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Humor Poems | Examples of Humor Poetry

Humor Poems - Examples of all types of humor poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for humor.
Premium Member Critterature: Of Mice and Moose
If the plural of mouse is mice, And more than one louse is lice, Then it seems to me, that logically, The plural of grouse should be grice. A single goose duplicates into geese, A mongoose produces mongooses, So let me...Read More
Categories: animal, humor,
Form: Light Verse



Premium Member Santa Goes Down In History
Rudolph the red thing reindeer Had a very unusual hose Whenever he saw a female reindeer His thing would always glow when it rose All of the other reindeer Especially all the horny dames Always chose...Read More
Categories: christmas, humor,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Hate Speech
("Howling Rock", City of Rocks, 2016) Hate Speech My dogs bark into the night scared and excited about something in the dark coyotes or deer or maybe just their own shadows. It makes me think of ‘Hate Speech’ laying in bed...Read More
Categories: dog, humanity, humor, night,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Happy Memory
Summer romance? Sunset fling? Lovely while it lasted - Wouldn’t change a thing. ...Read More
Categories: humor, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Where The Grass Don't Grow
Where The Grass Don't Grow The historical record bared to see In worn-torn pages, undecipherable. And I’m to believe that this sum total Will explain everything you say to me, Mixed with phlegm spewed from the esophagus, Spitting in my face...Read More
Categories: humor, perspective,
Form: Verse



Premium Member Christmas Comes With Planning
Christmas comes with planning, who are you buying gifts for. What to get them, what to eat. Oh well I took the batteries out of my scale, one problem solved,...Read More
Categories: christmas, food, giving, humor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Interrogated by Batmans Grandma
If you think Batman is tough, you should meet his Gran. She is nail-tough, agreed Leroy, Tony, Jack and Stan. You can’t get anything past her, she has an evil eye. This was added to the conversation by...Read More
Categories: humor, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
You choose
Would it not be nice, if somewhere between, plugging in your phone, and turning off the light, you were able to choose your dream tonight. Where would you go and who would you be, if upon closing your eyes you would become, the king...Read More
Categories: dream, fantasy, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Before Advent Began
Before we begin, I want to introduce my most hopeful self Before we begin life's communication we know love's energy Mother and Child intimacy sacred mild intricacy integrity... Resonant hearts beating repeating +1 then 0 then -1 circling around again without growing rest or restless As invisible as air to Goddesses, as healthy water to...Read More
Categories: humor, christian, christmas, green, health,
Form: Political Verse
Premium Member Superstitions
Written 2 December 2023 A Verse Poetry Contest Sponsored by Brian Strand Do`s and Don`ts Avoid thirteenth of Fridays for any new ventures for any new businesses Skip number 13 in buildings in hotel rooms In private hospitals Be careful when driving walking or...Read More
Categories: humor, life, men,
Form: Verse
Premium Member a letter
I got a text from one of my professors yesterday saying, ‘Please stop by my office at 6 pm tomorrow.’ It didn’t say why. This was the first day after November recess, had I missed...Read More
Categories: appreciation, humor, school, student,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member pampered cat
In a palace of cushions and silky delight, Lives a cat, all pampered, oh, what a sight! Spoiled and regal, with a snobbish air, She lounges on pillows with a feline flair. Her food served on silver, a gourmet...Read More
Categories: humor, appreciation, cat, cute, family,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member no money
Look at those nails! I say to the five-year-old. Each fingernail is a different color. Who did that? Iask. Some lady. Was it expensive? No. Was it your mother? No, a lady in the nail shop. It was probably expensive, I tell her. She...Read More
Categories: humor,
Form: Light Verse
what do you really think?
While some lines found here may offend I think of you all as a friend If it's too hard to take These ideas for Pete's sake Just call me a dork and hit send...Read More
Categories: funny, humor,
Form: Limerick
The Nihilist Penguin
There was once a penguin who thought That religion and morals were naught, As he swam in cold water He thought, "Boy, I oughta... Do something, but I don't know what.”...Read More
Categories: animal, humor, light,
Form: Limerick

Specific Types of Humor Poems

Definition | What is Humor in Poetry?