National Poetry Day: Twitters Funniest Reactions And Rhymes If you think that being limited to 140 characters means you cant write a poem, be funny, or do both, then you dont know Twitter. Today is National Poetry Day, and the funny tweeters have been out in force. Because as @TechnicallyRon pointed out, Twitter is the perfect medium for poetry: Just remember That you can make Anything look like a poem If you keep pressing return In a sentence#NationalPoetryDay — TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) October 2, 2014 There were poems about animals: My one regret The hedgehog said, Is purchasing this water bed.#NationalPoetryDay — TOther Simon (@TOther_Simon) October 2, 2014 Went for a walk Saw a hawk Squeezed its nork Made it squawk Saw a crow Flying low Where did it go? I dont know#NationalPoetryDay — Trouteyes (@trouteyes) October 2, 2014 Variations on a classic: Roses are red. Violets are red. Everythings red. Oh my God! Theres so much blood!#NationalPoetryDay — @nd®é™ (@AndreTheViking) October 2, 2014 Roses are red / Foxgloves are purple / I appear to have trapped myself / In a linguistic corner #nationalpoetryday — Dave Turner (@mrdaveturner) October 2, 2014 Poems about the everyday: #NationalPoetryDay My dearest paracetamol, A mystery to me Why sometimes you cost £1.10 But sometimes 20p — Craig Deeley (@craiguito) October 2, 2014 Hot water, and a sponge, With a bit of Cif on it, Is a good way, To clean up vomit.#nationalpoetryday — TittyBiscuits. (@dawneywawney) October 2, 2014 And poems about the surreal: On #nationalpoetryday Id just like to say It doesnt have to rhyme Or scan properly Really Or even make much sense I can taste toast — Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) October 2, 2014 Indeed, toast was something of a theme: I wish I was a piece of toast, A wholesome granary fella. Id flirt a bit with the Lurpak Then Id smother myself with Nutella.#toast — MmmmDowling (@MarionDowling) August 30, 2014 There were lots of poems that didnt rhyme: Why do you lot follow me? Ill never understand, All my puns are terrible, And I cant do poems.#NationalPoetryDay — Marty Lawrence (@TeaAndCopy) October 2, 2014 You didn’t like poetry this much yesterday. This isn’t a poem either. Don’t let the spacing fool you. What?#NationalPoetryDay — symmetrical (@jayckb) October 2, 2014 And ones that did: If you have a thought that isnt smart Just make it rhyme to sound like art#NationalPoetryDay — Adam Hess (@adamhess1) October 2, 2014 Including a reminder of this pure pop poetry (again, featuring toast): I dont want to see a ghost Its a sight that I fear most Id rather have a piece of toast And watch the evening news#NationalPoetryDay — McMmns (@Danny_McMoomins) October 2, 2014 There were political poems: In the election of 2015 I trust Cameron will have been Soundly beaten (like he was at Eton).#clerihew #NationalPoetryDay — Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) October 2, 2014 And puns: On National Poetry Day, someone may come to your house to read your Metre. #NationalPoetryDay — James Martin (@Pundamentalism) October 2, 2014 There were even tweets that appealed for us to think of others: On this, National Poetry Day, please spare a thought for the people of Nantucket. #NationalPoetryDay — Ross Lawson (@Ross_Lawson) October 2, 2014 On #NationalPoetryDay one suspects Jeremy Hunt is feeling a little vulnerable @HuffPostUKCom — James Martin (@ByJamesMartin) October 2, 2014 But in the end, it wasnt always as easy as it looked: Today is #nationalpoetryday, Everyone tries to be a Bard. With only 140 characters to write a verse that makes sense, its really bloody har — Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) October 2, 2014 ift.tt/eA8V8J from UK Comedy - The Huffington Post ift.tt/1nQDFnO ift.tt/eA8V8J
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