Long Monoku Poems

Long Monoku Poems. Below are the most popular long Monoku by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Monoku poems by poem length and keyword.


Premium Member Sunday Funnies Ii

Deffy Daffinitions (Monoku series)

inflation:      the thing that makes balloons bigger and candy bars smaller

irony:           when obnoxious online bullies post "your a idiot"

jury:             twelve people chosen to decide which side has the best lawyer 

shin:             an inexpensive device for finding furniture in the dark

pediatrics:    comforting the parents till nature cures the illness

golfing:        getting sunburnt and bored while failing your task at great expense

vitamin:       what you are supposed to do when neighbors ring your doorbell


#3 attributable to Robert Frost, all others found online and converted to monoku form by yours truly.
© John Watt  Create an image from this poem.


Premium Member Love's Magical Spell

"love weaves a mysterious magic spell' in our dreams and yearning hearts
on the sunny day -your beautiful face beams with the sunflower gaze
in the dark starry nights- you sparkle with aura of a moon like face
In the garden- your tender body smells like cherry blossoms of spring

in the love's woven magic spell- when we walk on the beach- holding hands
the waves come beating to meet the shore- with constant melodious song
sand castles we build in sand-takes our dream to magical wonderland
when we get in the splashing water- we get washed with the spray of love

when we sit on the bench in the dusk-by the golden glittering pond
in the love's woven magic spell-whether we speak or not- we are one
little birds hovering overhead testify our magical love
hope this magical spell lasts forever- without it i will be doomed

# 3
© Jay Narain  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member The Power of Silence

# baptised in fire forced to drink bleach ~ tongue lost for words cancer speaks beneath #


Here comes the man, with unbreakable bones,
A brain of sawdust, muffles out his groans
Simple minded guy, 
statuesque on the eye 
Perhaps none too wise, 
so was chose for sacrifice 

There he goes, old twinkle toes, bobbing along
Never says a crooked word, nor puts a foot wrong 
Upstanding chap, 
til corruption set a trap
Forced to take the rap, 
on him handcuffs slap

Here he comes again, his spine broken and bent 
Never noticed that before, or the sterile scent
Still doesn’t know why, 
for he never told a lie 
Witnessed someone die,
but had no alibi 

There he goes again, blending in with the dark
Can’t stand the spotlight, shows up prison marks
Such indelible stains, 
God knows why they came
Numbers replace his name, 
only a scapegoat remains


By
David Kavanagh

Premium Member Human Beings

To excel as a human being, the lives of others, one should first consider!*






© Demetrios Trifiatis
    17 April 2016



*The leaders of the eastern and western churches were on Lesbos, Greece, yesterday for to show solidarity with asylum seekers.

The pope was joined by the ecumenical patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church Bartholomew I and Archbishop of Athens Ieronymos II. 
 
The religious leaders visited migrants in the camp, Moria.  The Pope thanked the Greek people for having welcomed more than a million migrants last year, in spite the economic hardships the Greeks face. Migrants held signs saying "We are Humans"

Premium Member Sunday Funnies I

Monoku Series: General Hospital

i had a brain mri last month
    as expected, they found nothing

i asked could i do my own anesthetic
    doc said, "knock yourself out"

last week i went to urgent care   
    it felt neither urgent nor caring

they had a specialist:
    her specialty is diseases of the rich

she longs to open up her own clinic
   but doesn't have the patients 

my doc's advice: if you're skinny, don't eat fast
   if you're not, don't eat... fast!

isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do, 
   "practice"?

overseen on a patient's chart:
no fever or chills    but spouse claims she
    was very hot in bed last night


Humor Attribution: #3 - Edmo Snord, #4 - Tom Lehrer,        #7 - George Carlin, all others found online and converted 
to monoku form by yours truly.

Enjoy your Sunday, everybody!
© John Watt  Create an image from this poem.


