Although my poems are not so numerous
I try to make them a little humerous
I'm certainly not a bard
but I do try very hard
to mix in a bit of the ridiculous
#1
eroding hooded in-
fantry hounds endure
rear entry neutron edific-
ation
#2
ninety hidden round-
heads defied the
nations's fourth and
vinyl deity
#3
handy indentured Randy
hoed the feud from his
rooftop redoubt
#4
though yearning for
funds i found
knot butt frauds in my
yard
#5
tiny fading freon
nodes adore yon
daring radon onions
#6
reading frothy innu-
endo is only
funny when the
rhino's red hooves have
little or no foundation
#7
not so ornery
fiends hand out in-
ordinate amounts of
Henry's once hoarded
fortune
How ridiculous!
I saw me in the mirror
and thought, "Lookin' good!"
while I was drawing the dragon
with Sharpies, Crayola markers,
a silver, metallic brush marker,
and Chalk Writers
in bright pink and mint
(all from the dollar tree)
which I mischievously
borrowed from my son’s room,
I was talking to mom.
I might have had
just a little bit of very legal
ha-ha hemp
before I discovered
that sharpies can
be blended on canvas
just like paint.
The half-dry lime green
turned a lighter shade
than forest, with just
a swirl of the
imagination.
I took many poetic liberties
and nonsensical giggles
when I gave the intruding,
angry dragon on the left
silver spots to mock
his prejudiced personality.
‘Herb,
The Vegetarian
Dragon.’
is one of my favorite
children’s books
for this month
of every year.
But Herb,
vegetarian or not,
you still look
ridiculous.
My son eats
ice cream
in front of a heater
in January.
He asked me
if that made sense,
so, I told him:
“It does for you,
Ben.”
,
As a mother
to a middle-schooler
I have become
the one-and-only
unappreciated
chauffeur,
the thesaurus
that he doesn’t
trust,
the center
of all things
wrong
and embarrassing.
Meanwhile,
I continue
to be proud
of the man
he is becoming
and my little hand
that nudges him
along,
however
embarrassingly,
and sometimes
I catch him
smiling back.
Written By: D. Collins 10/28/25
A cup of Steelo, Karrueche, Chanel, Carly, and Rob.
Is way better than coffee when heading to the job.
A good chuckle and hard laugh before starting our day.
Will guide grumpy morning people in a different way.
It will lift us up so high where nothing can go wrong.
Carry it throughout the day and hopefully pass along.
People will wonder what you're smiling about.
You've had a ridiculous morning without a doubt.
Pumped and prepped because LIFE IS SO GOOD.
Spread the capital letters throughout the neighborhood.
Anything can be fixed no matter how it's going.
With just Ridiculous early in the morning.
My husband is like a ripening pumpkin
Loves to lie down inert on the ground, most of the time.
Lack of exercises has made his belly bloat,
Like pumpkin, that now he looks a comic sight.
A pumpkin carved in shape with a light inside,
Serves as an adornment in Halloween season.
Though funny to view, he is beautiful inside,
With a light shining bright all through the seasons.
As the pumpkins are so versatile and can be put to use,
In making a number of dishes, both sweet and savory,
He has multi talents and adds so much of spice to my life,
That without him, I will be like a flat tyre with no spare!
Call me fickle
no doubt about it
I’m in a pickle
a firkin full of gherkin
quite a quandary
tho' still a dill
the question isn’t funny
it’s ridiculous
others may tickle us
yet I don’t see
for love nor money
why I can’t tickle me
Rickety rackety ruffled ridiculous Rhine,
Make her hair stick out like a ball of twine
Let it fall out on the floor and in church too
Put a permanent skunk in her chimney wazoo
Make her look silly in front of thousands I say
Take away her fun, sabotage her in every way
If she takes a step, let her trip on her ugly tongue
Do not let her make friends or have any fun
Slickety Slackety shuffled sure enough complete
Take away her taste buds to taste anything sweet
Give her cheeks a headache, make her front teeth crazy
Let her be known as a witch who is nothing but lazy
She says witches are ugly if bad
She's says like it some kind of new fad
Which makes me think
Did this princess in pink
Called me ugly and now I am sad
Revolution triumphs with hope
to replace the monstrous organs
that only ate
but never really wanted to function.
But if that hope is not equipped
to fill the void
with precision plans and control
then revolution will get smeared
as ridiculous, cause further pain
and deadly destruction.
(09.24.2024)
Rip currents of ridiculous riddles
wet the chops of ink and parchment;
A poet enjoys tea and berry jam-tarts,
her pen tremors ‘We’re all mad here.’
Wet the chops of ink and parchment,
visit the tempestuous Queen of Hearts;
Feed your mind, milk her rose garden;
A poet enjoys tea and berry jam-tarts
drifting off into a golden afternoon;
Teaspoons paddle a sea of nonsense;
Her pen tremors ‘We’re all mad here.
Stop the infected pocket watch!
To write you must live in the moment.’
Yes, I am, shy and fussy
I'm a blissful clown
I only ask God
don't allow me
lose the sense of ridicule,,
of all the
ridiculous
rumors
out there
right now
this one
has me
absolutely
falling out
of
my high
chair
laughing
until
my ribs
are
sore
yes
of course
you'd
like to
know what
it is
and who
it's about
but
it's only
a rumor
and
I don't
spread
rumors
I'm only
13
months
old
and
well, ok
do YOU
think
I am
kvir
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