Welcome to Poems of Silliness

Welcome to Poems of Silliness

I am taking a break from posting here to catch up on other writing projects.

There are over 1000 poems to search by key word in the task bar at the top or by form in the tags on the right side.

Happy Reading!

Rowdy Rabbits

Rowdy rabbits run rapidly.

Ants on a Log

Ants on an old log
Crawling through the green moss
Think that it's the woods

Grocery Shopping

The cupboard was bare.
Mrs. Bauer went shopping
at Roger's Market.
Oly needed some cat food.
Mr. Bauer wanted steak.

Chef Yoda

Eggs Yoda beats.

Flour Yoda adds.

Batter Yoda stirs.

Cake Yoda bakes.

 

May 21 is Talk Like Yoda Day.  Visit this post on Artistry of Education to learn to write like Yoda.

Yoda Announces Baseball

Strike one pitcher throws.
Strike two pitcher throws.
Ball batter hits.
Ball outfielder catches.
Ball batter hits.
Home batter runs.

May 21 is talk like Yoda day.  Visit this post on Artistry of Education to learn to write like Yoda.

Ice Cream is Incredible

Ice cream is incredible.

May I Stay?

"May I stay?

Yea or Nay?"

What could I say?

I let her stay.

Artificial Elevation

Artificial elevation
Closets full of designer clothes
A posh penthouse apartment
A bigwig position
The fancy sports car
Full of worries
Everything
Built on
Debt

Anxious Talk

I am so worried

Anxious talk

Late into the night

Is the Price Right?

What
is behind
door number two?

Unbelievable Pickle

Unusual food

Unbelievable pickle

Not very tasty

Heated Race

You ran in this heat?

Well that's quite a feat!

The rest you did beat.

Snack Attack

The puppy attacked

The brown paper sack

A new lunch I must pack

Or maybe a snack.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #30

I don't want to share my bunk

With an agitated skunk.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #29

Hop, step, and jump,

but don't fall on your rump.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #28

Do you know what kind of bug

Sits beside my coffee mug?

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #27

 

 

"You must stop at the drug store

To buy some salve for that cold sore."

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #26

Farmer Benjamin grew a new crop

Of vegetables to sell in his shop.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #25

I woke to smoke.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #24

 

Punctual Polly gave a knock

On my door at five o'clock.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #23

I hope Aunt Melba brings bean dip

To go with my tortilla chip.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #22

Brooke did a lip sync at the roller rink.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #21

The golfer did fine playing the back nine.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #20

I'm ready to win.

Let the games begin.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #19

Bryce cleaned the spill on the windowsill.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #18

 

I need a light on this stormy night.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #17

The surfers ride the incoming tide.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #16

Light the wick of a candlestick.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #15

My only vice is rolling dice.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #14

A long term guest can be a pest.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #13

Sam and Sally ran pell-mell.

Sam and Sally fell in the well.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #12

I do not eat things made of wheat.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #11

Now that's the way to set a tray.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #10

That bird just ate

Right off my plate!

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #9

The witch tipped over the vat.

The potion made a huge splat.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #8

Be a good chap

And hand me the map

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #7

A shark named Hank

Lived in a tank.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #6

It wasn't a good plan

To sled with a cooking pan.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #5

Is that lion tame?

Or is he just lame?

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #4

I'm sure that the cake
Is utterly fake.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #3

Ben's taking the train
To visit old Spain.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #2

My dog brought me the mail.

It was an epic fail.

April 2015 Poetry Challenge #1

The mallard gave a quack

And launched a quick attack.

Monday Morning Dread

Monday morning dread started on Friday.
Escaping monotony
Now is the time for change

Plant Cycle

 

Sowing

New seeds

Weeding, Fertilizing, Planting

See how they grow

Harvesting, Shucking, Eating

Fresh crop

Reaping

Lovely View

 

 

I saw the daffodil

On her windowsill.

College Basketball

Madness
College Basketball
All the time

Field Trip

I left the big city
To see something pretty
Left behind the ghetto
And walked through a meadow.