Best Clerihew Poems
Below are the all-time best Clerihew poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of clerihew poems written by PoetrySoup members
Clerihew SoupI tell you I like, that Wayland a bunch
He'd be the guy, to be there in a crunch
Not afraid of humor, he paves the way
With...
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tribute,
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Clerihew
Vincent Van GoghVincent van Gogh**
Sliced his left ear off
Only one painting did Van Gogh sell -
maybe he didn’t hear the doorbell!
The only painting Van Gogh sold...
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art, humorous,
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Clerihew
Sonny and CherSalvatore Bono
The short and older half of the Sonny & Cher show
hit a tree skiing and then was gone. . .
But like his gravestone says:...
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funny,
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Clerihew
Battle of the Sexesbattle of the sexes
~~MONA LISA SMILE
Picture Oil painting worthwhile
Leonardo DA Vinci, look out!
What is she really smiling about?
(((The popularity of the Mona Lisa increased...
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funny, history, me,
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Clerihew
I Am a 4President Barack Obama
Credited for getting Osama
Now along comes Isis
"Lord help me, another crisis!"
path - 12/1...
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conflict, leadership,
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Clerihew
Macaulay CulkinKevin the kid, Macaulay Culkin,
Alone at home he was left sulkin’
Challenged the robbers on the block
On Christmas day gave them a shock.
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Contest: A...
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character,
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Clerihew
Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei
Often went out of his way
To explain helio-philosophy
In return he was accused of heresy.
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math, philosophy,
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Clerihew
The Late Humorous MandelaTHE LATE HUMOROUS MANDELA
The late former President Nelson Mandela,
Was known as an extremely humorous fella,
A respected freedom fighter and leader,
Referred to her Majesty as Elizabeth,...
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humor,
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Clerihew
Adolf HitlerChancellor Adolf Hitler
Quite dumb with girls when he was littler--
But in Nazi's prime, came sultry Eva
Messed-up like Fuhrer, she became his diva!
Educate Me...
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humor, people,
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Clerihew
Mary and FrankMary Godwin -- soon to be Shelley --
Writing with Percy, Byron and Polidori
To create the scariest horror story,
Gave life to a monster of immortal glory....
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creation, gothic, horror, poetry,
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Clerihew
Brilliance and MadnessBrilliance and Madness
Howard Robard Hughes
Famously rich recluse
Dreams led him to the lap of luxury
Followed by nightmarish mysophobic OCD
Rich playboy aviator Howard Hughes
With movie starlets kept...
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celebrity, film, flying, mental
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Clerihew
Olivia Newton JohnOlivia Newton John
A stunning sex bomb
Starred in the film Grease
Talk of ‘ those pants’ never cease!
I wonder how she managed to dance
In skin-tight shiny black...
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body, clothes, humorous, tribute,
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Clerihew
Forgotten FeministLucretia Mott
The meeker sex, she was not!
At the convention in Seneca Falls
Showed men aren't the only ones with balls!
1/26/19
For Educate Me with Humor contest
Sponsor: Andrea...
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appreciation, women,
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Clerihew
Elvis Aaron PresleyThe legendary teen idol Elvis Aaron Presley
was criticized for his gyrations, expressly.
And yet, this shooting star went supernova,
morphing into a teenage Casanova.
When this Memphis boy...
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america, art, celebrity, character,
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Clerihew
Albert EinsteinA great genius named Albert Einstein
At the physicist's ball had too much wine
Effecting a photo-electrical stance,
Energetically emcee'd the square dance
May 26,2014
NB: Einstein received the Nobel...
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humorous, science,
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Clerihew