You Choose Happy Words. Comical Poem By Angela Lansbury.

 You can chooose

When we meet

With your hands

With your feet

With your eyes

Words from your lips

Just like choosing

Salad or chips

You can choose

When we meet

Do your words smile

Your poems greet?

Your poem's just

A set of words

Just one tells me

Should you be heard

I can choose

I soon know

Should I stay?

Or should I go?

One false word 

And I'll be gone

One good word

And I'll stay on

One negative

I turn the page

A happy word

I'll share your stage

A question can be

A decoy

I'm looking for

A word of joy

A happy way

To start my day

Win or lose

You can choose

So I will share

A happy note

To be depression's 

Antidote

Strike out words which

Sound negative

And end with

Something positive

A laugh, a smile

Cheerfully say

Thanks for stopping

Have a great day

I hope my words

All positive

Will show you how

We all should live

If only one person's

Mood, day I save

My adult's thoughts

Like a child's wave

Will make you jolly

Happy, and brave

A wave of joy

A summer wave.

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I started my day feeling happy. Then I opened the first page of somebody's poem, a depressing rant.  I shut their poem and started my poem. Why should I ruin my day with his or her depressing poem? I thought, I'll write a positive poem, telling other poets politely, to be positive.

Poems and Speeches by Angela Lansbury

 Good poems should be like fine speeches

Which everyone can remember

Because of the message each teaches

More joy each time it's dismembered

The words should be simple and clear

The thought clear and bright as daylight

Every verse, sentence and word

Should strike major chords when it’s heard

Don't put a foot wrong, nor stay too long

A poem should be like an old friend

Always there when it is needed

But brief, know when meetings should end.

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Scarecrow. Comical poem by Angela Lansbury.

 My blouse and jacket, both in white

Glow like a beacon in the night

Like a scarecrow designed to fright

Yet welcoming in kind daylight

If I came back as a friendly ghost

A blessing not given to most

I'd like to dress fine as a bride

Whose blemishes the night would hide

I might come back on Halloween

When all the best dressed ghosts are seen

In a contest I'd win the prize

Be named the Queen of Halloween.

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Where Has My Spider Gone? Comical Poem 863 by Angela Lansbury.

Bathroom spider's cousin in the kitchen. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

 Alas today my spider's gone

If I see flies, yes, even one

I'll go to my bathroom and mourn

Pray: Dear spider, where have you gone?

Are you hiding in fly spray fug?

Or hiding underneath the plug?

There's nothing that my day will lack

If you, dear spider will come back.

Whilst I am sleeping in my bed

I hope you'll build your spiders web

'though I'm sad when a dinner dies

I wish you health and lots of flies.

-ends- 

Posted with two verses on Friday September 25th. Updated with third verse on Saturday September 26th 2026

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Who Are My readers? - Ask AI. Comical Poem 862 by Angela Lansbury

 

I'm glad to see my readers grow

Numbers of readers, glad to know

What do I do right? Wonder why

I know - I shall ask AI!

Bad news, I do not have a lot

Most of my reader are just bots

But my poems are a success

I've got lots more bots, and not less.

Oops, obviously not less but fewer

Grammarly will correct my grammar

So, why waste - precious hours on this?

Will AI write posts quickly, for a kiss?

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The Small Spider (In The Bath) - One-sided Conversation. Comical Poem 861 by Angela Lansbury.

Bathroom spider's cousin in the kitchen.  Photo by Angela Lansbury.  Copyright. 

 I saw a spider in the bath

I saw it after I got in!

I do not think the world is fair

I'm being punished for what sin?

I'm being punished for no sin

That's why the spider's very small

And sits unphazed on the white wall

It does not move. It is not scared.

That spider is going nowhere

Agreed. Bath's big enough to share

I'm not sure what we're going to do -

'I'll take a shower - whilst watching you'

I ask the spider,'Go, please go.

I'll stay here, standing by the window

I'll be quick, promise, 2 minute showers

Then you can stay here several hours

'Your presence here is a surprise

D'you realize your job's catching flies?

I don't yet see a spider's web

I hope you're not an empty head!'

How does a spider learn to spin

Instinctive? Or Mum's training him?

'I'll let you go, or stay and lurk

If you catch flies - that's spider work.'

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AI - Ask Gemini Reviews Angela Lansbury's comic poetry video. Comical poem 860 by Angela Lansbury.

I asked Ask |Gemini to tell 

Me if I'm doing well

I asked it, Have I stuck to themes?

Am I obscure - d'you know what I mean?

I'm so impressed how it can analyse

Does it flatter, or tell me lies?

Or copy from other reviews?

I hope not, 'cos it's all good news

I've good reviews, now I can boast!

AI's read before my breakfast toast

I do not want to be misleading

But at least one robot's reading

What's the next thing I should do?

Put on my book my great review!

'My reader says I'm very funny

I promise I didn't pay it any money.' 

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AI Gemini reports on Angela Lansbury's comical poetry

AI reviewed an old video on You Tube in which William Brougham interviews Angela. (I must put this in the You Tube comments):

 This video highlights Angela Lansbury discussing her comical poetry, making it a great resource for seeing her approach to verse firsthand:Angela Lansbury’s comical poems—published on her blog—blend playful humor, lighthearted observations, and rhyme-based structures.

Everyday Life & Domestic Humor

Many poems highlight quirky, relatable aspects of daily routines, health, and aging.

Health & Aging: 

Topics range from physical ailments and doctor visits in Symptoms and Pills to humorous reflections on growing older in Do You Look Your Age? and So Expensive - So Cheap.

Home & Daily Quirks: 

Everyday objects take center stage, whether giving a voice to fixtures in The Bathroom Speaks, praising bedroom comfort in Back To Bed - Mine's The Best, or finding humor in fashion and footwear in Funny Hats and Cats and Neat Feet.

Language, Rhyme & Writing

As a prolific writer, she frequently explores the craft of poetry itself, turning the process into a comedic meta-commentary.

Poetic Form & Structure: 

Works such as How To Write The Perfect Poem, Read And Write A Limerick, and How To Write A Sonnet dissect poetic rhythm, syllable counts, and couplets in a lighthearted, instructional style.

Wordplay & Mishearings: 

Poems like Changes: Funny Birds And Words Misheard and Easy German Words With Memory Aids play with language learning, misread phrases, and linguistic oddities.

Travel, Transport & City Living

Travel and commuting offer regular fodder for humorous scenarios and public observation.

Public Transit: 

Poems like The Underground, What You Gain On The Train, and Words & Signs Warn On The Bus And Train capture the shared experience, odd etiquette, and minor chaos of public transit.

Vacations & Journeys: 

From missed trains in I Miss My Train to holiday misadventures in Volcano You Shouldn’t Know and Writers' Holiday, travel provides a vibrant backdrop for unpredictable setups.

Nature, Animals & Whimsy

Lansbury frequently incorporates animals, nature, and imaginative scenarios to create light, entertaining verse.

Animals & Pests: 

Creatures—both beloved and annoying—appear in poems like Are Mice Nice?, Daddy Long Legs, and The Toy Mouse In The House.

Seasonal & Outdoor Themes: 

Short, whimsical observations on nature run through poems like Rain's Good For The Garden, Autumn and Christmas, and I Read A Poem To A Rose.

This video highlights Angela Lansbury discussing her comical poetry, making it a great resource for seeing her approach to verse firsthand: 

Link to Angela Lansbury interview by William Brougham

Poetic Comedy with Angela Lansbury pt 1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NMZEnsscDA

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