Odes & Ends

The selection called Odes and Ends is a mixed bag of short funny poems, which include some shape poems, nursery rhyme parodies, old saws resharpened and the odd anaphorism.

The Dancer - A Limerick

Limericks are poems which follow a particular form and rhyming scheme and are quite often rather naughty. The Dancer is a clean, funny limerick about a young man who performs a peculiarly English sort of dance.

Hear Here

A short poem which is is meant to make you think as well as laugh.

Am I?

A poem which is not a poem. Or is it?

Old Saws Resharpened - Christmas was coming...

A reworking of an old saying or 'sooth', which somehow involves the Atkins diet. For those not familiar with the Atkins diet - and most kids thankfully aren't - it forces you to eat everything which is unhealthy (sausages, steaks, burgers, lard) and leaves you looking thin, but distinctly unwell.

Ampersand

A shape poem which is what is says, and says what it is.

Unwanted Gift

You wake up on Christmas morning and discover that Aunt Gladys has knitted you yet another Christmas cardigan. It could be worse...

Humpty

A parody of Humpty Dumpty which doesn't leave you with egg on your face...

Anaphorism I

Aphorisms are clever little sayings which trip off the tongue; anaphorisms are their distant relations which seem to be saying something clever, but are really rather silly.

Poeteer

A 'shape poem', which uses the arrangement of words on the page to create an image or design to illustrate the subject matter. This is not a funny poem, but it is a suitable farewell.