Once there was a cat

Once there was a cat,
Who sat on the mat.
And then I went to the bathroom
--- and shat.

 

It was amusing. Perhaps you should have the cat defecate in the bathroom for added effect.

 

its definitely an improvement over the average submission to this forum

 

Different, anyway. I find there's very little FUNNY poetry written. A lot of poetry is miserable, depressing. Does this mean that people are only compelled to write when they're depressed? I admire people who write good, funny poetry, like Spike Milligan (for the mostpart) and John Lennon.

 

I am compelled to write when I am depressed, so yes Bocks. Atleast, seeing this, I am feel better about posting something (every poetic peice I have ever done, for school, ect.. has gotten a bad review/response, especially from me). And what viking said.

 

I usually write when I'm inspired, happy. I don't think most sob-story poetry is worth much more than a good outlet for emotion. Most of the time it's not very good poetry. Not saying everything has to be cheerful and happy, but this "life is dark/my soul bleeds out black/upon the wilting rose" kind of stuff just makes me cringe. I can't write funny stuff, but I try to be a bit more uplifting than that...

 

this is my most favorite poem in this whole forum

 

This is bathroom drivel. I would certainly chuckle if I read it in a stall at a truck stop, and acquiese that it is far wittier than the usual fare in such places. But it saddens me to see so much praise heaped on such things by the young- nonetheless, toilet humour has its place, and helps to maintain a balance. Try understanding those things that repulse, disgust or disinterest you- you may find a sudden awakening within to the real meaning of the words, as well as to the pattern they reveal in the world around you.

 

I never praised it, I just said it was better than the kind of thing you normally find in this forum

 

I don't think anyone praised it as such, and if it was praised, it was based upon its level of toilet humour. For toilet humour, it was moderately funny. Again, though, I think it would have been funnier if it was the cat doing the defecating upon the mat. What shocks me is the discussion provoked by this silly poem. Considering the seriousness, I'm going to inject silly. I didn't write this myself:

Not last night, but the night before
Three tomcats came knocking at my door.
One had a fiddle, one had a drum,
One had a pancake stuck to him bum.

Always makes me laugh...

 

What did it do after tnat...?

 

Bocks, hahahaha! funny.