Having a field day:
My joy immense
At your expense
Immune to crocodile tears:
The old judge
Will not budge
Best thing since sliced bread:
Produced an innovation
Without any hesitation
Head above water:
Averting with persuasion
Bad financial situation
Child’s play:
Brand new toy
Jump for joy
Winter blues:
Right on cue
Down with flu
Shipwrecked:
Stuck on reef
Oh good grief!
Philosophy:
A hot potato
Tackled by Plato
Call it a day:
Do not commit
Time to quit
Play it by ear:
My only advice
Is to improvise
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A Six-word Couplet Series
contest hosted by Mark Toney
© 24th September 2018
Oh give me a home where there are no drones,
where the Democrats and Republicans play,
where seldom is heard a debate that isn't too absurd,
while they try to keep Wikileaks and e-mails at bay,
Home, home on the range,
where the Democrats and Republicans are basically clay,
where seldom is heard a speech written by a nerd,
while the oligarchy are having a field day,
With too many jobs shipped oversea"s,
the middle class once again have an urgent plea,
not for another speech or a clone,
but to create more manufacturing jobs here at home,
While America goes through yet another phase,
we used to be a Republic back in our heyday,
we definitely need more capitalism it is clear,
so please Mr. President stick to your words and don't switch gears.
11-9-16
Forrest forever worked full-time in the forest,
forgetting his fast food which was not so fabulous,
foraging for forest food not his forte,
finally fishing till the fish fought and got away,
Forrest was not exactly having a field day,
frantic and fuming and feeling foolish,
he foraged for food in his ford and came up with,
foul smelling fuzzy french fries from February,
famished he ate the frightful foul fries anyway.
Forrest the forest ranger forages for food in his ford.
10-31-16
Not realizing what he had invented,
because he was "put away,"
Evil's friend Houdini,
was having a field day,
the catapult machine
was not only used as a weapon of war,
but also for people
who wanted to travel far,
especially wanting to visit
their folks on the holidays,
thats when catapulting people
became the fashion back in the day,
the wooden round tub,
holding up to 2 people at a time,
there they got catapulted with their luggage,
flying through mid air,
wearing an armored helmet,
sailing over Piccadilly Square,
there were some injuries
with people crash landing on rooftops,
and also some catastrophies
with some sailing into trees,
they didn't mind the "what if's?"
because they'd get there at breakneck speed,
and with 90% of the travelers surviving
which was good news in any event,
but just in case the travelers started buying,
catapulting travelers life insurance.
Well millions of years ago she came
To be the first woman born of dirt and
Earth and no her name was not Eve...
She was willful, vain and demanded
Equality but Adam refused her dark
Hearted soul and asked God to banish
Her from the garden but as she made
Her way to the sea she spoke aloud
God's real name and said swore
She'd never step foot in the garden
Again if he'd give her wings, he agreed
And so in a fit of rage she took to
The wind and became one of Satan's
Whores and it is said every night
She copulates in the desert with
Countless demons birthing and bringing
Forth a thousand new evil spirits all
Before the sun sheds light on her
Wicked ways, this Queen of the seven
Levels of the underground...in the form
Of a succubus stealing the souls of
Men that can't resist their lust and
She's having a field day in these dark
And strange times 'cuz there is a legion
Of men now with cold, cold hearts to
Be found…to join the liar of where
Lilith dwells, in the deepest and fiery
Region of Hell!
By Elton Camp
Conspiracy theorists are having a field day
“NASA is hiding the truth,” they loudly say
They see a rock shaped like a bone
“Life was here, but now it’s gone!”
When an odd-shaped rock they see
“It looks exactly like a lizard to me!”
“That’s a human skull I see there!
What you say, I don’t at all care!”
Now look what they think they found
“It’s surely Big Foot moving around!”
I think how often I did spy
Living things up in the sky
“There’s a man’s face I see!
Here, a horse that has to be!”
All but those who are mentally blind
Know in the clouds, shapes we find
Rocks on Mars are the same way
When imagination goes into play
Conspiracy theorists don’t care
They’re sure Mars life is there
“NASA is doing an evil plot
To convince us there’s not!”
It’s just like with killing JFK
“The FBI did it,” these nuts say
The days are lengthening, yet no snow
birds starting to nest, too soon I fear
winter still has yet to show her powers
buds forming on fruit trees need no frost
its icy fingers would kill them completely
All is too advanced, the bugs having a field day
gardener's will curse the abundant snails and slugs
that feast on their succulent sweet crops
we need several hard frosts to kill them off
a time of plenty too for rats and scavengers
who feast on carcasses of the unfortunate
much as I and others dislike the cold
for the balance of nature we need the icy temperatures
to keep things as nature intends them to be
snow or a 4 day hard hoar frost then let spring come
Let spring burst forth in her warmth and splendour
chasing away the blues left by winters icy fingers
and the world leave the stark bare white far behind
as colour in all its hues and shades coats the land
bringing with it, both, new hope and renewed life
Oh, No, Earth Is Doomed
By Elton Camp
The ignorant alarmists are having a field day
A 150 foot-wide asteroid will hit us they say
Next February, this big rock will come near
But scientist assure us there’s naught to fear
They have equipment & knowledge to know
And are certain that the risk of a hit is zero
But when the ignorant see that it really missed
A bigger one will collide in 2040 they insist
The accessibility of the Internet’s part to blame
For it is open to publishing just any wild claim
Scientific ignorance of readers also play a part
To see lack of evidence, they aren’t enough smart
Proof is required from one making such a claim
Otherwise, it’s only a wild assertion, so lame
With scientific method, most aren’t acquainted
Therefore, their thinking is far too easily tainted
The earth, many asteroid hits has survived
So it won’t be destroyed even if one arrived
Thus, this beautiful planet be destroyed never
Ecclesiastes 1:4: “…the earth abideth forever.”
Religious folks this clear verse puts on the spot
They must decide if they believe the Bible or not
Soul consume with rage my life fading away.
heart aching with pain so the law I can never obey.
That's right me and the Devil is on the same page.
Yes. I am a real life sage I manifest words from my rib cage.
Needed God help but yet I still couldn't pray.
Now my heart is cold and gray as my bones shatter and decay.
Pain increasing with my soul God and The Devil is just having a field day.
I am burning in hell but my memories the devil can never take away.
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