Best Belly Laugh Poems


The Strikeout

Standing at the plate there is no doubt
The pitcher is determined to strike me out
He squints to see the catcher's glove
Then spins and swings his arms above

The ball scorches a path across the plate
I feebly swing six days too late
The umpire acts like he's having fun
When he bellowed out, "STRIKE ONE!"

Again the pitcher stares at the dish
While I silently make a wish
Not a big request at all
I only want to hit the ball

The pitcher rears back and throws a curve
The ball starts over there and then begins to swerve
I miss so badly I hit the ground
I can hear people laughing all the way back in town

The umpire is having a belly laugh too
As he holds up two fingers and shouts, "STRIKE TWO!"
The pitcher is doing a cocky dance
While behind the mound hiking up his pants

He looks smug and I hear the catcher say,
"Give it up boy, he's putting you away."
The pitcher shakes off signs 1,2,3
He's saving a special pitch just for me

He peeks out over the top of his glove
I can tell that this strikeout he already loves
He winds up like a crazy corkscrew
Slinging a pitch he has never threw

I close my eyes and jerk the bat
Somehow the bat finds where the ball is at
The crack was the loudest ever heard
Nowhere in this stadium can you hear a word

You can hear a pin drop in this place
Nary a smile on any face
You would think that ball was launched into outer space
But alas, it is just a dribbler to first base

I feel I should get out of town
When I saw the other team high-fiving on the mound
Dad said, "Don't worry son, we'll get them next time champ."
After all it was just my first bat at Little League camp!

The Christmas When Santa Got Fat

The Christmas when  Santa got Fat 

Kris Kringle rubbed his belly; he was feeling really hungry indeed
Mrs Claus had put him on a diet of what he felt was chicken feed
Brussel Sprouts and Lima Beans and lots of Spinach Green
Life’s unfair when you’re Santa Claus and still your wife is mean.

So what if he‘d piled on the pounds   and his belly was very round
He could surely fit down any chimney without the slightest sound
Oh well he thought its Christmas eve ,   children would put out some snacks
Milk, Cookies and Candy Cane   would put his tummy back on track.

He got into his silver sleigh   and heaved a mighty sigh
Rudolph, , Prancer  and  Vixen  waved to Mrs. Claus goodbye

He was really very hungry the clouds had begun to look like food
Then again if he asked his reindeers, they would be so very rude
They all agreed with Mrs. Claus, Santa was rounder in his seat
They hadn’t even let him carry his goodie bag of sweets

The last place on his list was the house of Jill and Joe
Aha he fit down the chimney and he heaved a mighty ho
He placed the doll and toy train right underneath the tree
He saw the milk and cookies and rubbed his hands in glee

He ate and ate the yummy snacks till his pants felt very tight
Cheerful now he began to feel Christmas Eve was a jolly good night
They he tried to climb up the chimney but heavens he couldn’t get back
He wriggled and squirmed but had to agree his middle was very fat

Rudolph, Prancer , Vixen he very  softly called
You’ll have to pull get me out of here I can’t seem to move at all 
The reindeers whinnied suspiciously what Santa felt was a nasty laugh
He now agreed sheepishly why his food had been cut down to half

They heaved and with a mighty yell, Santa came flying out 
It was a good thing it was still midnight for no one had heard him shout
When they reached back   home the reindeers gleefully recounted the tale
When he saw Mrs. Claus’ angry face, he began to get very pale

But when she gave her sweet belly laugh, Santa heaved a sigh of relief
It’s a good thing they got you out my dear before they thought you were a thief!
It’s a stricter diet for you this year before you revisit Jane and Joe
Or else instead of the chimney, you will have to ask to use the door!.

Premium Member Word Play

I attempt to make other people smile

Melancholy days - forget them for a while!
A real belly laugh is good for your soul
Keep on writing humour is my goal
Even on days when I’m feeling down

Find me in my sexy dressing gown
Often I'm writing late into the night
Limericks can create such delight
Knowing my words may make folk cry

Leaving tears of laughter in their eye
A giggle day keeps depression at bay
Using my wit keeps the blues away
Given some time I’ll write a line or two
Hope my poems stop you from feeling blue

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1/29/19


Premium Member Getting High

Getting high is a state of mind:
and this altered sense
of reality
can be achieved;
without chemicals.
Life itself offers a natural high
free for the taking.
Running injects a runner's high:
a euphoric, feel-good
burst of energy.
And a belly laugh is
like shooting up:
instantly lifting your spirits
and leaving you feeling giddy.
Meditation calms you down safely,
helping you find your balance;
while taking you on an inner voyage
of self-discovery.
Music touches your soul
and your heart
unlike anything else can.
And yet, fueled by adrenaline,
dance can take you to another level.
Nature's natural, fragrant intoxicants,
such as lilac or lavender,
give your mind a sense of well-being.
So, if you want to feel high,
why not give life a try?

