Category Archives: Poems

Short Poems, Funny Poems, Epic Poems

POEM: Not My Sole Brother

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Top Pun

You don’t all ways have to believe in soul to have soul. Not My Sole Brother He said My kind doesn’t believe In soul Well I’ll be That’s knot allot of soul Though fore Assure abet Call it Rhythm and … Continue reading →

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POEM: Monstrous Hope

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Top Pun

Hope is an awesome thing, not for the timid. If we don’t find hope, hope may just hunt us down and swallow us whole. Monstrous Hope Hope is some kind Of monster Who metes us awe With gaping jaw Where … Continue reading →

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POEM: As Opposed to De-liver

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Top Pun

This poem goes out to all the women who made this world a better place. As a man in a man’s world, I can only say, I would be nothing without you. As Opposed to De-liver Thank you feminists For … Continue reading →

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POEM: Wed to Individualism

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Top Pun

In this here somewhat United States, individualism breeds divide and conquer, leaving US, out standing in its field. Wed to Individualism Teeming with victory a loan May the best man win Baring that wring That makes life worth wile Face … Continue reading →

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POEM: Pro-crastinator

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Top Pun

The muse finally got around to delivering this one… Pro-crastinator It was already too late He had discovered that Procrastination pays Other wise He would be An amateur-crastinator

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POEM: Semi-Quiet Neighborhood — Ode to I-75

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Top Pun

I often wake up to the sound of traffic on I-75 about a half mile from my house. I yearn for quiet in my life. I mourn the impossibility of true quiet in the city. I also no that addiction … Continue reading →

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POEM: Judgment Call

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Top Pun

I recently heard someone describe the Buddhist concept of enlightenment as “lightening up.” I have long been a fan of the Buddhist practice of “nonseriousness.” This has helped me in my perpetual vacillation between being the most serious person in … Continue reading →

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POEM: Flick Off

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Top Pun

I suspect most everyone has had an encounter where someone completely misses your point and then launches into an unenlightening screed. This poem puts it poetically, of coarse. Flick Off They had missed the point In tiredly Icite full analysis … Continue reading →

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POEM: Due Doo?

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Top Pun

The “tolerance” of snuffing other human lives continues to baffle and disturb me. This is particularly true given the shit that such lethal choices unleash. Can we love humans, awe humans, more than our attachment to such shit? This poem … Continue reading →

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As ma Taut Me: Owed to Presence Scent

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Top Pun

This Fall I strolled down to the Toledo Museum of Art with pen and composition book anticipating that I would find some inspiration for a poem. How true this turned out to be! As inspiration goes, it is often not … Continue reading →

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POEM: One Duck in a Row — Enough!

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Top Pun

One of my favorite catchphrases representing the singular solution often offered by the world is “punch it in the face!” Of course, I say this with pounds of irony and tons of sarcasm. This poem mixes this metaphor with the … Continue reading →

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POEM: Screw the All Gore Rhythm

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Top Pun

One of my monikers in life is “screw the algorithm,” in rebellion to the lifeless calculations that often subtract from humanity and divide humanity. This poem is such a rebel cry. Screw the All Gore Rhythm The death machine is … Continue reading →

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POEM: I’m Mutable Soul

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Top Pun

Is humanity a rounding error? You be the judge — or not. I’m Mutable Soul I wondered Agin and agin Do I have a soul Imbued in this dust and water Sow muddied In regard To such square metaphysical ponderings … Continue reading →

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POEM: Detente

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Top Pun

When guns ceasefire and bombings are paused, we are still a longing weigh from peace. War is hell — not something to be won. This poem is a meditation on the accost of war, weather hot or cold. Peace — … Continue reading →

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POEM: What Counts?

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Top Pun

Mysticism is at the heart of all true religion. Experiencing the mystic, the sublime, may involve wooing over generations, even eons. However, on some inexplicable occasions, mystic experiences fuel an incinerator that lays waste to all convention and worldviews. The … Continue reading →

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POEM: Gobble Gobble Gobble

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Top Pun

A Thanksgiving poem for awe at the table, not at the table, and those on the table. Gobble Gobble Gobble Turkey prayers sound like Gobble gobble gobble Turkey preyers sound like Gobble gobble gobble Won might ax If the deference … Continue reading →

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POEM: The Hit and Myth Nature of Cautionary Tales

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Top Pun

Indigenous peoples have a legendary way of introducing stories: “This story may not have happened, but that doesn’t mean that the story isn’t true.” This is a way of pointing out that mere facts are not the only material for … Continue reading →

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POEM — Hemlocking the Socratic Method [Curiosity Killed the Hepcat]

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Top Pun

I am very curious. Life intrigues me. I am also a critical thinker, and, at times, others view me as contrary. I do seem to have a gift for seeing contradictions. Most of the time, I like playing around with … Continue reading →

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POEM: Dread Full Theology

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Top Pun

This funny little poem illustrates just how far my mind goes to set up a pun. WARNING: this poem gets a little hairy. Dread Full Theology So, you think God is dead? I am not sure But I do know … Continue reading →

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POEM: The Dumbest Thing I Ever Metaphor

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Top Pun

This poem is a tribute to the dumbfounding reality that speaking about God is extremely dangerous, almost as dangerous as not speaking about God. I am perpetually drawn to contemplating ultimate concerns, which naturally outline one’s respective, or irrespective, views … Continue reading →

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