Nine practise poems

‘Write something funny, every day in your blog.’ While others won’t get it, it might clear the fog.

‘Write a joke, many ways’ Scott Dikkers’ book instructs. All I can do is limericks construct.

 

 

A funny a day helps the brain cells to stay

……But does it? My superficial research says only if you’re learning at the same time.

 

A funny a day keeps dementia away

……Clearly not, coz Terry Pratchett

 

A funny a day helps the brain cells to stay

……But does it? My superficial research says only if you’re learning at the same time.

 

A funny a day won’t help pay your way

……This one seems more accurate. And less funny.

 

A funny a day might well help me think

But blogging it too leads to bankruptcy brink.

……Also less funny

 

Every day of his life my Dad made a joke

Open and thoughtful, each one of them woke.

……Kinda

 

I’m blogging to teach myself how to write fun

In doing so maybe I’ll find a new pun.

……Or not. Coz life.

 

And finally?

A comic and their funnies may not soon be parted. And if they are funny, more soon will be started.

…..I can hope

 

 

My test audience was one person at a wine bar. And I know, they’re pretty ropey as limerics, poems or prose.

I was going to call this ‘Nearly Nine Neat Lines’ but 1) they’re not lines or neat 2) I suspect I am overfond of alliteration 3) I’m testing whether this sort of heading might be more attractive. Let me know!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No apologies- I’m trying to post a funny a day this month as part of the process of learning how to write funny. I reserve the right to be appallingly clichéd, downright dull or basically boring in these posts, and may change, delete or replace them at any time.