Thoughts on a Boring DayHaunches and Paunches
It’s strange to say,
but people who sit on their haunches
develop fat paunches
but, say, isn’t it usually the other way?
Definition
Procrastination is
a synonym for pure laziness
without, however,
the indecision of the former.
Unhappy
Do wake up every day
bereaved in sorrow,
because yesterday passed away
and today will tomorrow?
Truism
In the matter of sexuality
men prefer promiscuity
to unguarded adultery:
the first allows selectivity
the...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Light Verse
drone of a lawn mowerlawn mower drone cuts the silence in half
I can pretend not to hear it
or pretend I like it
I pretend it is a wishing machine
granting wishes all along the road
and I am the next house...
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Categories:
life,
Form: Light Verse
now that I am oldwhen I was young, I remember hearing people say
all old people want to talk about is their bowel movements
Now that I am old
that’s all I want to talk about...
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Categories:
age,
Form: Light Verse
Bite Me, Lady Luck
Doggone it, I used to make a killin' at casinos,
R o l l i n g sevens; killing em' all softly
The way The Rolling Stones kill it on the stage.
Brimming with confidence, I made my way back,
...
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Categories:
fun, humor, poetry,
Form: Light Verse
His KissesHis kisses were forbidden—intense and forceful, surpassing his first and second. But his third smooch was as cold as a Bollywood kiss.
...
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Categories:
age, america, angel, appreciation,
Form: Light Verse
Philberts Dilemma
Philbert’s in a state euphoric, and why not?
After years of burning academic oil, a PhD he’s got!
But a PhD these days – as he is finding out –
guarantees no job security, and even lesser clout.
Resumé after resumé, interview after interview,
Philbert sits and waits for his dream job to come through.
Student loans with rising interest...
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Categories:
dark, humor,
Form: Light Verse
Fun with Words
Some words undergo alteration if you add
or remove a single letter from their spelling.
Remove the “a” from “paint” and you get “pint.”
Add an “o” to pint and you get “point.”
Remove the “o” from point and add an “r”
the result is “print.” And that’s what happens
when you make it a point to have more...
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Categories:
word play,
Form: Light Verse
Layers of IntentionComing back to recapture and constitute whys,
To understand our train of thought, the path we seek with our eyes,
The external influence that suggests and surrounds,
Take it all away and what have you found,
Lay your heart bare and what do you see,
Under all the layers of your reasoning,
What you grip onto so tightly in order to...
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Categories:
beautiful, blessing, change,
Form: Light Verse
Queen of Sheba
The queen of Sheba was in shock
that Solomon had concubines in stock.
Seven hundred, in fact, he said with pride
not including several wives on the side.
Even in a year’s time, she calculated,
no more than half could he have satisfied,
the other half envious and frustrated.
...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Light Verse
Kundalini Rising
A sitting takes me to an attic of raw light
bestowing quiet glow for travelers
unyielding to a precise compass
of direction, a spaceless space nourished as it
were, losing the self to Bodhi-like clouds
and nomadic lotus spins.
I release this soul buried
in the kundalini to a congregation
of ambient tunes saying nothing,
taking flight unto a hymn...
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Categories:
silence, spiritual,
Form: Light Verse
Japanese Beetles
Don’t be fooled, they carry
nothing of the Orient’s allure.
These voracious beetles,
if they had the appetite,
might easily bring down
the loftiest sequoia.
Depraved sexual deviants,
they deflower helpless roses
in broad daylight; and, like
Medieval artisans of yore
turn hardy zinnias into
empty-ribbed cathedral windows.
Their shells are hard like
scarabs, but charmless,
slicked with an iridescence
cheap and tacky like carnival glass.
Eager...
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Categories:
insect,
Form: Light Verse
Millicent
Nature was selfishly deficient
in denying beauty to Millicent.
Men rarely offered her a glance,
unless by accident or chance.
And though she lost out as a wife
she made up for it with a lavish life,
accruing things she loved and more,
things women beg their husbands for,
and lived with an untroubled mind
(unlike other women of her kind).
And when they...
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Categories:
dark, humor,
Form: Light Verse
An Insightful Lady
Did you hear about the lady who dressed
to appeal to men’s libidinous interests?
Most men, she said, prefer the unknown
for things lose their adventure when known,
and men with gropping hands rarely complain
when discovering new, unexplored terrain.
The majority I’ve ever met prefer it that way,
apparently, seeing it as an adventurous “feel” day.
...
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Categories:
humor,
Form: Light Verse
Finally FreeI finally feel as if I can speak my peace,
Without any opinions hovering over me,
The freedom to say exactly how I feel,
Whether it's right or wrong with room to heal,
With no eyes watching...no one cares,
No judgement no opinions.. just me and the air,
The quiet and solitude I long to feel,
Without any expectations.. the feelings real,
...
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Categories:
beautiful, blessing,
Form: Light Verse
ImpressionMany years holding onto my words,
Studying my heart through every growth spurt he heard,
I never completely understood why,
Constantly studying my eyes,
As if I am any different from the rest,
To use what he's heard to make him the best,
I knew all along yet I didn't want his fame,
I didn't want attention or material gain,
I wanted simple..I...
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Categories:
blessing, change, devotion, perspective,
Form: Light Verse
Specific Types of Light Verse Poems
Read wonderful light verse poetry on the following sub-topics:
christmas, friends, funny, kids, love, music, nature, school, sports, whimsical
and more.
Definition | What is Light Verse in Poetry?