Irony Poems | Examples of Irony Poetry

Nationals you are the same Whatever nation you relate to You're caught up in the old game Of some national breakthrough The most independent sources Tell you what you need to learn Privileged with self-importance You count every cent you earn Tell me propaganda stories Tired generalizations Pose a show-off with no worries Though you are a worried nation That’s your special way to go Just...

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In the breadbasket, the last loaf is telling jokes to the hungry knife....

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i smile at people all day long young and old fat or skinny abled or disabled strange looking or plain as can be it’s all the same but when it comes to me too fat too wrinkled too old i’m full of criticism and i can hardly bear to glance into the mirror if this would be a friend confiding in me i would be appalled i would shake...

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As he spoke of life he bristled A soft rustiness in his voice Calling you to listen While challenging you not to Those who listened seemed pleased Those who didn’t seemed confused Both unable to turn away Captured by the cadence of the moment Some thought about what he said Some called him a fool Yet, all continued to listen To the sonorous tone of his...

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They say the willow weeps for me They play the willow song What if the willow laughs and we Perceive its rustle wrong The willow dies of laughter though We still believe it weeps I’ve seen two seagulls flying low Beneath the willow’s sleeves One of the seagulls turned its head Another seagull grinned The leaves were falling on my bed Spinning in the...

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A cloud from the sky plopped down on my knee Said, ‘Do you realize all my rain is for free’ ...

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They’re killing innocence because that’s what they do. Bullets are made to fly and bombs to fall too. The animal is alive and disguised by a soft smile. But it will rip out and eat your heart and then politely say thank you. The animal lives a cultured life, educated and true. The animal exists in...

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Ere I die, such a life give me, O God, That I get unaware of me, O God, So that my heart’s pain hover not on tongue, Lifeless helplessness so heavy, O God, That, on gulping oceans I go quenchless, Give me quenchless quench so dreary, O God. Give me downpours of pain, night of sorrows, When did I say make me...

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He, so fond of dress-- What not and what must he wear, Alas failed to stress Till last but one breath of air That his shroud was far from fair. ____________________ Tanka |22.07.2025| irony, death ...

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Man is a jumble of contradictions, I know, a hard nut to crack! So unfathomable, so mysterious- at once a Satan and an angel. To the outer world I am someone. But in the well-guarded cellars of my privacy aren’t I different~ hiding my innards to light, as every other man? Am I not a masked player in life’s pantomime? At times, I...

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My twin was delusional, he thought he was a star He told me people recognized him, near and far Strangers gave him thumbs up, pretty women smiled Within him they saw the soul of a child. I said "Jerry, no offense, you are poor at conversation People yawn, go away, for the dialog duration You lack warmth, enthusiasm, any vital spark You're...

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The most popular educational trend Courses labeled as ‘STEM’ Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Offerings that lead to destruction and wrath Nuclear fusion and fission they...

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Border surveillance female scouts their warnings unheeded about an attack, imminent, from Gazan Hamasniks IDF superiors pooh-poohed the risks Prime Minister Netanyahu ignored their reports ...

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I checked in you checked out. You checked in I checked out....

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Jews are aliens we return to mother ship relax wine and feast ...

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