Tag Archives: funny poetry

Matt’s Cat

When a young man known as Matt

Went and bought a very large cat,

An elderly person called Brian

Yelled something about a lion!

And that was the end of that!

When a Man of the World

When a man of the world said, “Rose,

The wise young woman knows

That all men they are full of sin!”,

That girl gave a grin,

As she went in search of her clothes …!

The Poet’s Goat

There once was a poet named Moat

Who rode around on a great goat.

When they said, “your verse,

It grows worse and worse!”,

He would smile and blame that goat!

Voltaire

As I walked through Trafalgar Square

I met the ghost of Voltaire.

I said, “are you Candide?”.

He said, “no sir! Indeed!

I am Voltaire! haunting Trafalgar Square!”

Great Poetry

When a young lady known as Kate

Said, “I think your poetry is great!”,

I said to her, “honey,

Are you looking for money?”,

And she winked at me did Kate …!

When My Dear Old Aunt Named Kate

When my dear old aunt named Kate

Died and left me her whole estate,

I received a broken pencil

And a very empty till,

And an IOU from my aunt Kate!

The Bishop’s Ceiling

When a naked young lady from Ealing

Went and swung from the bishop’s ceiling,

A spinster called Hocking

Found it most shocking!

And the bishop gazed at the ceiling!

Haughty Kath

When a haughty young lady named Kath

Demanded that I run her a bath,

And I said, “do it yourself!”

She said, “but I’m an elf!”. ,

I said, “go magic your own bath!”

A Most Respectable Gentleman of the Church

A most respectable gentleman of the church

Would like to bring back the birch.

His friend Miss Wood

Believes that is good,

And likes to give him the birch!

Ron the Poet

There once was a poet named Ron

Who said, “poetry is for everyone!”,

But when he wrote on a bus

The driver created such a fuss!

As he didn’t like poetry or Ron!