HUMOROUS POEMS

FLYING
Edel Wignell ©

Finalist in the Yellow Moon 'Nutshell' Competition for a humorous or nonsense poem.

Tell me, witch,
Why do you ride
Upon a bristly broom?
A vacuum cleaner's
Much more mod
And has a marvellous vroom.

A broom is light
And strong and neat;
It sweeps across the sky.
A vacuum cleaner's
Useless, dead -
Unless you electrify!

 

DOGGEREL
Edel Wignell ©

'Here's a doggy saying,'
  The hound said to the frog.
'A dog can have a flea,
  But a flea can't have a dog.'

 

THE REINDEER BAKERY
Edel Wignell ©

'It's festival time,'
  Said the buck to the doe.
'You make the cakes
  And I'll make the dough.'

DROUGHT
Edel Wignell ©

Finalist in the Yellow Moon 'Seed Pearls' Literary Competition - Nature Poem

It's so-o-o dry out here,
  The garden's almost fried;
The vegetables are baked
  And the herbs are ready-dried.

It's so-o-o dry out here,
  The vineyard's in decline;
Sultanas for a cake
  Come straight from the vine.

It's so-o-o dry out here,
  The dust's as smooth as silk;
The thirsty cows, needing drinks,
  Are giving powdered milk.