Dad laughs at his own jokes
children cringe and feign embarrassment
dad adds tickles and finger pokes
children claim harassment
and everyone shares miles of smiles
at table, play or from the floor
as dad persists all the while
cracking jokes more and more
"Don't encourage him!" everyone says
as dad scores another score
laughter turns into donkey brays
as belly laughs stretch the jaw
the fun settles slowly and aching cheeks
from grins as big as the moon
will be remembered for weeks and weeks
secretly,
we wish to hear more dad jokes soon
For this week’s dVerse poetics prompt Mish gave we poets licence to consider any aspect of laughter we choose. Believe it or not, sometimes I can set the house on fire with the quality and machine gun delivery of my Dad jokes. I just can’t understand why everyone present groans so much and pleads with me to stop!
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I love this great tribute to your dad’s sense of humor! When they are gone we miss their laughter!
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You will always enjoy them more once they are not there any longer… I am happy for you that you had a dad telling jokes.
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Love this one! More dad jokes please.
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Don’t get me started!
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I have noticed my son-in-law telling more Dad jokes as time goes on and his boys are all grown up – my work is done… Love this Shaun!
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That’s a nice anecdote to cap off the poem writing for me. Thanks.
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This is a fun poem. I tell my son he tells dad jokes. He’s nine.😅
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He is wise before his time then.
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