Best Bouncy Poems

Am I dreaming 
or have I dreamt myself awake
I can’t seem to discern 
between real and fake
What’s right 
What’s wrong
which direction 
should I take
Am I...

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(after Edgar Allan Poe's "The Angel of the Odd")

It was a tidy day and I sat, replete, under vellux blankets.
Sadly, my tea was weak, the...

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Childish giggles,
From tummy tickles,
Say "uncle" if you please.
Tippy tippy toes,
And "someone's got your nose", 
Grandpa likes to tease.

Piggy back rides,
And water slides,
"I double dog dare...

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ANOTHER AFRICAN DAWN

The silence of the dawn even before
the first bird sings its unique little composition to the world
crispness of the previous night fills the...

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Alan Allston ate an addictive piece of cake.
Bertie bounced his bouncy ball by the bus stop but his brother caught the bouncy ball before the...

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Mommy can you see me?
I can bounce really high!
Maybe with some bouncy shoes
I can visit you in the sky!
I'm seven years old now Mommy.
You've been...

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Every planet in our solar system
Rotates in an anticlockwise direction
Except Venus which insists on being different
Always one has to be the exception

About 75 acres of...

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Oh you know the type—
the orchid woman

a cosmopolitan who cosmo sips
between snips of gist
her charisma a starship —collides
with your star-full eyes
supernova for Casanova
her pouty lips...

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She walks star naked amidst the midnight suns

A voluptuous Venus with bouncy buns 
Descending the salacious staircase with loaded guns

Causing cosmic explosions a Super Nova...

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I pretend I'm alright
And put my best stance forward
Wear my brave face
Tryin to be smooth
Just tripped on my shoelace
What's a girl to do

Busted, razed, flat...

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I was a solemn person by nature, so my demeanor was always dignified,
Like the somber moon of nighttide, that sees vaguest dreams magnified.

Oh, I enjoyed...

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Do dreams dream-up the Dreamer to mean something

Do dreams go on dreaming without the Dreamer dreaming
Hold not dreams in mid-stream even during Covid-19
Woken-up dreams scream...

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Poetry soup is spectacular
especially when made on your own
It is admired by others
when it's willingly shown

It can be of any subject
don't feel confined to just...

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Some get things right the first time.
Most of us do not.
Mistake. Mistake.
A rubber cake.
Okay, it is not edible, but if we roll it into balls,...

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We’ve had
a taste of spring
but the joke’s on us
surprise
light
fat
fluffy
playfully
bouncy
falling
snowflakes
piling high
on branches
more beautiful
in that
the snow's not
here to stay



AP: 3rd place 2021

Posted on April 6, 2019...

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