Category Archives: Poems

Short Poems, Funny Poems, Epic Poems

POEM: Stupid Verses Wisdom

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Top Pun

If we are to be saved, it will be by our hearts not simply ramping up intellect. Wisdom is more foundational than intellect for human flourishing… Stupid Verses Wisdom Is the whirled messing with you Crying out Clean up on … Continue reading →

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POEM: Beyond Laudable

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Top Pun

You can’t take it with you, but you can live and die with barns full in a hungry world… Beyond Laudable They lived along Rich life Making their claim Money is not that important to me Soully to die To … Continue reading →

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POEM: To Tithe or Knot Too Tithe

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Top Pun

A poem for my churchy brethren… To Tithe or Knot Too Tithe “What is a tithe? A good start. An offering of our best.” The church debates For what is taxed as years A tithe as net Simp-ly gross Or … Continue reading →

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POEM: For Letter Words

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Top Pun

Here is a funny little poem for today… For Letter Words LOVE is a four-letter word Accept for a spell be And of coarse Barring those Who are staggeringly bad spillers

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POEM: Opening Up

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Top Pun

This poem is a reflection on the comfort I take in that light dispels darkness more naturally than dark dispelling light… Opening Up He was afraid Too open The box Having herd Of Pandora and such He was heartened Too … Continue reading →

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POEM: A Wiled Woman

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Top Pun

Here is the ekphrastic poem (based on another work of art) that I submitted as this year’s entry to the Toledo Museum of Art’s poetry contest. I won by not winning, maintaining my amateur status. This poem is in honor … Continue reading →

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POEM: Cheeto Wrapper

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Top Pun

Yo yo, the Bully-in-chief is still vying for a Nobel Peace Prize… Cheeto Wrapper Yo yo We’re on the brink Of total permanent peace Or absolute annihilation Yo yo We interrupt this dark spectacle The live theater of war With … Continue reading →

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POEM: Rooting for Light

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Top Pun

The darkest nights produce the brightest stars… Rooting for Light Firmly planted In the hole, why’d whirled He found himself Going to dark places Awe ^ the more ^ sow As baring the lighten dark

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POEM: Stair Well, If You Can

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Top Pun

This poem is a reflection on the race to the bottom that we often rationalize ourselves into when faced with insecurities… Stair Well, If You Can They were faced With two sets of stairs Up And down Dark Unknown Given … Continue reading →

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POEM: Hard to Reed

Posted on May 3, 2026 by Top Pun

When the strongest winds hit, it’s even better to be a reed than a mighty oak… Hard to Reed He is a kin So so might He oaks around Little nuts Who just Helled there ground Still He dances In … Continue reading →

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POEM: My, My, My

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Top Pun

I prefer life with awesome saws… My, My, My My feet are on the ground My head is in the heavens My heart spills beyond horizons Wear life is bigger still Accept may be The see And awe That due

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POEM: As Airs to the Thrown

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Top Pun

I suspect that it is no coincidence that America loves zombie apocalypse movies. How many will be surprised that “normal” brings societal collapse? This poem speaks to this zeitgeist of our age, our moral childishness. I think of this as … Continue reading →

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POEM: Nobodies, Boy

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Top Pun

I am a big fan of nobodies, as in “Nobodies gonna do that!” Nobodies, Boy I am a boy Yet I am nobody’s boy Boy, I am a nobody A nobody among nobodies Weave got it awe Together Us nobodies

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POEM: Awe is Won

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Top Pun

Violence is a low bar where people go to pound down, that unquenchable thirst… Awe is Won When life is divided There are too fundamental questions Violence is the answer Two neither

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POEM: Living in My Mined

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Top Pun

This poem is about sorting out what is mine and not mine… Living in My Mined I searched the whirled It was what It was all a bout And soully after A sweeping Inspection And awe-embracing travails Did I Whys … Continue reading →

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POEM: Showing Up

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Top Pun

There is no gift like the present. Just say “YES” to presence… Showing Up May I Just Show up With nothing in hand Accept enveloping arms Offering presence That assurest invitation Sow much more than What we may no

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POEM: Not My Own

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Top Pun

I was razed on autonomy, the notion that I am the captain of my own destiny; I suspect that this is like water to fish in American culture. The shadow of this is being a control freak. I have learned … Continue reading →

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POEM: Mortality Creeps

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Top Pun

This poem is about our gerontocracy, particularly in Congress, even more so the Senate. I suspect that even in our broader culture the general accrual of power and wealth with “seniority” is the larger dynamic. I fear that in our … Continue reading →

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POEM: Hollowed Be His Name

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Top Pun

The name of Trump will surly be a villain in world history. Let US make this come swiftly… Hollowed Be His Name Halve you herd The real state guy And the grate US Billed her of Brooklyn bridges And boarder … Continue reading →

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POEM: A Door, Me

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Top Pun

I’ve added a poem for my Trump Jesus “doctored” image… A Door, Me I am the weigh The truth, lite A door, me Unhinged The King of Kings With no close Leading no wear

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