WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
light′ verse′, 
  1. Poetryverse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.

'light verse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
clerihew - light - nonsense verse - vers de société

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