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Best Jolly Poems

Below are the all-time best Jolly poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of jolly poems written by PoetrySoup members

Big Girls Do Cry

They expected her to be the jolly fun one.
The one   w e a r i n g   a smile on her...

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Categories: jolly, courage, freedom, growth, moving
Form: Free verse

Don'T Bother Me

Don't bother me with conformity
don't bother me today-
with things I should (or shouldn't) do
or what I shouldn't say!

Don't bother me with conformity
my house is not...

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Categories: jolly, community, funny, how i
Form: Rhyme

Separated By a Common Language

"England and America are two countries separated by a common language." 
                ...

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Categories: jolly, america, england, language, word
Form: Rhyme

Miracle On Ford Street

St Anthony's orphanage was founded some thirty years ago
For homeless and orphaned children, by a priest Father Angelo
Every child was made welcome; race and religion...

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Categories: jolly, care, children, christmas, prayer,
Form: Narrative

Never Out of Season - a Short Story

I was wiping the dust off an old snow globe in the upstairs attic, when a mop of honey-blonde hair suddenly appeared through the wooden...

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Categories: jolly, august, bereavement, blue, christmas,
Form: Narrative

Christmas White

It was a dry December month
    There was no rain, there was no snow
And so his hopes were wearing thin
  ...

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Categories: jolly, christmas, fun, holiday, hope,
Form: Rhyme

Sepia Recollections

As I sit upon these old porch steps, that I have always known
A weathered stoop, with gray floorboards, that shake with every wind
These creaks and...

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Categories: jolly, family, grandfather,
Form: Free verse

You, Me, and Candy

Love is the essence.

Your presence is flavor.

I'll savor you "Now and Later."

Your sweetness is one,

of many candies,

not just good night pillow mint "Andes."
 
I'm a "sucker"...

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Categories: jolly, candy, fantasy, for him,
Form: Rhyme

A Visit From Santa Claus

It was Christmas Eve, not a soul made a sound,
And not so much as a mouse could be found,
The children had hung their stockings on...

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Categories: jolly, christmas, eve, fantasy, holiday,
Form: Epic

Fickle-Foolish-Footles - Man's Best Friend

Overweight Terrier:
   Porky
   Yorkie
Un-cool Terrier:
   Dorky
   Yorkie

Spaniel dog breeder:
   Cocker
   Stocker
Parrot who mimics...

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Categories: jolly, animal, dog, funny,
Form: Footle

Pirate of My Heart

It was the 17th century, and I was travelling with my family,
            We were...

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Categories: jolly, fantasy,
Form: Narrative

The Night Santa Brought Us Weed

Twas the night before Christmas and all were in need
    as we waited for Santa who had promised us Weed.
Our parents were...

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Categories: jolly, funny, humor,
Form: Rhyme

Eddy

I try to see 
back before 
to who Eddy once was
just barely before when
the bending began
Eddy was after all
a cute child 
wide eyed
hugging kissing and...

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Categories: jolly, angst, cute,
Form: Alliteration

A Wish For Fish and a Dolphins Swish

A WISH FOR ALL FISH

Washed up on shores around the world
Already dead, a whale, a dolphin a shark, 
All marine life is suffering, the situation
Has...

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Categories: jolly, fish,
Form: Free verse

A Time of Change

A time of change awaits you, friend.
It crouches on your track.
It peeps its head round yonder bend
and knows you can’t go back.
And being time, itself...

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Categories: jolly, change,
Form: Rhyme