Poetry of E.W. Shaffer—Nonsense Poetry

Running Wild
(First 8 of 18 stanzas)

Wooden tables, metal chairs,
Boats are falling down the stairs.

All the forks are clean and bright,
High enough to light the night.

Tree limbs lying on the ground,
Rabbits jumping all around.

Scents of lavender perfume
Blow in from the dining room.

Gifts and ribbons made of glass,
Wrapping paper in the grass.

Doors and windows opened wide.
All the purple flies have died.

Cactus plants growing higher,
Needles cooking in he fryer.

Dogs and cats, a squeaking noise
Drown the sounds of bouncing buoys....

Candolee

He parked the car beside a tree
And gave to her a candolee
It was too big to rye abar
So they left it in the car.

They quickly walked alay the tam
Till they sint a certonam.
Bollery to waddner say
Rander rin the passageway.

Both betracted plendarall
Just to have it undo fall.
Wilson din outour for them
Fender puffindary rem.

When she gander dander knop
He wandered berry airy top.
Winchell waver lary rain
Dupligaging ray dermain.

NONSENSE POETRY—Similar to and generally confused with abstract poetry but less bizarre and surreal, often involves rhythm and rhyme generated by made-up words and sounds, can take other poetic forms and involve unrelated words and phrases. Some nonsense poems are also abstract poems.

E. W. Shaffer

Poetry & Prose