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Make Me Laugh!

Blog Posted:6/25/2013 10:08:00 AM
Life has been FAR too serious lately, so my latest contest aims to lighten the mood ;)

What to Submit?

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY...

1 original, poem on the theme of ............. anything funny!

The ONLY acceptable forms are: LIMERICK, CLERIHEW, or FOOTLE.

*If you choose Footle, you must write at least four footles! 

*Your entry must be a new poem, so make sure you date your poem. (Any poem without a date will not be considered in this contest.)

*Do NOT write your name on your poem. I judge my contests blind, so I don't want to know who has written what. 

Prizes

First Prize, Glory
Second Prize, Glory
Third Prize, Glory 

Preparing Your Entry

Submit one copy of your poem online. Format your poem. Please make your entry easy to read — no illustrations or fancy fonts. 

English Language

Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible, unless you wrote both the original poem and the translation.

A Note to Poetry Contestants

You are welcome to enter this contest, whether or not you won a prize in one of my previous contests.



Good luck!!!


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Andrea
Dietrich
Date: 6/25/2013 3:47:00 PM
AWESOME!!!!
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Eileen
Manassian
Date: 6/25/2013 10:54:00 AM
Hey, cutie!!! How are you doing? This is a great contest idea...I don't know if I can manage something funny...but might give it a try. Dearie....I did write a Limerick in your honor! You MIGHT want to check it out! HUGSSSSSSSS!
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Heather Ober
Date: 6/25/2013 12:15:00 PM
Thank you again, lovely Eileen! I am so very honoured - Your Limerick brought a huge smile to my face! (And I love your new avatar.. You look like someone on top of the world!)
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Painted
Hunter
Date: 6/25/2013 10:26:00 AM
hmmmm....a few ideas stewing here..
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Heather Ober
Date: 6/25/2013 10:48:00 AM
I should hope so, Mr. McCaleb! I know you can be a clown when you want to be!

