Nonsense Verse

Just a Bit More Nonsense

Or is that less seriousness?

Low-cost housing on Neptune: Original pencil sketch by Author

Introduction

Sometimes this world gets much too serious. We concentrate too much on the day-to-day grind of work to make our living.

Well, if we worry about that 24/7 all we will end up with is an ulcer and /or eventual burn out. We need to find moments to lighten up, see the funny side of life, and take things a little less seriously for a while.

Just letting your hair down and being a little silly from time to time is good for our well-being, and it is a fact that regular laughter can actually help us live longer. Comedy, jokes, and things like nonsense verse fit that bill.

Over My Dead Body

A couple were due to be wed, But the bride’s mother suddenly said, “If you marry that guy, Your father will die! With my blessing, please go ahead.”

~ John Hansen

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One tall midget reached up high, Touched the ground above the sky, Tied his loafers, licked his tongue, And told about the bee he stung.

He painted, then, an oval square The color of the bald man’s hair, And in the painting you could hear What’s undetected by the ear.

– Brian P Cleary: “Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry”

If I slip over on a piece of glass, does that make me a glass slipper?

– John Hansen

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Nonsense Verse?

The best nonsense verse is appropriate for children of all ages. And ironically, the best nonsense verse often makes perfect sense!

Limericks are probably the best-known form of nonsense verse, although nowadays they tend to use straightforward humour, more than nonsensical.

Some famous writers noted for nonsense verse are: Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Dr. Seuss, Ogden Nash, Spike Milligan, and Shel Silverstein. Others not primarily writers of nonsense literature but who sometimes dabbled in it included Rudyard Kipling, Douglas Adams, and even John Lennon.

The cow is of the bovine ilk; One end is moo, the other, milk.

– Ogden Nash — The Cow

• It appears nonsense verse can even be used to explain Einstein’s theory of relativity.

“There was a young lady named Bright who traveled much faster than light. She set out one day in a relative way, and came back the previous night.”

• Arthur Henry Reginald Buller

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If I toss rocks into Hudson Bay, does that mean I Rock Hudson?

– John Hansen

© John Hansen: All rights reserved. Australian writer

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