Best Wit Poems

The Wit of Twain

I recollect, Pa always used to say

There is no pay if you don’t stop your play

Maybe figured I'd learned

Knowledge not given but earned 

Life is a success if you don’t delay
© 6/20/2015 

Mark Twain Quote:*The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

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BREVITY – the soul of wit

One was red, one was blue
the pair - a sneaker and a shoe
so he laughed as he retold
the story given him by mother
that his brother wore the other.


John G. Lawless
7/7/2015

submitted to – Brevity – The Short Of It – poetry...

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in as much as men are made like God
there is one unforgivable sin
and that is eating the fruit
of the knowledge of good and evil...

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Well is it a wonder
That I like to 
Crochet
And purl
After all I am a writer
and have always enjoyed a good yarn

The rhyming, the rhythm
The soft sigh of wool against 
The needles
So right
Tight

Loosen my grip
On life
On reality
On nothing
Spinning that into something
And feeling the stress slip away

Thanks...

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A sprinkle of wit
      a dash of gravitas
    Not too precise
      idle your abacus

    A pinch of clarity
      to seek the cavity
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A many talks I have
a phone chats with mom  and  dad
Facebooking my friends
Long after dinner time
And if I really think about communication
 the old fashion way
I call them upon my land-line 
What's a land-line
And what ever happen to Northeastern Bell
well 
that's how we...

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"I'm in love wit you"
is such a strong phrase
Keeps me guessing
leaves me in a daze
puting me a new phase
Making me wonder if I mean it or not
I can't say it
I can't break your heart
I love you 
But I'm not in love wit you
not now anyways
Maybe...

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He spends one more day in his bed.
To-do-lists run all ‘round his head.
Noon came and then passed,
he’s still on his ass.
A hard day of work, he most dreads!


“If man had created man, he’d be ashamed of his performance.” – Mark Twain...

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I'm boring through your ventricles
I'm being terribly invasive
My quiet warm breath 
Keeping measure and pace
         To such meticulous work
Fills your four chambers
         You don't feel one thing
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- By Olongapoet

Are those dragon scales, your reason’s hides?
That I’d need St.George’s lance to pierce thru.
Need I look for angry Odin’s lost eye?
To see through thy cynicism’s Stygian depths?

Why does the sweet ambrosia of my offerings,
Seem mediocre for your Asgardian gratitude?
I’m not too far away...

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Note happy find where choice greets poise,
Observe the spree of cheer that springs;
Word poignant mind with vibrant voice.
Etch thus plenty that ever flings,
Allow sure heart to gather more;
Surplus peace flows to niche good times,
Yes see joy start from soul's deep core.
Work primal glow in simp,e...

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way up in the clouds
katie caples waits for me
for melissa champ...

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Wit wears wonder well
Touching tale truth tells
Solemn signage spells


Linger lasting light
Streaming soothing sights
Fling feisty fond flights


Nowhere near nice norms
Dazzle dusty dorm
Freeze-frame fuzzy form


Charm cheers crazy choice
Prune peachy plant poise
Vibrant versions voice


Confront cream crimson
Brave bubbly blossoms
Address aid awesome


See success stable
Treasure time travel
Meet mindset marvel


Sanguine smiles succinct
Defy...

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I am of soft, delicate skinned casing,
Housing an iron, logical facing.

I grant my femininity free reign
To follow dictates of my manlike brain.

My seductive charms can attract a man,
But he may run far once I show my hand.

My quick, mental wit delivered deadpan
Cannot be handled by...

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Our dearest Betty White, whose credits are long
Her sharp wit was always like a risque' song
She warmed our hearts every step of the way.
Her final bow, we wish she could have stayed.

January 8, 2022...

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