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nortan223
Posts : 124 Karma : 28 Location : Essex UK
| Subject: THE CURE March 26th 2013, 5:43 pm | |
| A chap I once knew had a tapeworm, To which he was quite attached. It defied all medical experts In a way that was quite unmatched. Their potions and pills only made him feel ill And whilst in the throes of dejection He found a practitioner in holistic medicine Who eschewed any drug ingestion.
He was made eat every day at ten O’clock, an orange, an apple, and then A large jam doughnut to round off this snack And for a whole fortnight, keep up this attack.
The tapeworm stayed put, so he felt rather cynical But the consultant remained professionally clinical. At the stroke of ten, he made him partake Of the apple and orange…. but not the cake. At ten fifteen the tapeworm appeared “You twit, you’ve forgotten my doughnut” it sneered. The medic then pounced – not a pretty sight As he despatched that revolting parasite.
Though rid of his affliction, The resultant addiction To doughnuts – has left him in a worse state For without the tapeworm to help him He’s became several stone overweight. | |
| | | Jamie
Posts : 2215 Karma : 233 Location : Vermont
| Subject: Re: THE CURE March 27th 2013, 12:50 pm | |
| lol This is the first time I've seen a doughnut play the part of the "ounce of prevention"--because this man certainly found the pound of cure. Easy flow and rhyme make this poem such a humorous pleasure to read, with an almost-limerick feel to it--*exalt* | |
| | | Daniel
Posts : 1616 Karma : 230 Location : under the oak tree with Kiki
| Subject: Re: THE CURE April 2nd 2013, 6:21 am | |
| you may be the first person ever to make a reader feels sorry for a tapeworm.. that alone should qualify you for an humanitarian award.
Much enjoyed this humourous story. Still smiling.
~ Daniel | |
| | | sicksoul
Posts : 31 Karma : 9 Location : The black hole that is Nebraska
| Subject: Re: THE CURE April 3rd 2013, 9:02 pm | |
| Rofl, I've never seen poetry about a tape worm and for that alone- KUDOS. Scary thought it, it used to be a diet plan way back in the day ^^ Definitely a smooth read, much enjoyed. Thanks for sharing | |
| | | TheArtofALyssaBLando
Posts : 43 Karma : 12
| Subject: Re: THE CURE April 9th 2013, 9:57 pm | |
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| | | Dr Fogg
Posts : 1277 Karma : 255 Location : Devon, England.
| Subject: Re: THE CURE April 26th 2013, 7:50 pm | |
| I enjoyed this immensley, I did in fact write a tape worm poem a few years ago, I will have to look for it.
Exalt. | |
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Had We But Worlds Enough, And Time . . . | November 5th 2013, 11:57 am by Jamie | I never wanted to write this post. Life, however, brings to us changes of necessity, not changes we want.
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New Poetry Prompt! | July 25th 2013, 2:21 pm by Jamie | Hi friends!
It's been a busy summer for us here at Poet Share, as the sunshine has called us away more than usual. We've posted a new poetry prompt today for you summery, adventurous types.
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