The other day while I was sitting on a park bench
Relaxing,
I heard a voice behind me.
It sort of shrieked a little
And even squeaked a bit
As it let out a laugh.
I had been thinking
Of a joke I had heard
The night before,
And then there came that shriek
So I laughed along.
Pretty soon I heard other voices too.
All of them laughing,
Joking and having a fun time.
Contagious originally published in Impspired Magazine, 2026 all rights reserved.
One of the wonders of a smile…
which through the ages this has proven to be true…
is how whenever you make another person smile
you find that you are smiling too.
I wrote a Monoku about bamboo and Zen ~ found it fun, and then
I was totally obsessed with writing more ~ so I wrote twenty-four
monokumania is a disease ~ with rhyming end words ~ yes, please
seventeen syllables per line ~ if you get addicted, it's a sign
that you have been infected, for sure ~ it's contagious and there's no cure
* Credit to David Kavanagh for the word-Monokumania.
Yawning is certainly contagious
Others can't help yawning too
It even happens with chimpanzees
Try it next time you're at the zoo
Yawn while attending a party
Many will follow your lead
The host can signal party's over
By yawning, it's time to leave
Yawning can also be useful
Groom signals the sleep he lacks
He's saying the wedding's over
To get his new bride in the sack
They happen when you're nervous
You need to let go a big fart
At a very important office meeting
One that soars right off the chart
Ever notice how silly we look
Our faces get all screwed up
We look like we're giving birth to a baby
Or picking up poop from a pup
So every time you yawn from now on
Remember these images I send you
You surely will to try to stifle that yawn
Remembering the chimps in the zoo!
Give me the true meaning of what is said
pale shadows, removing the song in your head
Is the lie done solely for personal gain
Until one is aware of the conscience of pain
Human power can destroy without limit
the fear and ridicule destroy in minutes
We have all knowledge of the great and true
Secret faults shall never bloom from me to you
Let the fruits on the tree of friendship ripen and grow
In the sand of the river, our footprints will flow
08.05.2023
Anne-Lise Andresen
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cases of cases
which could have been contagious
would be by cases
Dear one, do not be dismayed
You know your value.
The gifts you offer kindly
Your laugh and smile contagious.
Listen to your soul singing
Like a songbird in the morning.
See the wonder at your calm
How strong are you in adversity.
Take a deep breath, mindful
You are loved and worthy of it.
Let the heart sing too
Embrace your journey, let it flow.
What might be the matter
With our next-door Martha,
Her rash mischief steady
And she, by choice, heady;
Content to seem an Eddy,
Her gross slaps often ready
Last week, the cheeks of Freddie?
And her guy who is intelligent
Keeps betraying more The Belligerent
Our own share of Satan’s Sergeant,
For his weapons include detergent
And maybe, tomorrow, A Reagent!
A huge surprise they call him agent,
Who thinks and acts like an insurgent.
I keep espying an aggressiveness
Of catching sureness and silliness
My buddy mistyped ‘high wire walking’
Her error got everyone talking
She merits a spanking
Cos it rhymed with banking
From quizzes Michelle is now baulking!
07/09/21
Beware the loose tongue
Spewing out mean, nasty words
Contagious disease
Harming the self and others
Inner longing for solace
June 1, 2021
D-readed
A-ilment
N-astily
I-nfects
E-very
L-ife
B-y
R-abidly
I-mplementing
C-ontagious
K-iller
Topic: Birthday of poet Daniel Brick (June 10)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
J-ust
A-bate
M-orbid
A-ttack
I-n
C-ontagious
A-nd
M-ysterious
A-ilment
E-rasing
A-trocious
C-oronavirus
A-nd
Y-ucky
A-ssault's
N-astiness
Topic: Birthday of Jamaica Mae B. Acayan (June 05)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
M-ystery
A-bout
R-abid
T-hreat's
Y-ucky
P-andemic
A-pplies
C-ontagious
S-ickness
O-f
N-astiness
Topic: Birthday of Bro. Marty S. Pacson (June 02)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
C-lean
H-ands
A-re
R-eally
L-ikable
E-vading
N-asty
E-pidemic's
P-oison
A-s
C-oronavirus
H-orribly
E-mploys
C-ontagious
O-nslaught
Topic: Birthday of Charlene D. Pacheco (May 25)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
C-ontagious
L-ink
A-nd
I-nfection
R-abidly
E-mploy
R-isk
O-f
S-ilence
A-nd
S-ickness
Topic: Birthday of Claire Rosas (May 24)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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