Short Colitis Poems

Rolf Benirschke place kicker.
Ulcerative colitis
nearly ended his career.
He made a comeback.
Rolf defied the odds.
He holds the Chargers record
for the most points scored.
Rolf brought soccer-style kicking
to professional football.

I thank wikipedia.org online encyclopedia for information I obtained to write this poem.

Dodoitsu with tanka attached
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       When Joe was young he had tonsilitis 
        In grade school he developed bronchitis
            Later, elbow bursitis
            And Colitis, Neuritis
        Now that Joe’s old ~ he aches with arthritis

        Little wonder Joe’s gender-conflicted
        It could easily have been predicted
             Sick of sports injuries 
             Joe made some inquiries
        Plays dolls injury-free ~ he enlisted
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Here's the haughty elephant,
Won't eat food that's wrapped in cellophant.*
A catered meal is okay,
Like alfalfa or hay,
But most everything else is irrelevant.
The best of them try to abstain
From spirits like rum or champagne,
Which won't give them rabies,
But might lead to babies
Or ailments like gout and colitis.
Or, with this admonition,
A rare skin condition,
Some vets have called pachydermatitis.

*Thank you, Cowardly Lion, from "The Wizard of Oz"...

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