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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Vacationing in Saint-TropezHe vacationed with his girlfriend in France,
Where, on the beach, he averted his glance.
Ignoring all the heat,
He kept cool and discreet,
While he carefully adjusted his pants.
'Twas praiseworthy how he tried not to look.
He cautiously put...
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Categories:
beach, humor,
Form: Limerick
heretically heretical
Categories:
humor, word play,
Form: Monoku
Journey of the Escargot-Funny Limerick Poetry Contest~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Henry carried his house on his back,
He could get up and leave, no need to pack.
Although travel was slow
For this escargot
He traveled alone, made his own track.
Although it took him many years
Henry finally made...
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Categories:
humor, journey,
Form: Limerick
that will teach meI have one of those faces that tells on me
As sure as if I had opened my mouth
The crowd around the table is laughing
They all saw my face fall
They know it’s too late to bluff.
There...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Narrative
When the Urge Strikes - For JanJill was out on a leisurely stroll
When she suddenly needed to go
Her thighs she tightly squeezed
And headed for the trees
But tripped and fell, pants now wet, oh no!
Roy went for his early morning run
Soon his...
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Categories:
funny, humor,
Form: Limerick
Mountebank“That’s all I can stands, ‘cause I can’t stands no more.”
—Popeye, Popeye the Sailor animated series
One episode, “The Fistic Mystic,”
takes place in Badgag, a parody of Bagdad.
Mountebank
Olive Oil,
a snake charmer.
Bluto
wraps around her.
He is a...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Other
SLIPPEDOn a banana peeling he slipped
That caused him to have a large dipped
On the side of his leg
So, he had to beg
But it seemed like a movie scripted
...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Limerick
FAKES
His expensive watches were fakes
That he passed off on his dates
Got busted by one
Who realized what he’d done
He tried to sucker the wrong mate
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Categories:
fun, humor,
Form: Limerick
A SPECIAL OAK TREEThe dogs were line up to pee
On what was a special oak tree
Frigid, but waited in line
All thoughts had crossed their mind
Peeing on the tree made them feel glee
...
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Categories:
dog, humor,
Form: Limerick
Losing Friends Through PoetryPerry's Disinclination for Mushrooms
A mushroom is not something new
Inside some pasta or a stew.
But, when it comes to feeding Perry,
A mushroom is extraordinary!
John's Surgery
An eyeball must be a perfect sphere.
If an imperfection should appear,
A...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Rhyme
G And T BluesShe sits there in seclusion
Recalling her glory days
Before internet and SATNAV
So changed the Mariners ways.
Sat on her eponymous rock
All the year long
She’d lure poor sailors with
A tempting siren song.
In the colder weather...
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Categories:
adventure, fun, humor, myth,
Form: Free verse
Only Slade's BrainTim was the new judge in Deadwood Flat
Not really qualified, just a rancher at that
He first case was of the outlaw, Horace Slade
Caught red handed in a cattle raid
The jury took ten minutes to recommend...
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Categories:
humor, time, western,
Form: Lyric
The Marvelous PlatypusThe platypus excels at evolution
And displays a super cool solution
For making his way amidst the muck,
He don't run aground. He don't get stuck.
Of this, the platypus would never dream
As a self-respecting monotreme.
Indeed, a platypus of station
Will employ...
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Categories:
animal, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Birds on BirdwatchersBirdwatchers try to name us,
Wishing they could be us;
But you cannot blame us,
If, despite who sees us,
Whatever fate befalls us,
We don’t care what they calls us....
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Categories:
bird, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Hey Diddle DiddleHey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon--had no fiddle,
The little dog laughed, got smashed as a Poodle,
the cow laughed a little, and found the fiddle,
The cat played to Nero,...
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Categories:
fantasy, humor, imagery, irony,
Form: Ghazal
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