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light verse

n.
Poetry that is intended to be amusing or entertaining and light in tone, often making use of wordplay.
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Thirdly, especially as a song of light content and, more broadly, any light poetry, especially humorous poetry.
In the second period the basic tendency of "light poetry" moves in two different directions.
More traditional light poetry of this period is limited to small album "madrigals" like "Separated from you ..." ([phrase omitted]).
Smith Ordinary Light Poetry helps me contend with the smallness of spirit at the root of American politics.
"Iconic Poetry" is a fine pick for any light poetry collection, recommended.
He organized the first Indo-Pak Mazahiya Mushaira (humorous and light poetry of subcontinent), and has conducted a two-day convention of poetry, most of it humorous.
Now, there's more variety, more what you could call light poetry. It's just an area I didn't tap, the comedy side of me.
Cerdd Ysgafn U26 (Light poetry)1, Jacob Gibbs (Cilcain).Gwawdlun U26 (Animation)1,Mari Ellis (Uwchaled).
She wrote light poetry on behalf of the suffrage movement, bringing wit to a cause that was often accused of being humorless.
But because of the excessive activism of my predecessors, it seems that an obligation falls my way to get out and light poetry bonfires and to spread the word of poetry.