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Text and Illustration Copyright © 2012 Vikram Madan
LOST: ONE SENSE OF HUMOR
By Vikram Madan
The tale is spreading quickly;
You must have heard the rumor
I hurt my funny bone and then
I lost my sense of humor
I've looked for it all summer
I've searched afar and near
I'm feeling very dismal and
Unsmilingly severe
Hilarity eludes me
My wit induces tears
My jokes are flat as pancakes and
Repulsive to all ears
My puns are vile and pun-gent
My tales of jest appall
My gags induce much gagging and
My banter makes them bawl
Don't let this happen to you
Protect your funny bone
Or else you too might write a poem
Whose ending is a 'groan'.
If that ending made you groan, then I consider this poem a success :). Now hopefully I'll find my sense of humor one of these days - I suspect it'll be in the last place I look.
Happy Poetry Friday, hosted this week at Think, Kid, Think.
This is hysterical, Vikram. I am going to share it with my father, who is a master of groan-worthy jokes and puns. My favorite line is, "My banter makes them bawl."
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it. Hopefully it wont make anyone bawl in the retelling :)
DeleteLooks like you got your groan here, too...good job, Vikram! All this talk about bones is quite humerous. ;)
ReplyDeleteI quite agree Matt - but it's humerus only if the jokes aren't lymph :)
DeleteI just read this out to my sixth graders, and now we're all laughing uproariously. Much needed for a storm-wracked week in New Jersey, so thank you, Vikram!
ReplyDeleteThat's great to hear Tara. Your sixth graders are very fortunate to have a teacher who reads poetry to them (not to mention, one with a - if I may say so - refined sense of humor) :)
DeleteLOL! Groaning here as well. Thanks for getting the weekend off to a happy start. Great drawing, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jama. Glad you liked it. Have a great (non-groaning) weekend :)
DeleteGee, I was unsmilingly severe myself until I read this pun-gent poem! Another witty addition to you 1000 poems, Vikram - thanks for the chuckle!
ReplyDeleteThanks Renee. 'Unsmilingly severe' was my favorite phrase in the poem.
DeleteOnly 981 more poems to go ...
I read this to my husband, the one with the punny sense of humor and we both, indeed, did groan. I think kids will enjoy this!! A first time visitor. I will be back. Janet F.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Janet. Please feel free to browse the other poems if you havent been here before. And come back as often as you like - there's lots of free groans for regular visitors :)
DeleteI like the gags that induce gagging. Very fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Glad you liked it (Hope you didnt gag too much :))
Delete*Groan* Love those vile and pun-gent puns. I'd love to read a whole anatomy of Vikram poems. There must be more funny bones in our 200.
ReplyDeleteFunny you should mention that - I'm close to completing my first collection of humorous, self-illustrated poetry (over 100 poems with illustrations). Given the market for poetry, I'm suspecting I'll have to self-publish it ... unless ... I dont suppose anyone can suggest a publisher I should consider submitting it to who might be receptive to the types of poems I produce?
DeleteLove this! Rumor/humor = great rhyme. And this stanza's my favorite:
ReplyDeleteMy puns are vile and pun-gent
My tales of jest appall
My gags induce much gagging and
My banter makes them bawl
Thanks Laura - there's not many words that rhyme with humor so I'm glad I found one that worked... :)
DeleteLove those vile and pun-gent puns! And sorry, but I laughed at the end! No groans here!!
ReplyDeleteThis is superb, Vikram. I have just come across you from Matt Forrest's interview and I am becoming a fan already. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Gloson, Glad to have you drop in. Good luck with your poetry writing too!
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