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Fun Poems | Examples of Fun Poetry

Premium Member A Snappy Comeback
Little Miss Mary was thirteen years old, and lived in gold, olden days; Like the longed for future, peeking at past, both of them full of praise. Miss Mary lived in a western town, with her dear Mother and Father; And adored redbirds as daily companions, singing 'til days got darker. Mary loved the magical, motley circus, eager as...

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Categories: animal, dream, fantasy, fun,
Form: Couplet
Nice Evening
had nice daily walk, after sunset prayers and food time for new poems then gazing at the neat sky, looking into history....

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Categories: appreciation, day, fun, night,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member By the squeaky old gate that tomorrow will find
Why do we call the good old days, good? Grandma was always talking, talking about the days that had passed. I wonder if they were really that good, or does our mind play a trick on us? Grandma loved sitting on her porch, looking out over her land in her rocking chair. Now the old rustic white fence, is falling down...

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Categories: day, flower, fun, grandmother,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member WALLFLOWER
as the dance ends ~ the wallflower comes to life...

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Categories: fun, giggle, sweet, uplifting,
Form: Monoku
Venom of ignorance
There was a man I knew— bitten by ignorance’s venom. All his life, he groped through shadows, searching for cures in the dark— but he found none, until he bit the dust. One day, while spring still painted the world, his sun just beginning to rise, and the stream sparkled...

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Categories: crazy, fun, hilarious, poverty,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member wildflower
whimsical wildflower I can hear you~whispering wonders in songs...

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Categories: fun, imagination,
Form: Monoku
Tarzan Boy's Ballroom Brawl
Tarzan Boy, with a jungle's loud call, Tried learning to waltz at a ball. He swung from the lights, And gave everyone frights, "This 'dancing' is no fun at all!" ©bfa031925 ...

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Categories: fun,
Form: Limerick
Boogeyman's Broomstick Blunders
The Boogeyman, lurking in gloom, Tried tidying up a small room. He dusted with fright, Made shadows take flight, "This 'cleaning' just brings extra doom!" ©bfa031925 ...

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Categories: fun,
Form: Limerick
When Cynicism Sprouts
Jessica Jones, with a cynical stare, Tried planting a garden, with care. The plants all turned brown, "This 'nature's' a clown," "My thumb's black, I swear, I declare!" ©bfa031925 ...

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Categories: fun,
Form: Limerick
Inspector Mills's Musical Meltdown
Inspector Mills, with a beat so keen, Tried leading a band, quite a scene. He yelled, "Play that chord!" Then tripped on his cord, "This 'concert' is utterly mean!" ©bfa031925 ...

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Categories: fun,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member wallflower
wallflower wallowing waltzes while walking with a woozy wobble Submitted on May 29, 2025 for contest MONOKLITTERATION sponsored by NETTE ONCLAUD...

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Categories: fun, silly, word play,
Form: Monoku
Premium Member Grateful Dead Cassette
To be sung to the tune of Little Red Corvette by Prince Roger Nelson I guess I should’ve known by the way you said, “you’ll get it back real soon” That I’d never see it again See, you’re the kinda person who listens to a tape and quickly loses it Like you might do with men I guess I...

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Categories: fun, humor, music,
Form: Lyric
Get Knotted
Knots-besotted (too canny for a granny) as sailors go (and they will) of which I am (still) one (when day is done) I can bend a bowline (from stern to stem) with the best of them (just so's you knows... the rabbit out of the hole comes 'round the tree runs then back down goes) and tie (not hit) a reef (or square) so fine or (none...

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Categories: fun, humor, humorous, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Us
Roadwork noises by my window Fertilize with stones my thoughts I got used to live in limbo In the realm of bookish gods So I’m punished with the sounds And delighted when it’s quiet They are setting the new grounds About which I’m unreliant And I dash into the river Of the constant change but no It’s the same, cause I’m...

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Categories: fun, depression, love, true love,
Form: Rhyme
Jet Li's Leaky Kung Fu
Jet Li, with his wushu so grand, Tried fixing a faucet, unplanned. He kicked at the wrench, Then got a wet drench, "This 'plumbing' I don't understand!" ©bfa031925 ...

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Categories: fun,
Form: Limerick

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