There once was a fogbow so white,
Who cried, "All my colours took flight!"
Said Rainbow, "Your elbows
Keep bending your bow~~so
Each bend spills another colour outright!"
Mindless chatter fills the airways
Silence would be welcome in its place
Noise scrambles my creative thoughts
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AP: 1st place 2025
Left Elbow
Sometimes my left elbow has a
major division of
sound problem. I blame it on
some of
the official decisions passed by
law-making bodies.
albanese thought it good?
He'd have a go.' In hollywood.!
A replacement Elmer Fudd was needed
He'd be famous rich as Croeses.!
But things didn't go; just as they should..
He tried to voice a deeper tone
More gravitas.. Was that swift Flown!
He failed in mission; accomplished nil.'
He then retreated, senses blown.'
Now he's (albo dud), of world renown.!
So ram in your elbows Aussies
Get rid of the clown.!
There was a little girl I knew
Whose smile so brightly grew
She listened to her Mom and Dad
Was always good and never bad
Once, she cleaned the oven interior
But, soon was feeling quite inferior
Her scrubbing and rubbing concluded
With her so sure she had been deluded
Nothing she did made the oven clean
Bringing its heart to such a great sheen
Finally, she asked her Mom for advice
Sure she’d take it no matter the price
Mom said, “Put some elbow grease in it”
So off she went to find the grime grit
It was only moments before she discovered
Her parents guffawing until they’d recovered
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This story happened back in the 70’s before there was any knowledge of a product called Elbow Grease
Baggy elbow
Whisking a wow
Flapping & flopping
Constrained by conforming
With ambition
Baggy elbow
Blowing a bow
Swinging & swagging
Hung from haggling
With normalcy
Baggy elbow
Trying a toe
Cracking & creaking
Tired from trusting
Itself
I’ve developed tennis elbow; it really is quite sore
It’s a medical condition that I’ve never had before
So I went down to the doctor and knocked upon his door
It’s a common ailment, he’s seen it many times I’m sure
He wrote me a prescription; oh boy he’s really funny
Told me to watch the Olympics – not pretend I’m Andy Murray!
I’ve got some painkilling gel, which really does seem to help
And a tubigrip bandage, so constrictive it made me yelp
I struggled to get this ‘tube’ on but it restricted the flow of blood
So I’ve ditched it in the bin - it was causing more harm than good
Now I’ve put on an old crepe bandage, which seems to do the trick
I’ve now come to the sad conclusion… I’m becoming a geriatric!
08~16~16
water still runs clear
each year water’s source recedes
global change required
Two brothers named Mischa and Sam
Collided elbows with a bam
Both jumped in the air
Said, “This isn’t fair”
Then switched seats to eat eggs and ham
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