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A SMALL TREATISE ON HUMOR
by C.S. Scotkin
Humor is the strangest thing,
That noteless music angels sing,
run the Devil through the door,
God Almighty’s two by four!
Sorrow, angst are found in bloom,
In poetry garden’s deepest gloom.
but humor hides, seed pods in soil
await a different gardener’s toil.
When first Eden’s Fruit was bit,
I think the Parents eyes were lit
I suspect they also learned,
laughed at that new life they earned.
Slap-stick comedy of Creation
ought to fill with revelation
sentient children, getting the joke
are freed from burdens of the yoke.
Acid taste of cold satire
Portrait of this wallow’s mire
Dry, ironic on the palate
So unlike the Stooges mallet.
Humor, mankind’s greatest gift,
our ability, spirits lift,
hand in hand with courage and grace
look upon Death’s mask and face
And laugh!
7 Answers
- Sandy GigglesLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
that one skips right along...
points to ponder thrown in to
make those who notice use their brain?!
nicely done.
- wpanther30Lv 61 decade ago
Making fun of lifes evils I think thats pretty good i likes it I do that all the time i have too. Life really messed up my cards so gotta laugh at something good job dave
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I have mixed emotions about this poem because while it is very good, making a poem about humor that is humorless is almost a sacrilege.
Humor fell on it's head one day
and tragedy rolled out.
without my brain I'd be a stooge
but with it I'm a lout.
- 1 decade ago
The best way to defeat a bully is to laugh at him/her. Death bullies us our whole lives long. To paraphrase Dylan, "Laugh, laugh against the dying of the light." It will at least slow Death down, that is a scientific fact.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Great poem! I love the concept too, very clever! I agree with it, many things are taken advantage of in the world. Very good read :), thanks