Saturday, January 16, 2010

Poetry Challenge

Last night's poetry challenge was to write a poem about a bunion including the words:

Fracture
Gordon Brown
Turnip
Ouch
Origami
Defenestration
Venice

Written in about 45 minutes here is the result:

How Not to Deal with Bunions

My foot has developed a lump
More of a bump than a hump
I'd like it excised
While it is small-sized
And remains a leg-length from my rump

It won't go by defenestration
Perhaps I could try legislation
I'll ask my MP
To law-make for me
An anti-carbuncle oblation

I laze day-by-day on the couch
Because when I walk I go ouch
Three feet from my right hip
The size of a turnip
I'd love it removed now I vouch

With a nice gondolier called Dennis
The surgeon is on leave in Venice
Instead of foot cutting
He's swimming and putting
Or playing the odd game of tennis

I wonder if I might make bold
And encourage my big toe to fold
But no joy, no rapture
A snap then a fracture
I've broken my foot now I'm told

Immobilised from the knee down
I feel a bit of a clown
Lower limb origami
Was clearly quite barmy
You know who I blame? Gordon Brown

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Brilliant!!

Caroline Too said...

:-)

Cosmo said...

Very, very good. And looks like to international critical acclaim too judging by your commenters.

Steve Tilley said...

I have no idea Cosmo. I'll have to ask my son if it is Japanese.

RuthJ said...

Steve please read my email.

Steve Tilley said...

Thanks Ruth. I've taken the comment away