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What are some funny poets/poems?

I am doing a contest and I need some funny poems. I would love some that arent very kidish (so no silverstien) and something thats not too short.Also, it needs to be published, so a poem you wrote would not work (unless you are a published poet). Anything helps! Thanks!!

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1. the epic of gilgamesh
2. Here are the names of a few poets who are known for their humorous verse. You can web search their names for examples of their work. Ogden Nash Dorothy Parker Wendy Cope Arthur Guiterman Lewis Carroll Edward Lear Gail White Melissa Balmain
3. The illustrator and humorist Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) once wrote a poem called The Purple Cow: I never saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one. The poem became so popular and he became so closely linked with this single quatrain that he later wrote a palinode: Confession: and a Portrait, Too, Upon a Background that I Rue! Oh, yes, I wrote 'The Purple Cow,' I'm sorry now I wrote it! But I can tell you anyhow, I'll kill you if you quote it.
4. Silverstein is one of the best! Ugh fine the purple Cow by Gelett Burgess. But it goes with the poem he wrote 5 or so years after when he got tierd of people quoting it, " Ah, yes! I wrote the "Purple Cow"- I'm sorry, now, I wrote it! But I can tell you, anyhow, I'll kill you if you quote it!"