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I banged my ahem

“I banged my... ahem I banged my... achoo And nobbled my coccyx.” “Ouch! What did you do?” “A bottle lay sideways Right there! On the stair! It worked like a roller I flew through the air And whack! On the corner of stair number two I banged my... ahem I banged my... achoo You don’t know how that hurts... but, oh woman, I do.”* *It seemed inappropriate to say “oh man” when discussing such a happening. 23 November 2019 I’m a bit sore.

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FJ Thomas

Date: 1/1/2020 12:25:00 PM

Oh my goodness you have my side hurting! So glad I passed by a couple of yours today Nina!

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 12/1/2019 1:31:00 PM

Nina, I've had ahems like you describe but always below and well above the waist, except once when a boy learning to ride my new Schwinn bike (a poem about it is still posted) when I leaped on the seat, missed, and my "jewels" hit that @#$% bar a girl's bike doesn't have! Thanks for your many comments on my work. / M

Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 11/30/2019 12:50:00 AM

Rebound off a booboo A bounce on the bum Could tousle your tutu For dance sugar plum The show must go on! Keep dancing Nina

Nina Parmenter
Date: 11/30/2019 1:02:00 AM

Aha! I love it! It did tussle my tutu lol!!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/24/2019 4:13:00 PM

Ahem, ahem! Hate when stuff like this happens! Smiles ~ Mr. Bang-bang

Nina Parmenter
Date: 11/27/2019 1:12:00 AM

Yes, besides pain, my prime reaction was to bristle at the inconvenience. I had stuff to do!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 11/24/2019 12:34:00 PM

Wishing you a speedy recovery, nothing a couple of glasses of wine won't sort out. Tom.

Nina Parmenter
Date: 11/24/2019 1:14:00 PM

Tom, I like your thinking. Much better today but I’m not going to let that keep me from the wine bottle!

Sandra Adams

Date: 11/23/2019 7:37:00 PM

ouch...hope you are okay now... love the way you wrote this but feel for you...at least you can laugh at yourself it seems

Nina Parmenter
Date: 11/24/2019 1:14:00 PM

Eek. Doughnut pillows are NEVER a good sign. At least you don’t spell it “doughnut” like we do!

Sandra Adams
Date: 11/24/2019 11:55:00 AM

i have landed on the coccyx once and being i drive for a living i had to sit on a donut pillow for 2 weeks to be comfortable but luckily didn't get the ahem too....hope you get to feeling better soon! hugs

Nina Parmenter
Date: 11/24/2019 1:43:00 AM

I honestly thought I’d cracked my coccyx because it was so painful and I went into shock. The pain in my... ahem only became evident once I’d iced the coccyx for an evening. It was really unfunny at the time but I can laugh now! Still stiff and sore though...

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 11/23/2019 7:19:00 PM

G'day Nina … enjoyed the way you wrote this verse for our imagination to run wild - thanks for the chuckle - Lindsay

Nina Parmenter
Date: 11/24/2019 1:41:00 AM

Thank you Lindsay! Yours, stiffly, Nina

Rico Leffanta

Date: 11/23/2019 3:13:00 PM

WELL done! Aloha! Rico

Nina Parmenter
Date: 11/23/2019 3:17:00 PM

Well, no, I have to say, it wasn’t well done at all - particularly as on the way up, I saw the water bottle and thought, “I’ll trip over that in the way down.” Numpty that I am. Thank you Rico. Achoo.

Maureen McGreavy

Date: 11/23/2019 2:33:00 PM

L O (ouch) L! You name it or not I've nailed it, I feel for your ahem and achoo! ;D,

Nina Parmenter
Date: 11/23/2019 3:18:00 PM

My ahem / achoo appreciates your sympathy x