Tag Archives: humor

Hole In My Life

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  On Profiles and Portraits  (posted by Anmol) “This week, I am exhorting you all to write/create a profile/portrait in your verse. You can go about it in a variety of ways — you … Continue reading →

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Funnies

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

Written for:  Wednesday Muse #11 – “I Love To Laugh!”  (posted by Toni) “Hi Musers! What makes you laugh? Not necessarily give you joy but what makes you laugh? It is the antics of your pupper or cat? Something your … Continue reading →

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Movie

Posted on April 21, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 21 “For today’s prompt, write a sketch poem. My initial thought is to write a poem that’s like a sketch of a moment or an object. But you can play … Continue reading →

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Are We Compatible?

Posted on October 14, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Chaucerian Stanza or Rhyme Royal Posted by Frank Hubeny in Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft The form consists of seven metrical lines with the rhyme pattern ababbcc. A metrical line has a pattern … Continue reading →

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Kite

Posted on September 28, 2017 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Rising Above “I read in an article that circumstances, according to scientists are only 10% contributors to happiness and the rest is done by ‘our genes, our behavior and our intentional activities’. This may be … Continue reading →

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Fearfully Treading

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Quadrille #37 – “Be Not Afraid” Welcome, then, to dVerse Quadrille #37. In case you haven’t figured it out, I would like you to take the word FEAR and use it in a poem … Continue reading →

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I Want To Laugh

Posted on November 29, 2016 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides November 2016 Chapbook Challenge-Day 28 For today’s prompt, take the phrase “I Want (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write the poem. … Continue reading →

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“Most Memorable”

Posted on May 18, 2016 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Character Study (Walt) “Reader’s Digest” has had an ongoing series that they explore called “My Most Memorable Character”. We all know someone who has influenced us, done something selfless for someone or had been … Continue reading →

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Humor

Posted on February 20, 2016 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem #921, Absurdity/Humor Humor comes in many flavors, any of which may appeal to one person but not to another, and which may be enjoyed in alternation or in combination. Door ajar friends forget warning dog grabs … Continue reading →

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What Makes You Laugh?

Posted on January 29, 2015 by

Written for:  Poets United, Midweek Motif ~ “The role of humor in our lives” Closer to prank or parody?   Closer to joking or satire?  Yours or someone else’s? Laughter or groans? Your Challenge:   Let your poem give us … Continue reading →

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