Humor 'Laughter Definations'

Ha Ha Ha - Cartoon- funny

Giggle - Valley Girl- Preppy

LOL - Texting- Hilarious

Snicker- Your worst enemy- Flippant

Snort- Pig- Belly laugh

Chuckle- Manley Man- Sportive

Howl- To much alcohol- Cracked up

Hew Haw- Country Girl- Tickled

Teehee- Sophisticated Women- Amusing

Ho Ho Ho- Santa Clause- Jolly

Horselaugh- Mr. Ed- Smirk

Hoot- Best Buddy- Grin

Died Laughing- Bills are due- Breathlessness

Guffaw- Mother-in-law died- Just kidding

No matter how we laugh or what we laugh at
it's good for the soul. 

4/19/2015 Contest sponsored by: Thomas Martin 'Humorous Poetry'
       T Reams    1st Place

Tanka This, That, Those and Them

cat, dog, food, humor, mom, pain, summer,


I tripped over  feet
My shoe laces both came undone
Slid in my 'spilled' milk
Cut my finger on broke glass
My blood now was mixed in milk!

I sat on a chair
It was much too low for me 
Table top held my chin
Knees folded I knelt down  below
My neck got cramped looking up!


Taking a 'soap' soak  
I washed my hair in 'suds' water
Forgot to rinse 'wash'
Let the bath drain of cold water
Had to take a shower too!


I bit my finger 
A huge delicious apple
Choked on pieces bitten
And swallowed a broken tooth
It left an empty hole then!


Pits are wicked  on teeth
Cherry pits the worse for wear
Three cherries at once
Eaten you  choke on a pit
If swallowed you then will die!

Pepper makes a sneeze
Then coughing  up of chewed food
Follows up the throat 
Adding 'more' to the food plate
Appetite all lost!

Close your eyes and wish
Once upon a time like 'right' now
My mom told me so
Magic will make a wish come true
Then I learnt she fibs white lies!

Cats and dogs skip rope 
Jumping around up and down
When the double-dutch stops
Cat and dog hair flies about
 Then the fight is done double time!

Touring on my bike
I flipped ' head over heels' and rolled
 Down grassy culverts  below
Upon a stinking skunk hole 
Startling the homeowners there!

Belly laugh causes much gas 
That builds wind into a toot
Relieving  more pain
Reaching a higher stink bomb
That calls  more laughter!

My peaches are very ripe
 I squeezed one to check them out
Grab'n napkins and bowl
When bitten into juices pour
 Sliding stickily  down my chin!


Corn on the cob needs
Melted butter and wood toothpicks 
 Small bits catch in teeth
Cob takes two hands for chomping
All the kernels in a row!

Shaved cabbage ' coleslaw'
Sliced hamburger buns with meat
Chopped onions with sauces
Causes gall bladder  heartburn pain
 Trapped gasses giving 'piglet' shame!


Stupid Hedgehog

We have a hedgehog in the garden
Whose feels that spring is in the air
Making one hell of a noise
Hoping a mate will care

Think he is getting frustrated
Cos no answer call he hears
Round and round he shuffles
Hope he doesn’t spear

His manhood on those spikes of his
That would be a sin
Especially as he’s in love with my boot remover
That looks like him

He has been making advances
Well in fact I’ts more than that
Don’t think it’s scratched his itches though
Cos now he is looking at the cat.

Hope this ditty makes you smile
Cos a smile is better than a pill
But a down right belly laugh
Is the best medicine of all

My Life In the Letter "b" Dedicated To Mary

Blissfully, Blessed
Blithely, Brilliant
Blatantly, Brave
Bipedal, Biographer
Bilingual, Bibliolater
Beyond, Blasphemy
Before, Bespectacled
Benevolent, Benignity
Bending, Belly laugh
Betraying, Beelzebub
Betrothed, Beau
Bearded, Baritone
Barbate, Banjoist
Baptized, Balladeer
Badinage, Banter

A Smart Kid I Once Knew - Not Funny Comedy, Stayed Alive In Poetry

I have always been curious about people from Kurdistan
I wonder why they are called kurds
I wonder when the kurds would become keese
Just like curd becomes cheese
I wonder if birds are called “birds” because they come from “Birdistan”…..
Okay, that kurd-bird joke one time never went down well
One audience I entertained transitioned from swelling to swearing
The agitated audience looked at each other, left and right
The bird joke got me pelted and unhired, now I'm a fly-by-night comic
The joke was inspired by a 12 year kid I once knew, nicknamed “Talk shop”
He used to hang around the market stands and chatted nonstop
The lad knew almost all of the countries with syllables ending with “–stan”
He bragged about Kazakhstan, Tajikstan, Uzbekistan, with the “stans” he was never done
The smart-****’s Turkistan questions hit me like a slap 
Unrelentingly he tested me to spot Manhattan on the map
I totally lost my geography to the kids embarrassing pressure
The kid burst into a belly laugh when my finger hovered over Asia
In trying to change the subject, I asked him about the story of Tristan
I was zipped into silence when he told me stick to geography and not romance
I asked the kid what his real name was, and how he got an extra memory chip
He said if he taught me how, the conversation would flip
And then he revealed what his real name was with a “My name is Stan, duh!” 
A felt relieved, as adult dumbness left my shoulder
I bet you would know every country and its geographical location 
If it was made up of some weird syllables sneaking up on your name
The cocky kid asked me to test him on anything
I went spiritual, a subject the kid probably had no grip on
I asked him why we confess to a priest, if God can directly hear us pray
He said “so that we can have an eye witness on judgment day”
I tried to get rid of the boy by pretending to be bored
But I let the boy stay, when he told me that I would miss him one day when I get old

