Gershon Wolf Poet Light Verse

Laugh - Fives

Moshe, Larry, Curly,
Howls, cries, nyuks;
Three silly comic stars:
Smile, clown -- Cluck!

Chico, Harpo, Benny, Berle,
Moron grins, happy chins;
Crazy nutty comic kooks:
Funny jokes -- egads zooks!  

Alvin Ailey, dance gaily,
False teeth: Brush daily; 
Silly Sally, Dilly-dally,
Ollie, Holly, Mollie!

Belly flops, fatal plops, 
Messy slops, lemon drops;
Harry Caray, Tooth Fairy,
Music Maven -- Chuck Berry.

Pitty-patty, kitty-katty,
Ticky-tacky, Cinci-nnati
Polly-Wolly, Wooly Bully,
Diffy-daffy, Laughy Taffy!

   
       March 22, 2018
    
     Contest entry in "A little laughter five," sponsored by
     Edward McCall, closing date - March 23, 2018


Notes:  Moe Howard's (of the Three Stooges) actual first name was Moshe.
  'Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk' was a trademark line of Curly (3 Stooges.) 
   Berle is comedian: Milton Berle (aka 'Uncle Miltie').
  'Egads zooks' is an exclamation my mother and others of her
   generation used to use (frequently). 
  'Wooly Bully' was a pop song by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs,
   released in 1965; it soared high on the Top-40 charts.

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Sandra Haight March 29, 2018 at 4:55 PM Gershon, congratulations on your win for this very clever and creative poem. Much enjoyed! Sandra Gershon Wolf March 29, 2018 at 5:22 PM Thanks for reading and for your kind words, Sandra. May laughter brighten our lives! :) gw

Susan Gentry March 29, 2018 at 12:15 AM Congratulations on your win with this 5-word cleverly funny poem! Gershon Wolf March 29, 2018 at 10:29 AM Thank you for the visit, the compliment, and glad you enjoyed it, Susan. :) Gershon

Jan Allison March 26, 2018 at 4:38 PM what a fun poem Gershon! many congrats on your win with this challenging form:-) hugs jan xx Gershon Wolf March 26, 2018 at 5:23 PM Thank you, Jan! And congrats again on your thoroughly enjoyable Halloween poem! :) gw

Eve Roper March 26, 2018 at 7:25 AM Gershon, congratulations on your win on this great piece! I found it a little difficult to write with just 5 letter words. :) Hugs Eve Gershon Wolf March 26, 2018 at 10:11 AM Thank you, Eve. You know, I was finding it rather difficult myself, and then...I just told myself, "What the heck! / nyuk, nyuk, nyuk---and away my inhibitions went. After that, it was a lot of fun. Thanks again! :) gw

Line Gauthier March 25, 2018 at 10:19 PM Fun poem, Gershon. Congrats on your win. Gershon Wolf March 26, 2018 at 10:11 AM Thanks. Fun is underrated, methinks...:) gw

Anne-Lise Andresen March 25, 2018 at 1:12 PM - Congratulations so much with your fun winning poem, Gershon :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Gershon Wolf March 25, 2018 at 2:47 PM Thank you, Anne-Lise, and glad you found it fun, as that fulfilled its mission! :) Gershon

Edward Mccall March 25, 2018 at 10:51 AM Good morning Gershon how are you today? this is a really creative piece I enjoyed. Congratulations on your win have a good day. Edward. {:-) Gershon Wolf March 25, 2018 at 2:46 PM Hey, hey, Edward! Thanks for the opportunity to s-t-r-e-t-c-h out a bit with this one, and thank you for selecting the poem as a winner as well. It certainly was a blast writing it too! Best wishes, Gershon