Tag Archives: Funny

tic toc – Poem – NaPoWriMo2013

Time is running out Tic-toc goes the clock Johnny’s scratching his head Less then an hour And wouldn’t you know My internet connection went dead It’s pull out the air card Connect it all up And hope that more words … Continue reading

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The month is now closing – Poem – NaPoWriMo2013

The month is now closing Ok Ok the month is now closing The numbers are in And my grin is growing 30 in 30 seems a luxury now As I stare down the barrel And can only say wow How … Continue reading

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Braille with the tongue – Poem – NaPoWriMo2013

This was written in response to a comment over on my friend Alice Key’s blog 😀 Braille with the tongue – Poem Braille with the tongue Absurd you say No, No, I assure you It’s the good Dr.’s way You … Continue reading

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Befuddled – Poem

A friend of mine recently (as in today) said she was befuddled. I responded that I hope she finds her way out of the befuddled puddle and that’s where my journey began. I wrote the line “Befuddled in a mud … Continue reading

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Panda – a haiku

As sometimes happens, I’ve been pinged by the writing fairy while reading comments on another blog. This time the comments came from Panda who very cleverly wrote the following on UnfetteredBS’s blog here. “Please write a tiny poem about an acorn on … Continue reading

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Chuffed – Poem … for Jen

Here’s a quick little poem for my new Aussie friend and fellow poet. Check out her blog and latest poem here when you get a chance. Chuffed In came a flurry of words Aussie sent Head in a twirl, Inbox with … Continue reading

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Tired – Poem

Tired Tired Eyes drooping Hands swooping up To catch a bobbing head Mouth starts to gape A bit of drool escapes Drips off my chin To softly blend into my shirt Belly protrudes Full of pizza and booze Drifting off … Continue reading

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Pull cord blues – Poem

This is a story from my life today. I posted the following comment on FB “Note to self: Next time you have to repair the pull cord on the push mower…. please make sure the ants aren’t around. PS. Next … Continue reading

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This is just to Slay – Poem – Parity of This is just to say by William Carlos Williams – NaPoWriMo Day 21

On another blog, a friend of mine has been doing 30 poetry reading in 30 days during National Poetry Month. He recently read a “parity” of a poem (here) and so I thought I would try my own parity of … Continue reading

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the weather got fickle… – Acrostic – NaPoWriMo Day 11

Sometimes a phrase will jump out at me and I’ll do my best to make it into an acrostic. That happened with I read sonofwalt’s post here. He started the post with “I had planned an outdoor reading today, but … Continue reading

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