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My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
5/25/2022 Sticky Hands Prosechild,love,
2/28/2022 Innocence Free verseinnocence,
1/28/2021 Winter's Dusk Free versenature,
1/17/2019 Wistful Sapphic stanzabeauty,nature,winter,
1/14/2019 Sleeping Volcano Free versenature,
12/31/2018 Cardinal Sonnetfarewell,grief,
12/20/2018 Puzzle Piece Prosefamily,love,son,
2/7/2017 Black Wick Free versegrief,
11/16/2015 Mother Haibunfamily,love,mother,
11/9/2015 Fleeting Moments Versememory,
11/5/2015 Christmas Eve Retourne Quatrainholiday,
11/4/2015 Sand Dollar Dreams Haibunmemory,nature,
10/29/2015 Constellations Coupletnight,stars,
9/16/2015 This Hell Blank verseloneliness,loss,sick,
9/15/2015 Hirtle's Beach Terzanellenature,nostalgia,
9/14/2015 Love Letter Sonnetlove,
9/14/2015 Eternal Spring Collaboration Sonnetlife,
9/11/2015 Poetic Justice Free versefirst love,
9/9/2015 Unchained Free verselife,loss,solitude,sorrow
9/8/2015 Abbotsford Road Rhymenostalgia,
9/7/2015 September Quatrainlove,nature,
9/5/2015 Haiku 14 Haikunature,
9/4/2015 Denial Rhymeintrospection,
6/17/2015 Linger Free versegrief,memory,
10/23/2014 Haiku 13 Haikuhome,
10/16/2014 Immortality Free versefamily,
10/10/2014 Echoes of You Sonnetgrief,hope,
9/17/2013 Waterloo Bridge Ekphrasisart,beauty,
8/26/2013 Doorways To Yesterday Free versememory,
7/29/2013 Into the Gloaming Sonnetpeace,
7/23/2013 Haiku 12 Haikuart,nature,
7/21/2013 Evergreen Free versefriendship,
7/18/2013 Ardour's Cloth Sonnetmemory,
7/5/2013 Stardust Versestars,
6/29/2013 A Box of Truth Terzanelleallegory,
6/27/2013 Sending Waves Tankaconfusion,
6/24/2013 Night Driving Free versecity,
6/21/2013 Clocks Free versetime,
6/19/2013 Lunenburg Monorhymenostalgia,
6/17/2013 At the Pawn Shop Rhymememory,
6/17/2013 Love Note Tankalonging,
6/14/2013 A Formal Evening Light Versefun,
6/12/2013 Facebook Haibunlife,
6/11/2013 Haiku 11 Haikugrief,
6/9/2013 A Summer Couplet Coupletsummer,
6/7/2013 Arthurian Footles Footlefantasy,
6/7/2013 To the West Coupletangst,
6/5/2013 What Is An Artist Clerihewart,
6/5/2013 Manmade Versenature,
5/31/2013 Letter To An Old Friend Free versememory,
5/30/2013 In the Wizard's Garden Quatrainart,fantasy,
5/28/2013 Raindrop Butterflies Haibunnew year,
5/27/2013 Verses For Vivian Lyricdepression,
5/14/2013 Happiness Free versehappiness,
4/30/2013 The Night Market Free verseculture,
4/26/2013 The Philosopher Rhymemetaphor,
4/24/2013 Haiku 10 Haikuweather,
4/23/2013 I Just Found Out Free verseevil,
4/19/2013 25 Free verseself,
4/15/2013 Little Langdale Rhymeadventure,mountains,
4/14/2013 Haiku 9 Haikupeace,
4/10/2013 Then and Now Free versewrite,love,
4/9/2013 Yellow Roses Tankabeauty,
4/8/2013 Five Stars Quatraindedication,poems,
4/7/2013 Quite a Worry Limerickhumorous,
4/5/2013 Sunflower Summers Alliterationsummer,
4/4/2013 Haiku 8 Haikunature,
4/3/2013 Faye Dunaway Sonnetfreedom,
4/2/2013 Fireflies Haibunlove,nature,me,light,ligh
3/27/2013 Haiku 7 Haikunature,
3/25/2013 Footprints Ninettenature,
3/25/2013 Selene Villanellemoon,night,moon,night,sky
3/20/2013 Haiku 6 Haikunature,
3/19/2013 Three Fates Villanelleimagination,words,,fate,
3/14/2013 The Green Bench Rhymesummer,green,
3/14/2013 Early Spring Coupletspring,spring,easter,snow
3/13/2013 Maps Free versefamily,miss you,
3/8/2013 Haiku 5 Haikusummer,
3/7/2013 Eclipsed Free verseart,life,
3/4/2013 Haiku 4 Haikurain,
3/4/2013 Q Is For Quinoa Coupletfood,health,
2/28/2013 Haiku 3 Haikuhappiness,
2/28/2013 Sweet Solitude Quatrainart,
2/27/2013 Nightmares Free verseintrospection,
2/25/2013 The Dress Rhymegoodbye,
2/21/2013 Nana's Garden Haibunchildhood,family,house,ga
2/20/2013 Battling Addiction Shapecourage,me,me,
2/19/2013 The Potter's Wheel Tritinaart,life,
2/12/2013 Or So I'Ve Been Told Free versefamily,me,
2/6/2013 Haiku 2 Haikunature,
1/30/2013 Betrayal Free verselost,
1/28/2013 Winter's Skin Kimoseasons,
1/27/2013 Careful Cursive Free versefear,hope,write,write,
1/24/2013 More Wine Please Footlefood,people,
1/24/2013 Unbuttoned Free verselife,
1/22/2013 In Your Attic Light Versesong-house,wife,crazy,hou
1/17/2013 Backward Acrosticlife,
1/15/2013 Snowy Love Haibunlove,seasons,
1/14/2013 Give Me Spring Quatrainseasons,me,me,
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Fav Poems

