{"id":2825,"date":"2018-08-13T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/?p=2825"},"modified":"2018-08-11T14:59:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T13:59:18","slug":"how-to-write-a-funny-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/how-to-write-a-funny-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Funny Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/writing-923882_1280.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2833\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/writing-923882_1280.jpg\" alt=\"How to write a funny poem\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/writing-923882_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/writing-923882_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/writing-923882_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/writing-923882_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/davidwithington\/embed\/episodes\/How-to-Write-a-Funny-Poem-e20f8r\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Write a poem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;What? Me?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Yup! You.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;How?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It&#8217;s easy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2834\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wing-chair-2168970_640.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2834\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wing-chair-2168970_640.png\" alt=\"It's easy to write a funny poem\" width=\"640\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wing-chair-2168970_640.png 640w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/wing-chair-2168970_640-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s easy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">How to Write a Poem<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">First, pick a subject.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;How do I do that, David?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Look in a book&#8230; or around your house&#8230; street&#8230; office&#8230; or on Google&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And find something interesting.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2836\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sheep-1822137_640.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2836\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sheep-1822137_640.jpg\" alt=\"Look around and find something interesting\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sheep-1822137_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sheep-1822137_640-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look around and find something interesting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I picked the artist, Vincent Van Gogh &#8211; as you do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Why?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I wanted\u00a0to write a funny poem about Van Gogh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You&#8217;ve probably heard of him&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He&#8217;s the artist who,\u00a0for some strange reason, decided to cut off his own ear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I\u00a0don&#8217;t think anyone&#8217;s ever figured out why.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2838\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/watercolour-2168706_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2838\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/watercolour-2168706_640.jpg\" alt=\"A funny poem about Vincent Van Gogh\" width=\"515\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/watercolour-2168706_640.jpg 515w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/watercolour-2168706_640-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vincent Van Gogh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">But anyway&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Here&#8217;s <em>how<\/em> I wrote the poem<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">I thought about what the <em>end bit<\/em> of each verse was going to be about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In this case, it&#8217;s going to be the result of Van Gogh&#8217;s decision to cut off his ear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Then I tried to make the rest of each verse work towards that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Have a read and tell me what you think&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Communicating with Van Gogh<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2844 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-1.jpg\" alt=\"Just painting flowers\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-1-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Why he spent many hours<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Just painting flowers,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It\u2019s something I\u2019ll never find out.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8216;Cos I couldn&#8217;t get near<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To talk in his ear,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And learn what this guy was about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2846\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-2.jpg\" alt=\"Van Gogh Poem\" width=\"400\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-2-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are boats on the water,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And could that be his daughter?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The pretty girl seen in the garden.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What could be quainter?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I would ask of the painter,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But all I would hear back is: \u201cPardon?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/van-gogh-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2851\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/van-gogh-3.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful Van Gogh Poem\" width=\"400\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/van-gogh-3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/van-gogh-3-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">With such swirling of colour,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Could the picture be fuller?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are yellows &#8211; and purple &#8211; and grey.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So tell me, Van Gogh,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Is it really finished off?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But all he would answer is &#8220;Eh?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2852\" src=\"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-4.jpg\" alt=\"Funny Poem about Van Gogh\" width=\"400\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Van-Gogh-4-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A catalogue extensive,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And oh so expensive,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I do wish his paintings I&#8217;d got.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But if I was to enquire,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;How much is that, Squire?&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I know that all he would say is: &#8220;Yer what?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Your Funny Poem?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I&#8217;d love to read your\u00a0funny poem.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Go on. Write it. Have a go!<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In the comments box you can show &#8217;em.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But keep it clean &#8211; it&#8217;s a family show!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Over To You<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So go on. Pop your poem into the comments box below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">And brighten up someone&#8217;s\u00a0day!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Read Funny Poems<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If you like to <em>read<\/em> funny poetry, there&#8217;s a book with a funny poem for every day of the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s called &#8220;Read Me and Laugh&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to Amazon, the book is&#8221;packed with gems new and old from poets such as Charles Causley, Roger McGough, Lewis Caroll, Paul Cookson and Wendy Cope&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Read-Me-Laugh-funny-chosen\/dp\/0330435574\/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=dwblog-21&amp;linkCode=w00&amp;linkId=9724b4f3d22dda261028acbd0366a58e&amp;creativeASIN=0330435574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check it out on Amazon, here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But\u00a0don&#8217;t blame me for sudden outbursts of laughter in your favourite coffee\u00a0shop!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=dwblog-21&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=0330435574&amp;asins=0330435574&amp;linkId=9724b4f3d22dda261028acbd0366a58e&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Read a funny poem<br \/>\nevery day of the year<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Write a poem. &#8220;What? 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