AUTUMN IS NEAR
Can you feel something is about to change,
it is in the air everywhere you turn?
Much cooler mornings and nights are coming,
less sunshine each day for us to enjoy.
Days getting shorter with less time to play,
nights are getting longer with more darkness.
Trees are turning into pretty colors,
colorful leaves will soon be falling down.
Squirrels working very hard...
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Categories:
autumn, color, cool, fun,
Form: Other
On The Inside
If beauty is but skin deep,
I prevailed upon her to construe,
'Does it lie in the eye of the beholder
or, of the two which one is true?'
For we can't judge the book
by the cover, with but one look,
as what's inside truly counts
far much more than that.
And tho' to me she bemoaned,
'I am big-boned'
I've yet to see...
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Categories:
body, fun, humor, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Alice Liddell 1852 - 1934
Deep in contemplation, or was it cogitation,
call it 'intuition', Alice aforethought had a premonition,
something's round the corner,
and she's come to warn yer,
doing all she can, before it hits the fan,
for she has seen a vision, more than a vague suspicion,
it's a strong affirmation of a predetermination,
and believe me when I say,
"Whatever omen she thought she...
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Categories:
celebrity, character, fun, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Godlike
With all the Gods who've been and gone
religiously believed in and prayed upon
for sure Thor was but one
but who'll be the next to come along
will we sing praises to him it or her
faithfully erect an edifice to edify
incense burn sacrifice virgins
bow down on our knees to deify
will fire and brimstone or flagellation
appear in the equation
with...
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Categories:
fun, god, humor, religion,
Form: Rhyme
What Am IWhat gave me away?
Was it my sway?
Or my long limber limbs
Like glasses with broken rims?
Oh sure, wind has its way with me,
But broken or uprooted, I’ll never be.
Neither short, not tall, could be my description.
My strength and elasticity, a better depiction.
Cry me a river is your first hint,
And for a second; I’m easily bent.
Not a...
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Categories:
fun, humor, riddle, tree,
Form: Couplet
Who Am IThis may seem lame.
Let’s make it a game.
I’ll give you a clue.
You try to guess who.
Proceeding my entrance by just a short while,
Is often the presence or hint of a smile.
Used sometimes by women, more often by men,
Often, I start as a quaint little grin.
I can also be hardy, and sometimes quite loud,
And often...
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Categories:
fun, happy, riddle, smile,
Form: Couplet
Suggestive Behaviour
Attended a garden party
full of fun
from dusk 'til dawn
filled with laughter
next door on the lawn
awoke the morning after
the night before
arose to wash
my hands and face
packed my bag
just in case
all was quiet
around the house
nothing heard
not even the spouse
what now where next
who really knows
always the eternal question
allow me now to propose
I'm open to suggestion
...
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Categories:
fun, garden, word play,
Form: Rhyme
Red Herring
As a young boy
when not very old
I did enjoy
being told
grisly bedtime stories
by my Mother
the favourite was
none other
than
altho' I was just a nipper
Whitechapel Fishmonger Murders
perpetrated by
Jack the Kipper
...
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Categories:
fish, fun, humor, murder,
Form: Rhyme
At The Light
When driving the car
approaching a traffic light
it has often been seen
both day and night
what does green mean
here's the plan
for better or worse
drive as fast as you can
then red and amber
if you will
put the foot down
even faster still
and when it turns red
don't dare to dwell
or stop dead
but go like a bat out of hell
...
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Categories:
car, fun, humor, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Grocery Woes
As so many shoppers
consistently doing all manner of wrong
fail to return their trolleys
from whence they came to where they belong
it really irks when I leave work
drive my hybrid to the supermarket
circle the car park for what seems hours
and can't find a place to park it
the question may seem odd to some
and yet I have to...
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Categories:
fun, humor, nonsense, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Trews
When the wind chimes high
when the wind chimes low
through the links
in his kilt he'll go
all the lassies say hello
Donald where's your troosers?
A slimy heel slippery eel
tho' no feared he'd take the fall(s)
he lost his breeks on the course
where caddies dropped (all) his ball(s)
With apologies to Andy Stewart (1933 – 1993)
...
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Categories:
celebrity, fun, golf, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Veracity
I have often wondered if they blundered
or if there's any truth to the advertising
within the words written on me
a simple clothing label advising
a promise a guarantee
100% Cotton
but does it refer to the garment or myself
the mere material it is printed on
a paradox perhaps
all of which goes to show
it's a dilemma the answer to which
this enquiring...
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Categories:
fun, nonsense, silly, truth,
Form: Rhyme
Nothing
'Nothing works faster'
the advertisement read
'Nothing works better'
the adman said
I don't know about you
but if that's true
it's Nothing for me
Nothing's a keeper
not only that
it's also cheaper
...
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Categories:
fun, humor, nonsense, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Vegetable Matter
If a conflicted carrot
based on its looks
could feel it's a parsnip
it would be a turnip for the books
and should confused chard
on corn do a number
lettuce hope the offspring
isn't a baby cucumber
some plants are quite confounded
in my garden bed
sadly the rhubarb is convinced
it's celery badly sun-burned red
...
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Categories:
food, fun, humor, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
fun, silly, simple,
Form: Haiku
Specific Types of Fun Poems
Definition | What is Fun in Poetry?
Poems Related to Fun
enjoyable, pleasant, entertaining, amusing, lively, boisterous, convivial, merry, witty, diverting, enjoyment, joke, celebration, pastime, joy, pleasure, sport, laughter, distraction, picnic, nonsense, gaiety, absurdity, playfulness, entertainment