PoemTitleFormCategories
Cinder Girl Rhyme 
Early Mourning Free versedeath,friendship,funeral,
Time Before Winter Narrativeintrospectionautumn,time,
Night Owls Haikuanimals,nature,religion,
Beauty In My Palm Free versedevotion,fantasy,friendsh
Campfire Free verseanalogy,animal,earth,fire
Autumn's Season Personificationnature,
Velcro Heart Rhymeheart,love,me,
Cornflakes, Crosswords and Coffee Free versechildhood,family,morning,
Poucha Dass Meditation Free verseintrospection,life,music,
The Story of Joshua Bell Free verseart,introspection,life,mu
Pursuing the Comet Sonnetfantasy,
An Acrostic Reflection Acrosticintrospection,life,
The Face of the Earth Rhymecute,death,earth,me,
Hands That Dipped Me Free versefathers day,inspiration,m
In the Corners Senryuimagination,peace,
Without Hope's Gleam Terzanelleflower,hope,joy,paradise,
Nightmare of a Beautiful Dream Coupletfear,life,loss,mother,mot
I Remove All My Clothing Yet I Am Not Naked I do not know?introspection,passion,lon
The Flame Rhymelife,light,
A Tale of Fire and Ice Rhymedream,fire,love,lust,
Closer Than a Kiss Quintain (English)lost love
Autumn Gold Rhymeautumn,beauty,
Old Excuses Free versechildhood,rain,
Dynamic Autumn Acrosticautumn,halloween,nature,s
Office Concerto Quintain (English)life,music,work,
Night Has Come Terzanellegrief,lonely,loss,war,lif
Winter Blues Free verseloss,
An Empty Mind Free verseintrospection,life,
Silently She Weeps Rhymedaughter,family,grandmoth
Be a Flame Than-Baukallegory,inspirational,
Why Do You Write Rhymeon writing and words,writ
Lost Free versededication,devotion,me,
Eating Grits Kyrielleinspirational,introspecti
Summer's Interlude Free verse 
Kiss the Rain Sonnetlost love,
Oh Uhura - To Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah Lyricadventure,funny,humorous,
Sunday Morning, 1891 - Edmund Blair Leighton Ekphrasisart,autumn,autumn,morning
Dying Young Coupletdeath,
Moth Haikudream,
Adrift Free versepassion,sea,
A Dryad's Tale Rhymeday,fantasy,me,tree,
Submerged Cathedral Free verseart,confusion,introspecti
The Artist Free verseart,love,memory,
His Life, His Love Sonnetlife,love,
Inscriptions Free versemetaphor,
In Strangler's Wood - Tanka Version Tankaautumn,mystery,rain,
Layers of the Onion Free verseintrospection,life,on wri
The Fool Free verselife,music,
Something About Water Free versenature,
Admissions of a Sloth Quatrainfunny,workme,
Click, Click, Huh Verseloss,
Star Sugar Trioletnature,
Where Fools Rush In Free verseintrospection,war,world,
Natures Forest Sestinaflower,nature,blue,
I Am Able I do not know?faith,brother,brother,me,
The Pearl Free versebeauty,blue,love,moon,nig
In the Bed They Make Free verselife,psychological,slam,
Tangled Vines Free versechildhood,life,
Haiku 32 Haikunature,
Pulse Personificationcaregiving,childhood,daug
Across the Universe Quatrainmusic,change,universe,
The Shifting Stars Coupletdream,night,sea,stars,tim
Tone Down the Intensity Free versemetaphor,passion,
We Can Dream On Lyricpolitical,dream,dream,
Thank You, Photoshop Free verseintrospection,life,social
Tissue Box Free versechild,cry,daughter,grief,
Unfinished Free versejourney,life,
History Lesson Quatraindeath,grief,history,loss,
The Stone Balladbody,death,fantasy,kiss,l
Fickle Fickle- For Every Woman In a Pickle Rhymemen,
Her Brittle Hands Free versecharacter,corruption,lost
On Watching Innocence Sonnetdedication,
As Love Grows Older Free versefor him,love,
Mirror Mirror Free versefantasy,fear,
4th Grade Music Room Free verse4th grade,nostalgia,old,s
Fighting Sleep Quaternsleep,
Diner Girl Quatraindream,
And Luke Williams Has Gone Celibate Free verselove,
The Cowboy Life I Love Free verseanimal,cowboy-western,hor
Berries and Snow Haikunature,snow,
Pieces of Me Free versenostalgia,old,autumn,old,
Tick Tock Tick Tock Free verselife,time,
Memento Mori Sonnetlife,day,
To Heather Ober Limericktribute,
How Many Heroes Now Have Gone Unsung Terzanelledeath,
The Tiger In His Glory Quintillaanimal,cat,death,power,
Moon Trioletmoon,
Along Cherry Blossom Lane Haikunature,
Beautiful Muse Free verseart,beautiful,beauty,
Leather Jacket Pantoumdesire,passion,
Together, At Last Rhymeabsence,day,flower,happin
Peace From Dead Skinned Fingers Free verseintrospection,peace,praye
A Long Journey Made Short Personificationage,birth,journey,love,lu
Since Youve Been Gone- a 24 Year Old Poem Quatraingoodbye,missing you,
Haiku 59 Haikunature,
A Summer Remembered --- Trois Par Huit Rhymehappiness,
Nearby Dale's Grave Ethereefamily,loss,
Malimar Monorhymefantasy,
King Sun and Goddess Sea Coupletsea,summer,

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