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.


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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!
Categories: celebrity, humorous,
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.
Categories: humorous, satire,
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
Categories: food, fruit, humorous, people, spoken word, violence,
Form: Couplet
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Wisdom

a wise man will know finding a worm in a pear… better than half worm 10th January 2016
Categories: fruit, humorous, wisdom,
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.
Categories: children, humorous,
Form: Rhyme


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Dancy Nancy

antsy
Nancy

boogie
woogie

fancy
dancy

dancy
Nancy



3/24/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.2018©
Categories: celebrity, character, humorous,
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!
Categories: humorous,
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
Categories: funny, humorous, nonsense,
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.
Categories: humorous,
Form: Rhyme
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jester

baubel fist clowny wiggle

rhyming tune silly jiggle

oppositional

suppositional

merry fool make us giggle.
Categories: humorous, cheer up, england, funny, giggle, happy, humor,
Form: Limerick
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No Offense

No offense, one kid says.
But school lunch’s meat tastes like raccoon droppings.
Why would that be offensive? I wonder.
Categories: humorous, moon,
Form: Free verse
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Snory Cory

there was a boy named Cory
one night he claimed great glory
	his moniker came
	he arose to fame
his snoring laudatory
Categories: 2nd grade, 3rd grade, funny, humorous, nursery
Form: Limerick
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The Pertinacious Donkey

Its an old saying,    
stubborn as a mule  
The old Italian 
yanked,  
and the donkey said,   
"now that ain't cool"
Categories: animal, appreciation, humorous,
Form: Free verse
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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.
Categories: boxing day , character, humorous, moving on,
Form: Monoku
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Monkeys

You shouldn't poke at monkeys
	unless you're a dummkopf
Who gets precisely what's deserved --
	your fingers bitten off.
Categories: animal, children, humorous, nature, nursery rhyme, pets,
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.
Categories: humorous,
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
Categories: adventure, humorous,
Form: Light Verse

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
Categories: funny, humorous, sad,
Form: Rhyme
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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
Categories: fun, funny, giggle, humorous, silly,
Form: Limerick
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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
Categories: death, grave, humorous, life,
Form: Couplet

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.
Categories: hindi, humorous, metaphor, missing you, pain, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
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ufo

ufos fly lake erie

blowing air force theory

each tows a sign

flashing this line

we stole a cow from oleary.
Categories: humorous, cheer up, earth, farm, flying, giggle, humor,
Form: Limerick

William Shatner

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

All About the Music: the Infinite Magic of Lyricism

Pop may be catchy
But not lyrically deep
Case in point: Chris Brown.


(N.B. Poem written after hearing "Don't Wake Me Up")
© Dan Keir  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: humorous, art, beauty, confusion, dream, education, funny, hope,
Form: Haiku
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