Humor

Higher Purpose Is there any higher purpose As they walk with faces down? Are they sure of destination As they...

Nesting Season Little sleep. The night heat did not relent. You startle me up as day breaks over the tent...

George and the Dragon In the Yorkshire dialect “Nah, sithee,” said Granny, “Just set thee dahn ‘ere, An’ I’ll tell...

  Windmill Song Alone it shudders on a hill, Defiant in the wind. A strong south gale could topple it,...

I. My brain just came back from the laundry they tell me it's perfectly clean and it's thinking the way...

  The Devil's New Mission The Devil went to every single school Across America to find a Faust— But no...

  Potpourri Take leaves at first, curled crisp by autumn’s cold— Crush them to crumbly powder in a tray To...

  It could be a horse thief, or maybe a rustler, A card shark, a pimp, or a sleazy-eyed hustler....

Poem for a Birthday Say that the year is round, and on its top March lighted candles in concentric rows....

Inspired by the Ashland, Oregon, Shakespeare Festival Narrator: William Shakespeare—Shakspere? Shaksper? Shakespear? Shackespeare? Shake-and-Bake-speare?—died but did not Go to heaven....

  Riddle Two Now give these lines a gander Be you bold enough to try Find fun, full-fashioned candor Take...

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Funny Food Poetry Contest, including Judges Michael Curtis, Lorna Davis, William Ruleman,...

Click here to read Part I. Montague (That afternoon, on the outskirts of Verona, at a Club, getting in an...

  Justice,  Equity  and  Compassion  in  Human  Relations In realms of Humankind’s relations, Justice rules as queen & from her...

  There was a man who owned a yacht. His name was Dan when it was hot he brought his...

Monsoon Dance In Quintets Go back, O' spry peacock, go back into thy dense coppice! The sylvan clock did spell...

Blessing in Disguise They catch each little misstep and with kindly, caring grace— they point out the right direction by...

To a Red-Winged Black Bird on the Advent of Spring For some a robin heralds in the Spring. Others: a...

. Visiting the Ruins of Tintagel Castle I wander through a forest deep __in Cornish countryside And think I see some...

Blue Star Mama painted calm and clouded landscapes Before she wed, blue-green and grassy shapes, But these went by the...

After E. T. A. Hoffman "Only connect..." E. M. Forster, Howard's End By Ewald E. Eisbruc The inner structure of the...

How much wheat can a woodchuck eat? Or cabbage, carrots, and peas, Spinach, parsley, peppers, and kale, Tomatoes, lettuce, n’...

  Celestial Teevee Something that’s always puzzled me: Does the Creator watch us on celestial teevee the way we watch...

  Songbirds Sing (Triolet Sonnet) As songbirds sing with joy of spring, unfolding blossoms show their hues. From my front...

By Dona Fox It was Friday night. I fought my way across the campus through special effects left over from...

  The World Is Still Too Much Too much, and much too much, it still goes on: The men and...

When I struggle for sleep, I dust off a classic and try counting sheep: Trouble is, my sheep show off,...

  Teaching the Inner Couplets of one Rumi Has left me truly desolate and gloomy. They say he’s great, this...

  After college, in my job search I found A prestigious post in antiquities At the historic museum downtown (As...

  Says Simon Cowell (A Villanelle) “Which came first, the egg or fowl? This is what I’d like to know.”...

  Once Flew and Flown No More Such heights I once had seen and gusts of winds that caught my...

  Haiku "You are what you eat!" That's what all of the books say Then I guess I'm nuts!  ...

  “Vexed by a verb!” I often vent, undeniably discontent. Let my quirky quote be the key to promoting a...

Ballad: Our Crew of Two When we set forth, the breeze blew fair, The sun shone balmy, warm. Our sheets...

My Goldfish Has an MFA Roundel for Gillian My goldfish has an MFA; I got official notice just today. Of...

  The gown and the date are set, caterers and florists I’ve met. The hall has been booked, no detail...

The Speaker Unaccustomed to Such Oratory Feats The speaker - unaccustomed to such oratory feats - cleared his throat, a...

  Scrabble-ism One night I was hangin’ with Len, Eating and watching t.v. All the pizza rolls gone, I then...

  Kitty staring at the tipped fishbowl (whoever felled it left not a hair), With no one home, what was,...

  Obi-Wan Bin Laden RIP Let’s remember what God wants: Killing people’s never right, So Obi-Wan Bin Laden then Cannot...