Humor Poems

not much chance,
completely cut loose from
purpose,
he was a young man
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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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I greet a woman
For beauty
In body and in soul
I know her heart
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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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(Español)
Hombres necios que acusáis
a la mujer sin razón,
sin ver que sois la ocasión
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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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I
This is a schoolyard
crowded
with children
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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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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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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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~ OMNI PERVADING MOTHER ~
Ms. Nivedita
UK
April 28,2010.
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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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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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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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No man should stand before the moon
To make sweet song thereon,
With dandified importance,
His sense of humor gone.
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Simon a man twenty mighty graceful adult in town, staying in alcove showers of love time to evolve, vacation right after graduation full of hardcore education, grinding to navigate future current drive liable move, different mindset exposure where melting pot is at, transformed physique outlook unique nephew sound cynic, reception overwhelmed stock on favored land genuinely daunt, no worries siblings cousins rewarding enthusiasts so to speak, your homecoming New Year mom's birthday all in September, another holiday the clan gather bamboo beckon in Dorze Hayzo, impressive warrior stance in costumes holding shield and spear, having good times wearing dinguza enjoying lit Temakeso, the field is yours score amazing goals have your fill, dear nephew don't lose that sense of humor most of all
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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 1 May 2023)

Poems that have won prizes or recognition:
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What happens if you "lose" humor for a joke?
What happens if you no longer have "humor" for a joke?
Soon, when you don't have humor for a joke, it's no longer a joke to you.
You start believing that a joke is a fact.
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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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