Poems Archive

The demon-possessed man went down to the gym
And returned home set free and surprised
A spirited workout was all that it took
For the demon to be exercised

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
Who the heck set you alight?
Fi-ery from tail to snout
Will someone put that darned cat out?

Clara the Clairvoyant has
The most ginormous shiner
If you could see it you would say
You’ve never seen one finer

The palm tree isn’t married
And he doesn’t want a mate
He’s never short of company
He’s always got a date

The asp, escaping from its cage
Attacked an elk while on the loose
Surprisingly, the snake expired
Because the elk was venomoose

I tried to write a poem, trite,
But thoughts profound plagued me all night
As wit and wisdom made me stumble
I wrote, instead, one meek and humble

The cannibals, tomorrow night,
Will hold a finger supper
With lots of fancy canapés
And flagonfuls of grappa

The high and lofty eagle
Looks majestic and so regal
But I’m told it is illegal
If you feed one with a beagle

Old King Coal was a scrawny old pol-
ar type bear with black hair and bright eyes
The blame for his wasting away can be placed
On his fatuous flair for disguise

A pugilistic hermit crab
By name: Napoleontius
Was knocked clean out his shell one day
No, no, not dead — unconchous