Humor

. False statements spurn. Let’s shut them out completely. Quash so–called free speech. Cancel all you can. Do people think deplorables...

. Unintended Consequence The African-American High schooler had poor grades. Folks worried for his future, Seeing little effort made. Some...

. A Slice from a sonnet by Eleanor Alexander For me, my friends, no graveside vigil keep, With gnashing teeth...

. To the Residents Down Below I am a bookish kind of rat And like each rat before me, I’ve...

. Her birthday cake was verily a sight--- A work of art, a sugary-sweet confection, That much to all the...

. Default, to a Fault There are as many deeds I ought to do As there are jobs in urgent...

. Fallen Arches “Not one change of species into another is on record… we cannot prove that a single species...

. Her name was Tatyana she had eyes of steely blue, She seemed the sort of girl from whom you’d...

. Today I will be turning seventy, An age I’ll claim with some temerity. I’ll welcome it with both serenity...

. Everyone Knows Fog and smoke! Such confusion we’re subject to! So much danger to me and you From the...

. The Phones with apologies to Edgar Allan Poe Phones, phones, phones, See the people with their phones, Silver, pink...

. Light Side an interpretation of the apology by the DarkSide ransomware hackers Our motives are mercenary, and apolitical.Putin puts...

. in response to Mike Bryant's "CDC: New Guidance" “The Helicap’s a wondrous thing,” I heard the salesman say, I...

. Raw Now, listen, if you want to know the truth: The world's a battleground of claw and tooth. ....

. Piteous Fools! The time has comeWhen all men seek to be is numb.The toils of our daily lifeDo overwhelm...

. For a Friend Fighting Cancer And so it seems before the dawn that darkness reigns and hope is gone....

. Entering college is an easy way Of making lots of friends, a herd of mares; Just drink a toast...

. Split a line from a nursery rhyme and use the halves to open and close a poem. Post yours...

.. Whoever said that change is good Is living in a purple wood Behind a tree behind a bough; A...

. Set your priorities—don't be uncouth—know the Secret to happiness lies in this truth: “Though the Sum of all things...

.   "To indulge in hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian tergiversation is not to show your erudition: rather, it is to be superficial.” ---Steven...

Compiled by Roy E. Peterson Readers are encouraged to add other great poets' and writers' epitaphs in the comments section...

. The Tale of Governor Do-as-I-Say-Not-as-I-Do-som It’s funny how Democracy In many states now colored blue Produces rank hypocrisy, A...

.  Brush with Shame In reference to “Couple accidentally paints over $500,000 artwork,” Ben Cost, New York Post, 4/3/21 The...

. O Spring, you’re such a tease, Fickle as a good-time lover; Temptingly, you hover Warm against my cheek, Windless,...

. The gaffe-prone Duke of Edinburgh has died, who asked if native Aussies still chucked spears and told some Brits...

. The Seven Dwarves of Old Age The seven dwarves of old age __Have come to live with me, But...

. Bardolatry He boasted an iambic ear, That playwright with insight, Shakespeare; Yes, Measure for Measure He’s given much pleasure With Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear. The...

.   __Like Don Quixote’s windmills, rhymes keep spinning in my head! My dark-passion is to write Light Verse; my...

. She started her Pilates class, Upon the Internet. The city was in lockdown, So, she knew, some work she’d...

. The Odyssey of a recovering patient of the Orthopedic and Spine Specialists (OSS) hospital in York, PA; January 2019....

. . On a Starred Night derived from a George Meredith poem On a starred night, Prince Lucifer uprose; From...

. I wish I could build me a magic machine, A magic machine that would last, Till the octopus sings...

. We appreciate your purchase of this version of the game That caused Mr. Milton Bradley to become a household...

. How to Write a Formal Poem(That Doesn’t Seem Like One) abandon capitals at all times. TrustYour sense for sound...

. Dillard “Sparky” Barker Is a Doc at CDC. He’s announced a market- Driven cure for you and me. Helicaps—not...

. Is poetry that’s free as free as all That?  Surely it’s the poet who is free Or not.  He makes the...

. Dear President Biden You act as if you were elected To spend my great-grandchildren’s money. By spending trillions you’ve...

. The Plague They muzzle their breath, Sealed in rooms as if in tombs, Scared to death of death. ....

. Our neighbours bought a sheepdog: a heeler brindled blue, And all was well (or so it seemed) until his...