Poet's Platform Column | 28 Feb. 08 by Janet Nesler | The Scioto Voice | Wheelersburg, Ohio

Writing a Nonsense Poem requires a sense of humor.  Their aim is to amuse and be fun to read.  They need no serious interpretation and there are no hidden meanings.  They are an exercise in sound and meter.    What If… Current Mood: Calm What if… Said Ms. Peters To her students on day Vegetables picked you Instead of you picking they? What if the moon Cried itself out of light Because it was blue It had to live in the night? What if hens laid eggs That were square not round Do you think people Would buy them in town? What if a fly Swatted you Before you swatted him Would you take it serious Or think it a whim? What if you Like Mr. Toad Drove your car wildly Down a dirt road? What if you dreamed A great big dream And it came true Would you yell and scream? What if a space ship With little green men Came to your house Would you let them in? One more what if And we’ll call it a day Oh, drat I forgot what I was going to say! Judy Cheek Wheelersburg   From A Dream It was a Lima Bean I think, that I picked from the kitchen sink then tossed this bean that I abhor not too gently out the door. It bounced quite harshly from a stump and hit a lady on the ear, causing chaos I did fear. But nonchalant and quietly she without a sound picked that bean from off the ground, swiftly wheeled and hurled that thing like a pebble from a sling at another one, instead who quickly ducked and I got “Beaned” on my forehead! Paul Salyers Olive Hill, KY From “I’m Still Kicking!”