How I Became An April Fool

How I became An April Fool

When I was a child in grade school,
April Fool's Day pranks were cool
As I grew up and matured,
I thought that the pranks were absurd.

I went to work in a college compute lab,
The younger folks thought that pranks were fab,
They would pull a prank on everyone,
So I just had to join the fun.

I thought that my pranks were lame,
But everyone else liked them all the same;
Finally I realized my sense of humor,
Was that of a baby boomer.

Now that I am seventy-seven,
Pranks and puns have become the leaven,
That encourages my muse to write,
The puns that make me laugh on a sleepless night.

Poet's Note: ▼

Line Count: 16
Form: Quatrain stanzas rhyming aabb
Prompt: APRIL Fools or Wise
WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? USE WORDS TO SHOW EMOTIONS AND ACTIONS.bold the words in your story-poem Poetry form: STORY POEM - MINIMUM OF 16 LINES MAX LINES 64.
Written for "DWG: Poet, Know it, Show it! Contest" .