Humor Poems

not much chance,
completely cut loose from
purpose,
he was a young man
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I greet a woman
For beauty
In body and in soul
I know her heart
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Beloveds, now we know that we know nothing
Now that our bright and shining star can slip away from our fingertips like a puff of summer wind

Without notice, our dear love can escape our doting embrace
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(Español)
Hombres necios que acusáis
a la mujer sin razón,
sin ver que sois la ocasión
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When I die
I don't care what happens to my body
throw ashes in the air, scatter 'em in East River
bury an urn in Elizabeth New Jersey, B'nai Israel Cemetery
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Tsars, Kings, Emperors,
sovereigns of all the earth,
have commanded many a parade,
but they could not command humor.
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This institution,
perhaps one should say enterprise
out of respect for which
one says one need not change one's mind
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I

Scattered rocks lie
beneath the moss-covered boulder.
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I've got to tell you
how I love you always
I think of it on grey
mornings with death
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Speaking of marvels, I am alive
together with you, when I might have been
alive with anyone under the sun,
when I might have been Abelard's woman
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We, whose lungs fill with the sweetness of day.
Who in May admire trees flowering
Are better than those who perished.
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I’m an American. So you know I KNOW about equality, right?
And I’m married. I strive for spousal equality with all my might!
Let me share with you how I help to keep my marriage EQUAL.
I’m so good at it that this is my 3rd marriage sequel.
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I
This is a schoolyard
crowded
with children
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In dead night Long ring on land line
Woke me up suddenly from sleep fine,
I was not drunk or had taken wine
Eyes remained half open with light’s shine
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An acquaintance at Los Alamos Labs
who engineers weapons
black x’d a mark where I live
on his office map.
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Kanav Justa suggested I share my pizza with PoemHunter friends,
but I’ve found, when trying to send real pizza, my wife’s computer bends.
So you PoemHunter friends will have to settle for.... slices of my thoughts.
You’ll have to settle for “Poetic Pizza” Pieces my mind and pen have wrought.
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~ OMNI PERVADING MOTHER ~
Ms. Nivedita
UK
April 28,2010.
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I saw a lonely cloud one day.
It looked small beyond the Bay.
I tried to find a second and failed,
even though I looked each way.
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The love that fate, in humor,
May grant a younger heart.
Will keep it pure and wholesome,
Though It's been torn apart.
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a women.
delicate.
strong.
beautiful.
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World Pig Factory (Part 1)
Pigs are unaware that they will be born as pigs. Falling into the sow's womb is purely a matter of fate. If this life must have shadows of a previous life, we can make the following speculations:

If it was a human in its previous life, it likely committed sins—perhaps it was a robber or owed romantic debts. It faced retribution and was demoted to the animal realm because humans are considered higher beings than pigs, which seems indisputable.
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The annual contest of the Arizona State Poetry Society has so far been a good one for me.
The Arizona contest is different. In most poetry contests, you are only allowed to submit one poem per category, but in the ASPS contest you can submit as many poems per category as you want. You just have to pay a separate entry fee for each poem.
They publish all of the first, second, and third place poems in a book, called Sandcutters. If you get one or more of your poems in Sandcutters, they also send you a free copy of the book.
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This list will be updated from time to time. The most recent items will be at the bottom of the list. (Last update 25 March 2025)

Poems that have won prizes or recognition:
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shame is shame

Breaking evil to live
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Looking outside a window, seeing the sun shining brightly,
tempting this mind to go and let it warm the being from
the inside out.
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"I don't view humor
as a joking enterprise",
said the humorist.
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A dog's life for me.
Dog walker I am today.
Open the door let me out.
Glorious days to be a dog walker these days.
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How do we explain love…should we even try?
It's a complicated intermingling of our hearts our brains…our eyes…

I suppose the best definition…when all is said and done
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Humor in the dictionary says,
Mood or state of mind
That doesn't mean now and then
I think it means all the time
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