Poems: humor

Elizabeth Bishop  Unfunny uncles who insist in trying on a lady's hat, --oh, even if the joke falls flat...  
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Shel Silverstein  I'll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown Who worked in a circus that came through town.[read rest of the poem]
Sidney Lanier  What heartache -- ne'er a hill! Inexorable, vapid, vague and chill The drear sand-leve...  
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