Short Humorous Poems

Short Humorous Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short Humorous poems by PoetrySoup poets. Search short Humorous poetry by poem length and keyword.


Premium Member Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel,
the germophobe we all know well.
I look to his head and think:
so that's where all my Windex went!
Form: Clerihew


Plastered Basement

Randy Hoards Brandy
Locks his stash secretly
Basement waterloggs
His animals go fuzz fuzz
Singing Glory to the keeper
© Zoe Life  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Tanka

A Peach and a Speech

The bigger/the richer/the faster the peach, 
the better the chance to catch up someone's speech.

Volodymyr Knyr
2014
Form: Couplet

Premium Member Wisdom

a wise man will know finding a worm in a pear… better than half worm 10th January 2016
Form: Senryu

Teeth Grief

Cleaning teeth, what a relief,
When you know where they have been,
What I forced them to eat today
Really was obscene.
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member Dancy Nancy

antsy
Nancy

boogie
woogie

fancy
dancy

dancy
Nancy



3/24/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2018©
Form: Footle

Melting Pot

The Chinese are going for bagels
The Jews head out for won ton
I really am not quite sure anymore 
Which side I am on!
Form: Couplet

The Thief

The thief had snatched her purse
but what made matters worse
he tripped and fell
into a well
and now he's in a hearse
Form: Limerick

Become Who You Are

You have to lose to become who you are, 
I lose so much one day I'll go far, 
and if I don't, sod it I'll go to the bar
© Nick Trim  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member No Offense

No offense, one kid says.
But school lunch’s meat tastes like raccoon droppings.
Why would that be offensive? I wonder.

Premium Member Snory Cory

there was a boy named Cory
one night he claimed great glory
	his moniker came
	he arose to fame
his snoring laudatory
Form: Limerick

Premium Member The Pertinacious Donkey

Its an old saying,    
stubborn as a mule  
The old Italian 
yanked,  
and the donkey said,   
"now that ain't cool"

Premium Member Mommy Dearest

She was my dearest mommy
smarter than any swami
	a turn of bad luck
	was hit by a truck 
now she thinks she’s pastrami
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Life was a burden till death set me free - Now granite gravestone being hard on me?! November 15, 2021
Form: Couplet

Premium Member School Fights

Three o'clock -- time soon, the principal stopped, was clocked, signed by both winners! 2019 September 08
© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Monoku

Premium Member Monkeys

You shouldn't poke at monkeys
	unless you're a dummkopf
Who gets precisely what's deserved --
	your fingers bitten off.
Form: Quatrain

Found Fat On My Waist

Found Fat On My Waist

Found fat on my waist,
From eating done with much haste,
Sure did love each taste. 

Jim Horn
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Haiku

Hair and Shampoo

some smell sweet
 to wash is a treat
make hair shine
you go wince and dine
and hair looks toot
its
HAIR AND
SHAMPOO

Scales of Despair

the scale is stuck
it won't go up
and, worse, it won't go down
so here I stand
towel in hand
fat and sporting a frown
Form: Rhyme

Triplet-3

Teri Yaaden Mirch Ki Tarah Teekhi Hain
Jab Bhi Aati Aankhen Nam Kar Jaati Hain

Roz Main Tumko Cheeni Kha Ke Sochta Hun.

William Shatner

William Shatner (Captain Kirk),
Best known for his acting work,
In music he would speak the song,
Resulting in a say-along.
Form: Clerihew

Gaijin Or Haijin

Wayland Bunch a gaijin
With aspirations of being haijin
Worked tediously for some time
Writing  poems that don’t even rhyme
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Haiku

brain food... school of fish
  fish out of water... dead fish
     off the hook... go fish  

           April 18, 2018
Form: Haiku

Praying For Enemies

Praying for my enemies to die, 
slow and painful as they cry, 
it isn’t at all sly, 
because, 
if it ain’t they, it’s I
© Nick Trim  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Closed Off Options

When in disagreement with you,
they label you "close minded",

this is the attribute of someone who,
is "close minded".
© Nick Trim  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

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