Premium Member My Grandma

My grandma was not, at all, an attractive woman
She was, as a matter of fact, rather common
She was short and broad, which made her obese
But, she was never reluctant to say her piece
Her face was chiseled like the Egyptian sphinx
From her long, braided hair she combed out the kinks
She was blinded during childhood in her left eye
Was, to my knowledge, never known to tell a lie
As I recall, there was not a real tooth in her head
At meals, she always laid out a handsome spread

She was the best granny a kid could ever have
Told me many things that gave me a belly laugh
Whatever she lacked in physical appearance
She made up for from her years of experience
All in all, she was quite a formidable dame
In our community everyone knew her name
Though when I was young, she seemed rather old
My sweet grandma had a heart of pure gold.

Premium Member Laughter

Laughter's healthy, contagious, and brightens your day.
It's pun that's a groaner or joke that's risque.
It's a belly laugh, horse laugh, or laugh like a loon
At a comic strip. slapstick or clown or cartoon.

Laughter's chuckles and chortles, a snicker or snort.
It's a humorist's quip or a jester at court.
It's amusement that's droll or the last laugh that's best
Or a rib-tickler, knee-slapper, jape, or a jest.

Laughter's mirth and hilarity, wisecracks or wags.
It's a yuk or a cackle and zingers and gags.
You can giggle, guffaw, or can laugh up your sleeve,
Bust a gut, or with levity tension relieve.

Laughter's wit that's impromptu or monologue planned.
Its a sitcom with punchlines and laughter that's canned.
It's a pie in the face or a pratfall or prank
And comedian's laugh all the way to the bank.

Premium Member -Natural Medicine

Laughter our bodies natural medicine
A wondrous gift we humans possess
Helps alleviate stifled woes
Releases life’s stress

Laughing relaxes your whole being
Life’s worries put temporarily aside
Therapy for heart and soul
That no amount of money can buy

Laughter unites us together
Breaks down our barriers and fears
It’s spontaneous , playful and infectious 
Judgements and differences disappear 

Spirits uplifted with merriment
Throughout laughter time
Leaving all that negativity 
Tension and troubles behind
 
Hearty, explosive, raucous laughter
Purest medicine for the human soul
Laugh long, hard and loud
Free inhibitions , abandon a little self control!

Surround yourself with positive people
Have a truly hearty laugh
Loosen up and let your hair  down ( if you have it!!)
Just enjoy a belly laugh and a half!!!
© Deb M  Create an image from this poem.

This Is Me Yellng, Ha

This is me yelling, "HA!
No matter how I feel,
today my laughter,
satan will not steal!

Laughter is healthy,
that's what I've been told.
I'll start with just a giggle,
and then get really bold.
I'll try a quiet chuckle,
and then a chortle or two.
But listen to me now,
because I'm not at all through!

A good belly laugh
is what my body needs.
I'll let it ripple like a tickle.
Ah! That feels so good indeed!

"What soap is to the body,
laughter is to the soul."
That's an old Yiddish proverb,
I long ago was told.

Laughter's like  medicine.
It works faster than a pill.
And when you are in pain,
humor just might fill the bill.

Stress busters are the humorists
God puts in our lives.
Because He knew through them,
humor refreshes and revives.

I'll watch an "I love Lucy" rerun,
or, read the comics page.
And anything that makes me laugh,
will be my go-to-stage.

The heart, the brain, the lungs, 
need stimulation, too.
Aerobics for my insides,
they'll respond with, "I Love You."
Now my body, mind and Soul,
laughs with me and starts to glow.

It's just what the doctor ordered.
So what are you waiting for?
Let loose a belly laugh or two,
and let me hear you ROAR!

Premium Member Kamala Means Lotus Flower

stepp'n down from presidency ~Kamala, de facto nominee

Kamala means lotus flower~accent on Ka,' Zen power

top of the ticket changed~ but the message remains the same
                                                                     
fight for freedom at fifty-nine ~her belly laugh we love, smiles of sunshine

here to stay~as prosecutor put predators away

potential Harris picks~for vice president as time ticks
© I Am Anaya  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Genuine Smile

I smiled when reflecting last smile,
Authentic aching belly laugh
Contemplating its been a while
Evident on a photograph

Type of smile, aches across your face
Forced upon smile is without grace,
Genuine smiles reflect the soul
Spontaneous minus control ~

When I smiled, aching belly smile
Reflecting authentic laugh last,
Evident on a while its been
Contemplating a photograph

When you're selected to partake,
Practice to ensure it's not fake

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