Category Archives: Funny Poems

Funny, Pun-filled Poems

POEM: Personal Boundaries

Sometimes I have trouble telling where I end and you begin No, wait, that’s you! This funny little poem plays with the confusion inherent in having fuzzy personal boundaries.  Codependency is a very popular topic these days.  Sorting out what … Continue reading

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POEM: Running Like Chickens With Their Heads Cut Off

POEM: Running Like Chickens With Their Heads Cut Off Have you ever looked a chicken in the eyes? Most of us city folk probably never have Where are you? Chickens can look quite different in the city Just the same … Continue reading

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POEM: Metaphors be with you

Metaphors be with you This simple one line poem which is only four words is a takeoff on the Star Wars saying, may the force be with you.  Is it any surprise that one of these four words is a … Continue reading

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POEM: Near Life Experience

I once had a near-life experience but that’s another story I like this funny two-line poem because it turns around the mysterious fascination with near-death experiences.  This poem implies that near-life experiences may actually be the uncommon experience.  This is … Continue reading

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POEM: Protesting Pet Peeves

I would protest against my pet peeves Except, I’m not sure that “Honk if you want to end noise pollution” Would work out so well I like this funny little poem because it teases at the natural limits of something … Continue reading

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POEM: Subconscious Not What You Think

Don’t bother pondering the subconscious It’s not what you think This funny poem is a reminder that much of what is life is not directly accessible by us.  Most of what goes on in our bodies is outside of our … Continue reading

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POEM: Actual Pie vs. Pi

Actual pie is way more than 3.14159 times better than mathematical pi. This simple one line poem makes fun of Western civilization’s fixation on the quantitative versus qualitative.  It is big business to reduce everything to a number, preferably dollars … Continue reading

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POEM: What Does One Say After An Hour of Meditation?

What does one say after an hour of meditation? How about, “What’s for breakfast?” I like this two-line poem for many reasons.  First, the poem contrasts the rather ethereal subject of meditation with the eminently practical need to eat and … Continue reading

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POEM: My Poetry is Shit

My Poetry is Shit by Top Pun My poetry is shit Would I say ingest? And I In awe seriousness Say poetry is the write thing to do But once stripped of this experience Every iota digestible digested It’s daily … Continue reading

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Top Pun’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Poem 2012

I have written another pun-filled epic poem; This time in honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and MLK day.  I dedicate this poem to the legacy and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and all of those who have … Continue reading

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PUNNY Epic Poem: Christmas on Wall Street – Occupying Humanity

In honor of my 50th birthday, I have decided to devote more time to writing.  I hope to concentrate on pun-filled political satire, including epic poems.  To get you started, here is my first major epic poem, in honor of … Continue reading

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