A poem by Beverly Stock.
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Use good humor please,
The more that is said,
Our days fill with ease,
And not fill with dread.
Words are just words,
With a smile or with a scowl.
Giggle overheard,
Nice words or some foul.
Perchance take a look,
Inciting some glee,
In most humor books,
Five types will there be:
Word Play will be first,
To us, that’s just puns.
Some words kind or cursed,
Word puns are for fun.
Then Caricature next,
Exaggerations,
With insults in text,
Comparison-fun.
Blunders are wonders
Incorrect decrees,
Words filtered under,
Language artistry.
Malapropisms
Like right and then write,
Artistry risen,
Doubly contrite.
Wit is a device
Where hoaxes abound,
Repartee is nice,
And humor is found.
Last of all, Nonsense,
When we double talk,
Pretense influenced,
Humor’s defrocked.
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