Funny Ekphrasis Poems | Examples

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Premium MemberBetty White graces a stamp

Betty White lived so long,
they had all kinds of names for her.

She managed to stay America's sweetheart
for a century by being kind and funny.

A heart of gold worn on her sleeve,
she could make everyone smile.

Her sweet face is now on a stamp 
while the tributes continue coming.

Her curls sweet and eyes a'glitter but
it's her smile that charmed us all.

On one little stamp they could never list
all of her many accomplishments.

Betty earned the Guinness World Record 
for longest TV career by a female entertainer.

Her wit was in full view on shows like 
Match Game and Hollywood Squares.

Besides appearances on The Carol Burnett Show,
she starred in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls.

Her cleverness never got out of style,
she even hosted Saturday Night Live.

They were planning her 100th birthday
when Betty passed away a few days short.

She didn't have one last party in her 
so Betty left us quietly in the night.

Betty, you're an icon and will never be forgotten.




AP: 3rd place 2025


Premium MemberThe Jaguars Dripping

After stepping out of the forest river,
                               the jaguar’s dripping.
So subtle, the drops, so clear, they nearly disappear.
The painting looks real, but the frame is too small
to depict the mass - don’t tempt your safety with touch.
Funny, the puddle that forms on the art place floor.

A slippery slope to instigate an investigation. Instead,
carefully slide your feet and plant them beside the vegetation.
The jaguar might look the other way. He sees his next victim
approaching, encroaching, crouching, couching his fear.
The curious fellow touches wet paint…
                         and just like that, he ain’t…

The Sphinx

In the hot sands do you stand
Crouched on all four
Waiting to devour the wanderer
In search of Truth 
The babes of the Jews escaped your fists
So you stand there with your nose in bits

No Wedding Vows For Him

There once was a rooster with style.
He crowed for the hens a long while.
He was a cool dude.
And many were wooed.
Somehow, he avoided the aisle.

© June 1, 2011
Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

Written for Poetry Soup Member Contest: EKPHRASIS MAX 5LINES painting, sculpture, film or 
book 	
Sponsored by: Brian Strand

Inspired by the Fine Art Painting,
“Cock A Doodle Dude”
By Catherine G. McElroy
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-cock-a-doodle-dude-catherine-g-mcelroy.html

Premium MemberA Little Dotty

In making his point-
did Seurat create an impression?


Christmas Song Poem

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Frosty the snowman
Grandma got runover by a reindeer
Jingle bells
Silent night...


The most wonderful time of the year
Walking in a winter wonderland
Rudolph the rednose reindeer
Up on the house top...
Rockin' around the Christmas tree!

Hark the herald angels sing
Joy to the world
It came upon a midnight clear
Angels we have heard on high
Away in a Manger

He is still the Christ of Christmas!!
Still Emanuel
Go tell it on a mountain!!

Premium MemberPainter Or Poet

Just
his
little
jok or a
visual poem

Ekphrasis- He ain't here by Richard Prince

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