Light Verse Poems | Light Verse Examples

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A light verse is a typically short form of poem that attempts to be humorous, frivolous, or playful, but there is more to light verse. What is light verse in poetry (complete definition)?

Mister Death slash Grim Reaper verses

When I saw the Grim Reaper pull out his peeper and pee on the patio, I yelled, "Hey Jack! Can't you use the facilities out back? That's what normal people do, you know. I always said I wasn't afraid of...Read the rest...

She said, 'Oh, that just can't be'

She said, "Oh, that just can't be! Your poems have no semblance to reality!" I said, "How can you say that, when it's painfully clear that it's the reality of me!”...Read the rest...

No burial, so, just a lousy cremation

No burial When I died, my family didn’t dare bury me in a grave. They knew, without a doubt, I'd only misbehave ~ that I'd party with the germs, and have sleepovers with the worms, and give the bacteria all...Read the rest...

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As I watch you sleeping there

As I watch you sleeping there, seventy years of living etched into your silvery-gray hair, I feel my love for you as deeply and as much as I did that night when you first let me touch your exquisite...Read the rest...

born a pygmy

Born a pygmy I can reach nothing Five foot nothing I lie about the extra two inches...Read the rest...

Said a handsome New Orleans waiter

Said a handsome New Orleans waiter, "Sir, can I recommend some freshly caught gator?" I said, "Are you for real? Didn’t you hear about that poor woman Lucille?" "But Sir, what if I can assure you ~ this ain't...Read the rest...

Talking to my dog in lines from 'J Alfred Prufrock'

I said to my dog, "Let us go then, you and I, while pink, wispy clouds traverse the azure sky. Oh, do not bark, ‘What is it?’ Let's just go and make our visit to your favorite...Read the rest...

The first time you kissed me, it was such a shock

The first time you kissed me, it was such a shock, I literally saw time stop on the old kitchen clock. But before you accuse me of over-the-top flattery, let me assure you, it turned out to be...Read the rest...

There once was a girl from Beverly Hills

There once was a girl from Beverly Hills who sold a potpourri of mind-bending pills. I bought one and ate it, and my entire mind got negated. It was one of my life's most forgettable thrills. ...Read the rest...

Me, myself, and I

Me, myself, and I, we're a well-integrated guy. On the whole, we're a tripartite soul stuck together till the day we three die....Read the rest...

Caloric Foods

Caloric foods when eaten to excess affect the heart and rear. And trying to make the latter disappear will prove to be a stubborn test though not the heart that failed last year. ...Read the rest...

I took my new girlfriend, Alice

I took his new girlfriend, Alice, to go see the Aurora Borealis. And she was so impressed, that when we caressed, she whispered, "For showing me this, I'm gonna show you ~ how Debbie did Dallas. ...Read the rest...

A nun ran over a rabbit

A nun ran over a rabbit. She said to herself, "Yikes! This is becoming a habit. Like, last week it was four. And this week, already one more. But, hey! Makes for plenty of stew for the abbot.”...Read the rest...

The English Cuisine

The British have been sailing the world’s seas, creating colonies and enriching themselves, and it’s been going on for centuries. Yet to their shame their cuisine has remained stolidly English – and hardly changed – fish n’ chips, steak...Read the rest...

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