There once was a writer of wars /
Who saw peace as a series of chores. /
When people put their arms away /
He had nothing to say, /
And at parties he was just one of the boors.
Tag Archives: humor
Monday morning writing joke: “War writer”
Filed under 2021, Monday morning writing joke
Poem and illustration: “Tilt”
Tilt
Do you run like Mercury? /
Straight arrow to the end? /
Is you love like Venus? /
Head over heals to begin? /
Are you a quarter way over, /
Mars tilted into battle? /
Or are you Uranus, /
Cockeyed like a rattle? /
Jupiter tilts only slightly /
As the mighty often do. /
Saturn, Neptune, and Ol’ Earth /
Bend as if they’ve had a few, /
Hanging out with Mars, /
Swapping stories, one or two. /
All the planets have stories /
And each an angle of repose. /
That includes Pluto, to whom /
Some have turned up their collective nose.
Filed under 2021, Poetry by David E. Booker, solar system
Monday morning writing joke: “Writer from Nantucket”
There once was a writer from Nantucket/
Who stuffed her writing wish list bucket. /
Crammed with crumpled notes /
Stuffed until it bloats /
Each list a rewrite ending in “F6$k it!”
Filed under 2021, Monday morning writing joke
Haiku and photo: “Ditty”
Ditty
Oh, my Ditty do /
Unincorporated you /
Passing right on through.
Filed under 2018, haiku, Poetry by David E. Booker
Haiku and photo: “Perplexed”
Perplexed
My dentist perplexed. /
Been chewing on your fingers? /
One cavity found.
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Filed under 2018, haiku, Poetry by David E. Booker
Tall tale
The gravedigger says, /
As his needling wife’s unearthed, /
“It’s all a big yarn.”
.
.
#poem #haiku #davidebooker #poet #writer #writing #may #monday #2019 #pun #wife #gravedigger #humor #unearthed #skeleton #needles
Filed under 2019, haiku, Poetry by David E. Booker
Haiku and photo: “Fall apart”
Fall apart
Stand up; fall apart. /
Brain pops out, as does the heart. /
Night comes; we restart.
.
.
#poem #haiku #davidebooker #poetry #apart #night #writer #writing #heart #brain #may #sunday #2019 #standup #restart
Filed under 2019, haiku, Poetry by David E. Booker
Haiku and photo: “Headline”
Headline
Happy Mother’s Day! /
Early Detection Saves Lives. /
My mother’s or mine?
.
.
#haiku #poem #poetry #newspaper #headline #poor_placement #satire #mothersday #davidebooker
#may #sunday #2021
Filed under 2021, haiku, photo by David E. Booker, Poetry by David E. Booker
Photo finish Friday: “Hip-oh”
I don’t know who is showing the most hip, but I can guess who is being the most cheeky in this photo.
Is this a drunken, African version of the Running of the Bulls? The Hightailing Away from the Hippopotamus? Or would that be Hippopotami?
Oh my
the hippopotami
have come to try
and drive me away.
I undressed
to my birthday best
to take my rest
on a hot day.
I did not know
it was no place to go
that I could not show
my full display.
I have caused unrest
put nature to the test
because I undressed
and tried to stay.
One big old brute
did not like my birthday suit
so I gave him the salute
and he huffed my way.
With no pants
I had little chance
to make a stance
or have my say.
I now must leave
but please don’t grieve
and don’t yet believe
I am human filet.
Filed under 2021, photo, Photo Finish Friday, Poetry by David E. Booker
