters:
Question Mark (Q):
A female human question mark in front of a curtain, let's say, just in front. She's a bit unsteady. If she were a spool of thread, she would be unraveled.
Exclamation Point (EP):
A human...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Verse
Punctuationship When I met you, I was uncertain.
I kept my love behind a curtain.
Upon our romance we did embark,
But was I just a question mark?
You were exciting. You were sure.
In your feeling, you were secure.
You won...
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Categories:
humor, metaphor, relationship,
Form: Quatrain
SpecialistScar on face
Running deeply to my heart
Need love and repair....
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Categories:
analogy, humor, perspective, romance,
Form: Haiku
Ear Rocky Hard Place
Mesopotamia
The Fertile Crescent once was
~ Then Babylon rose...
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Categories:
flower, history, humor, word
Form: Senryu
She Took the BaitI was having a beer at the bar then she walked in
It was more of a strut with the sway of her hips.
Her ruby red lips were made for kissing
In the mirror behind the bar...
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Categories:
fish, humor,
Form: Free verse
Raise a Leg and Pee
I thought pee lines were for females
But when dogs stop wagging their tails
Guys seek the closest tree
Then raise a leg and pee
In a queue, their barks sound like wails
...
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Categories:
dog, humor,
Form: Limerick
I did half a cart wheelI did half a cart wheel
once pooped a quarter
don't ask
OK, i also tried the dog food
the crunchy stuff wasn't bad
I'll still eat the last cookie
and love taking the large strawberry
that sits atop the display
whenever...
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Categories:
humor, life, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
They Bashed the Man
It's sad when a man's claim to fame
Is having more than just one dame
Like birds of a feather
They all got together
Saying he left after he came
Leigh Anne bashed the man most of all
She said he...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Limerick
Nude under GownA man reads this and a thought runs
Through his mischievous mind at once:
I’ll have shirt and shoes on,
But no pants, them to con….
He sure served was with court summons!
Given a gown—this man no good,
Taken to...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Limerick
Categories:
humor,
Form: Light Verse
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