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Humorous Poems | Examples of Humorous Poetry

Premium Member Father Drinan
Father Drinan took his class to Coney Island Beach, He thought the sand and ocean could also teach. They ran to Nathan's hot dogs, then sunk in deck chairs, Until a hungry seagull took them unawares. (bridge) The seagull grabbed a hotdog from poor Joey McBride, A clever attack, swooping in from the side. The kids all laughed, Joey let out a...

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Categories: christian, humor, humorous, nature,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member BLUE MOUSE GROUP
BLUE MOUSE GROUP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The blue mouse group wrote through the night, with their tiny nibs and ink, what a sight! They scribbled and scrawled, 'Til on the stairs they sprawled, They collapsed, what a comical fright! ...

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Categories: 12th grade, humorous,
Form: Limerick



Premium Member Out of the mouth of babes! - humour warning!
nude iron statues by Sir Anthony Gormley stand on Crosby beach toddler blurted out “look Grandma, there‘s his willy” I burst out laughing!...

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Categories: child, humorous,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member ON THE CATWALK
ON THE CATWALK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once was squirrel named Suzy, quite stunning who strutted the catwalk with cunning. The felines clapped and sighed, she strutted with head held high. True fashionista Suzy’s becoming. Down the catwalk, she twirled with great flair, wiggles furry derriere with no cares. “Oh La...

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Categories: 12th grade, fashion, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Soup's Up
The soup of the day, I'm sorry to say Will be served neither hot or cold Won't help if you pay, won't help if you pray Cuz our cook has gotten too old So fill up on bread, it's all you'll be fed No more mashed potatoes or roast No menu was read, no butter was spread They all settled for dry...

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Categories: food, humorous,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Phasers on Stun
Space, the final frontier I'd rather be there my dear Cuz I'm a man and a Star Trek fan So beam me up Scotty, I'm here...

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Categories: humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Toilet Terror of Torbay - poop poem warning!
A student who hailed from Bombay Eats curry for breakfast each day On pakora he’d munch As a snack or for lunch The toilet is where he must stay He suffers from dire 'Dheli belly' Shared bathroom got terribly smelly So he leased a commode Where he’ll unleash his load No studies, he poops watching telly! His flatmate said, “Listen up Josh” Your ling’ring stench means...

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Categories: body, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member A Good Sense of Humour Blunts The Blades of Reality
Good sense of humour : I always admire. Good Humour is perfect mind - freshener with exact effect on Good Listener. Displaying good...

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Categories: humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member ANDY THE DILLO
just something fun.... ANDY THE DILLO* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Texas town where sun brightly shone, Andy the dillo lives, all alone. He dreamt of a pretty gal, one who lives in his locale. Together the dusty trails they’d roam When pillaging one starry night he met...

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Categories: 12th grade, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member MOUSE PRINCESS
MOUSE PRINCESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a kingdom where cheese was the prize, Lived a mouse princess with green eyes. She donned a small crown, Above her royal gown, And danced under moonlit skies. She hosted royal balls in the night, With her friends, the brave bugs in flight. They waltzed...

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Categories: 12th grade, humorous,
Form: Limerick
like a breath of fresh air
like a breath of fresh air... and all things considered, broadcast on national public radio Frequency: 90.9WHYY-FM, I (a liberal democrat) counted myself as an avid fan particularly listening to the prairie home companion during half life of mine arbitrarily referenced yardstick of one measly mortal male Matthew Scott Harris, whose chronological years athwart planet earth elapsed within figurative or literal eye blink, one humble human among rank and file cosmic flotsam and...

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Categories: humorous, absence, adventure, america, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Pennies from Heaven
Lay me down in open skies Put the pennies on my eyes Wrapped in my suit and tie of gray Say a couple words of grace Toss the earth upon my face And let's call it another day Endless time is all I've got As I decompose and rot It's a horrid situation As I leave you all behind The one thing that...

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Categories: death, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Sprained My Heart
Sprained My Heart I’ll kiss your image that sleeps in my memory That’s what I’ll do and ponder a spell You left me with that wound inside that hasn’t been fixed in nary five years. And even than… I prayed over it without results. And the cows came home but surely you didn’t . So I sorted out on...

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Categories: appreciation, courage, hilarious, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member MIDNIGHT MUNCHIES I'm in a Terrible Jam
MIDNIGHT MUNCHIES! I’M IN A TERRIBLE JAM…. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At midnight, my stomach grumbled With snacks in the pantry, I fumbled On the shelves high and low, Chocolate cookies. Say no! But tripped on my cat and then tumbled! Toward the fridge I tiptoed with glee, For it holds a treasure trove for me. ...

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Categories: 12th grade, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ While nibbling on French croissant so fine, Audrey sipped coffee, feeling divine. She struck a pose, twitched her chin, The staff oohed, awed, gave a grin, At bunny who dined with glamor and shine! “Oh, daaaarlings,” she said with a flair, “I’ll nibble on pink pearls, I swear!” ...

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Categories: 12th grade, humorous,
Form: Limerick

Specific Types of Humorous Poems

Read wonderful humorous poetry on the following sub-topics: adults, birthday, christmas, death, friends, friendship, graduation, kids, life, love, middle school, rhyme, school, silly, teachers and more.

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