Archive for the ‘humor’ Category
Poems of the heart…
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Haiku, Image, Poetry, art, humor, humor noir, sketch
Following here you will find a whimsical poem entitled “Heartbreaker”, and humorous haiku entitled “The Color of Love”, each inspired by this Kyknoord illustration, which is offered as a visual prompt at “readwritepoem”.
Heartbreaker
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this is a broken heart you see
this broken heart belongs to me
it once was vital whole and strong
‘till one day beauty came along
she [...]
Echolalia - 3 variations
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Haiku, Poetry, humor
• here are three ‘light’ pieces in response to the word “echolalia”, focusing on the word as a derivation of the Greek - “to echo or repeat”, suggested as a writing prompt by readwritepoem.
Liar Liar
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you’ve killed our dream
destroyed our home
you dreadful liar liar
I’d faith in you
thought you were true
not a horrid liar liar
but you’re exposed
you [...]
In Duct’d
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Limerick, Poetry, humor
In Duct’d
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mom’s requests he would always deny
“do I have to” his favorite reply
when asked to do chores
he flew out the doors
shouting “gotta go mom, so good-bye”
his mother had enough of his flack
this chore-time she’d counterattack
to block his escape
she sealed the doors with duct tape
the collision knocked him flat on his back
finally be began to come [...]
