Humorous Poetry

I Should Have Studied

I didn’t study for the test
and now I’m feeling blue.
I copied off your paper
and I flunked it just like you.

-Bruce Lansky, reprinted from If Pigs Could Fly


Mary Had Some Bubble Gum

Mary had some bubble gum.
She chewed it long and slow,
And everywhere that Mary went
Her gum was sure to blow.
She chewed the gum in school one day,
Which was against the rule.
The teacher took her pack away
And chewed it after school.

-by Anonymous, reprinted from Peter, Peter Pizza-Eater


Tummy Bubble

A burp is just a bubble
that forms inside your tum.
But if it goes the other way,
say nothing, just play dumb.

-by Bruce Lansky, reprinted from My Dog Ate My Homework

It's amazing how much laughter can come from such simple poems. These poems are not only humorous to children, but for adults as well. A lot of children's literature is the same way. In some instances, there's underlying humor in children's literature that only adults can appreciate. These, however, are pretty blunt.