Premium Member AI 'Winners'

open a blind eye ~ and see you're being duped by those using AI

sniff out those taking credit for cheating ~ real poets they're defeating

a concept I can't accept ~ from people whose poetry is inept

sometimes it's really difficult to prove ~ but an issue to behoove

call them out if it matters ~ don't serve them trophies on silver platters

if you couldn't care less ~ it's no wonder poetry soup is a mess

disheartening to say the least ~ is it possible to slay the beast

it's happening, there's no doubt ~ they're being given far too much clout

this message may be falling on deaf ears ~ if so, then I give up... cheers!
© Lin Lane  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member JD Vance Rants Collab

In 2015…
           —In DMs, he wondered whether Trump “Is America’s Hitler”
 
In 2016…
—“Fellow Christians, everyone is watching us when we apologize for this man. 
                     Lord help us”  “Donald Trump is a moral disaster” 
—After one meeting with Trump, Vance wrote “My god what an idiot” 
—“What percentage of the American population has Donald Trump 
                               sexually assaulted?” 
—Vance tweeted: “Trump makes people I care about afraid. Immigrants, 
          Muslims, etc. Because of this I find him reprehensible                  
—“I’m definitely not gonna vote for Trump because I think that 
                  he’s projecting very complex problems onto simple villains”          

In 2017…
—“Trump’s a total fraud who doesn’t care if regular people and call 
                                   him reprehensible” 
—“Trump’s cultural heroin, just another opioid for Middle America” 
—On Twitter (X) Vance liked tweets saying Trump committed 
        “serial sexual assault”  and called Trump “One of USA’s most hated, 
                        villainous, and douchey celebs”

A song for this:
The End of the Innocence by Don Henley
                                                                               —Anais Vionet 


It would’ve been Governor Doug Burgum  —“Don Jr. and Eric went bats—crazy ‘Why would you do something so stupid? He offers us nothing’” a longtime Republican operative told NBC News

this a story~of how Trump chose VP Vance, JD
   Trump chose his running mate~JD Vance and locked in his fate
      aspiring to Burgum~ unknown governor ho hum
          JD, JD, JD!~hollers like children in kindy
             Trump ratified his sons~ Senator Vance raging all guns
                 another Pence not a chance~ I want MAGA warrior Vance
                    sold out for an election ~this man has no conviction 
                                                                              —Monoku’s by Anaya
© I Am Anaya  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member That Suit Is You

poets shall now ~ present comment guidelines which will show us how

let us avoid all ridicule ~ and not be too hyper criti-cule

check box poem enjoyed or well done ~ AI generated has begun


hell no waiter what's that fly doing in my soup? 
     ~the backstroke monsieur favorite of the connoisseur's soup poop


pesky fly in my soup good gawd ~ i'd swat the bloody thing but i shan't

not worth the stain on my shiny new suit ~ off with you beastly pest, scoot
                                                       —Add on by Tom Woody

mock me if you must ~ uninvited poetry comment i can't trust
                                                       —Add on by Robert Gorelick


Was this poem any good?  It was or it wasn't!
No—A poem, like a song
grabs you or doesn't!
Don't be insidious!!
© I Am Anaya  Create an image from this poem.

In a Perfect World

a pure fleshy heart 
                                 strong without any disease
                                    covered by chest's sky

                                    filled up with fragrance
                               no any harmful thought's dream
                                        character's loving 

                                        caring feeling hides 
                                     nice environment lighting 
                                         in a perfect world 

                                         if it's perfect sure 
                                  a perfect earthly world's home
                                        not less than heaven 


                          For contest: Sponsored by Catie Lindsey

Premium Member A Model of Good Works

Ideal instructor, shows integrity, impact in instruction.

5/2/2022

* Deuteronomy 32:2  
May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb.

Work Perspective Monoku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Beata Agustin

National Teacher Day is observed on the first Tuesday of the first full week of May (May 3) and we’re more than ready to show our appreciation to those who have taught us. Everyone has had that favorite teacher that has helped inspire them. This day meant to honor them was actually made by a teacher. None other than First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt herself. Eleanor Roosevelt was more than Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wife, she has a history of civic duty and was an advocate for fellow teachers. Her love for education began at a young age when she was privately tutored and encouraged by her aunt Anna “Barnie” Roosevelt. No matter how high she rose on the social ladder, she never forgot where she came from.
© Eve Roper  Create an image from this poem.

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