Category: To word prompts

inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 25 July 2021, calendar.

While at college my friend was a dandy,
But caught pox one night when feeling randy,
Abstained calendar year,
Till he got the all clear,
Which was good news indeed for his handie.

Back from vacation. More later.

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inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 18 July 2021, thorough.

A street-cleaner friend from Alsace,
Kept his home looking spotless, first class,
Meticulous, thorough,
As he tidied the borough,
Then at night slept with broom up his ass.

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inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 17 July 2021, realm.

Touring kingdom, king passed by some trees
Breathed in pollen and gave a great sneeze
His knees started to swell,
Then he let out a yell,
He had come down with Dutch Realm Disease.

Dutch Elm Disease is a fungus which attacks mainly elm trees, often with fatal consequences. It gets around, spreading through both Europe and North America, although it is thought to have originated in Asia. It only acquired the name Dutch because it was first pinpointed by Dutch botanists in the 1920s.

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inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 16 July 2021, altruistic.

Made his fortune from mining and blasting,
Built a church, promised life everlasting,
But his tomb in Pine Hill,
Now makes fine urinal,
In a fate we might say in contrasting.

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inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 15 July 2021, trinket.

My cheapskate friend’s birthday had tolled,
So to open some wine, I cajoled,
As he poured it to drink it,
Found the glasses were trinkets,
When the plonk all leaked out from the bowl.

“plonk” is what we in Britain call a generic, cheap, nasty wine. I didn’t realise that the name didn’t travel, so I’m sorry if you didn’t get that one.

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inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 14 July 2021, pendulum.

A marauder who hailed from Beirut,
On the high seas, his power absolute,
But the pendulum swung,
And the pirate got hung,
Without word where he’d buried the loot.

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inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 13 July 2021, repose.

Lasting night without peeing a slog.
Bladder woke him up dazed, in a fog,
From his gentle repose,
He then hastily rose,
And he promptly tripped over the dog!

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inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC) of 11 July 2021, bridge.

During lockdown I lived in elastic,
Now I’m jabbed feel like acting more drastic,
When I pulled trousers up,
Found my zipper got stuck,
And then sparked off an effort gymnastic

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