Best Spanner Poems
Two Weeks At Christmas
...For two weeks o'er Christmas; let's straighten the bend, or flatten the curve
Lets just get on the mend.' Give amazon and others a holiday space
And more Important yourselves' just step off the goo......
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Categories:
spanner, addiction, adventure, america, autumn,
Form:
Rhyme
Sexy
...My neighbour her name is Matilda
She used to step out with a builder
She loved the exotic, but became quite neurotic
When his lovemaking no longer thrilled her
Her plumbing was starting to go o......
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Categories:
spanner, humorous, sexy, silly,
Form:
Rhyme
The Wabi-Sabi of Tintern Abbey
...Things bloom more beautiful when breaking down.
The nave now ploughs through foams of flowering trees,
a frozen caravel. Kissed by the breeze,
the river surface suddenly seems to frown
exquisite......
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Categories:
spanner, poetry,
Form:
Sonnet
Rod's Spanner
...I have some favorite tools I use,
Whenever I ply my trade,
From the hammer in my leather pouch,
To the retractable cutting blade.
I also love the spanners I have,
One metric, the other in i......
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Categories:
spanner, funny, work,
Form:
Quatrain
Spiritual Mahjong Your Move Lord
...Spiritual Mahjong
Your Move Lord
Is there a God?
A benevolent entity.
An eternal presence presiding over me.
A creator, watching and observing.
All knowing.
Is my end determined and conclusi......
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Categories:
spanner, bible, christian, death, i
Form:
Free verse
Affect Vs Effect
...After reading a couple of poems about spelling and grammar, i questioned about the the correct use of affect vs. effect and had a bit of a play around with a few words.
Silent One ... this is for ......
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Categories:
spanner, education, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
The Wall Has Got Eyes and Ears
...Who speaks does indeed lie,
Who does not, surely knows more,
But keeps silent by fear to die,
The Walls have ears,
To listen and hear,
The brother became a foe to testify,
A brother sells a b......
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Categories:
spanner, abuse, africa, conflict, corruption,
Form:
Rhyme
The Right Tool For the Job
...If I have a job to do I find a useful tool
For screwing in a screw I use a screwdriver
For banging in a nail I need a hammer
When I need something really hot I use a soldering Iron
When I want to rem......
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Categories:
spanner, fun, humorous,
Form:
Free verse
The Pop-Star Plumber
...Have you seen the part time plumber?
He plumbs in winter and a pop-star in summer
During a plumbing job, he will thrust out his spanner
Singing into it “Copacabana”......
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Categories:
spanner, funny,
Form:
Clerihew
Volkswagen Widow
...Crack open an eye on Saturday morn,
and reach out to give him a cuddle.
To find he's been up since break of dawn,
and crouched in a black oily puddle.
Began with the Polo, a fast one I guess,
On......
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Categories:
spanner, funny, car, sick,
Form:
Rhyme
The Battle of the Toilet Is Won
...That’s it the battle is won, the toilet can fight no more
Three weeks ago the flush would overflow.
And kept leaving a puddle on the floor
I looked in the book, it said I needed a spare part
I went......
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Categories:
spanner, funny, water, water,
Form:
Epic
A London Stage For Chuck
...There is always a way, the optimist says,
Yet the creak of life’s tensions groan low,
They shadow the quake that the floor he walks makes,
And the air as it travels says so.
See the mist pale & ......
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Categories:
spanner, family,
Form:
Narrative
Holier Than Thou
...Holier than thou
Not giv’n to pray, they were grey monks
‘Mid the holy band, ole’ Father John
Who was a gansta and wanksta,
Held command with some merry wives
That were healed of un-u......
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Categories:
spanner, dark,
Form:
Free verse
Domestic Whisky Salvation
...I have a bottle of whisky I keep in my house
It is well hidden, like a tiny little mouse
I drink it in all kinds of situations
I drink it down to calm down my chaotic emotions
My house is my li......
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Categories:
spanner, drink, happy, heaven, solitude,
Form:
Rhyme
Least Developed Nations
...Least Developed Nations
Engage in high corruption and wastage
Are featured by poverty amidst plenty
Senior officers are like bats in offices and survive
Through no or faked democratic elections
......
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Categories:
spanner, africa, allusion,
Form:
Acrostic