Best Heimlich Poems
Below are the all-time best Heimlich poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of heimlich poems written by PoetrySoup members
A Hummerous LifeIn times like this it’s pertinent to stroke the longest cord
for hummer is impertinent and seldom brings discord.
Each slippery politician who runs yelling, “Come on...
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Categories:
heimlich, funny, political, satire,
Form:
Burlesque
Limericks Vi - ReligionLimericks VI - Religion
Pell-Mell for Hell Mel
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a Baptist named Mel
who condemned all non-Christians to hell.
When he stood before God
he...
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Categories:
heimlich, christian, humor, humorous, light,
Form:
Limerick
Just Like Old TimesBumped into a friend
just yesterday
I was driving my car
and she got in the way
She said nothing was broken
the impact was minor
Mostly bruises and cuts
and a...
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Categories:
heimlich, funny, humorous, silly,
Form:
Rhyme
The Halloween KittenHiding in the bushes he waits to pounce,
he enjoys Goobers and Gobstoppers, right to the very last ounce.
He might settle for a Snickers or even...
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Categories:
heimlich, halloween,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
heimlich, death of a friend,
Form:
Haiku
The Guardian AngelDeath tried to snatch my young life several years ago.
He came uninvited, and gave an ominous hello.
My husband and I were having dinner on a...
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Categories:
heimlich, adventure, angel, death, hero,
Form:
Narrative
Cherry ChokeholdIt was work week in boot camp. I had a bad cold.
I was working with two sailors, preparing desserts.
I ate a cherry off one dessert....
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Categories:
heimlich, food,
Form:
Free verse
Not So Much With the MerryTwas the night before Christmas, up in the North Pole
The pressure of the season was taking its toll
Deadlines and long hours were causing some stress
“Some”...
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Categories:
heimlich, christmas, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
Am Grab Eines Freundes/ At the Tomb of a Friend/ En La Tumba De Un AmigoIm stillen Kornfeld dort,
wo sie verborgen lag,
des Schnitters Sense,
da liegt jetzt sein Grab.
Und nur der Wind
verweht das letzte Wort,
das niemand mehr vernehmen mag.
Bezwinge deine Seele
und...
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Categories:
heimlich, hope
Form:
Rhyme
Sage Fright
I’m a-starting to *pavo tremble
this time of year
From all of the oven symbols
rack-et I hear
I’m a seasoned Mestizo pheasant,
best strutting actress
in the whole Oaxaca alfalfa...
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Categories:
heimlich, funny, humorous, parody, satire,
Form:
Light Verse
LimericksLimericks
by Michael R. Burch
Clyde Lied!
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a mockingbird, Clyde,
who bragged of his prowess, but lied.
To his new wife he sighed,
"When again,...
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Categories:
heimlich, giggle, light, nonsense, parody,
Form:
Limerick
The Night Date'Twas the night before Christmas and I was waiting for a blind date
He never showed, I decided to leave as it was getting very late
I...
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Categories:
heimlich, christmas, fun,
Form:
Rhyme
Limericks Iii - Grab BagLimericks III - Grab Bag
Being a peace activist, I once wrote a limerick in an attempt to stop needless wars:
Of Tetley’s and V-2's
(or "Why Not...
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Categories:
heimlich, humor, humorous, light, nonsense,
Form:
Limerick
Limericks I - Relatives and RelativityLimericks I - Relatives and Relativity
The Cosmological Constant
by Michael R. Burch
Einstein, the frizzy-haired,
said E equals MC squared.
Thus all mass decreases
as activity ceases?
Not my mass, my...
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Categories:
heimlich, humor, humorous, light, nonsense,
Form:
Limerick
Poems About Poems IPoems about Poems (I)
What the Poet Sees
by Michael R. Burch
What the poet sees,
he sees as a swimmer
~~~underwater~~~
watching the shoreline blur
sees through his breath’s weightless bubbles...
Both...
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Categories:
heimlich, creation, god, muse, poems,
Form:
Rhyme