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October 6, 2005

National Poetry Day (2)

Filed under: Geeklife — Will @ 1:07 pm

Once again, it’s National Poetry Day. Seems only a year since the last one. Back then, I wrote a poem about a finger infection. This year, the illness theme continues.

Burns Nights

On Sunday, was lazy
What seemed to appeal
Was making for dinner
A microwave meal

My stomach was rumbling
My taste buds were frisky
I bought parsnips and chicken
In honey and whiskey

As I shovelled it in
Down my throat, heading south
I realised I’d scalded
The roof of my mouth

I blame the carton
My fault it was not
The box should have said
That the sauce might be hot.

On Tuesday I cooked
Something filling and nice
Chili con carne with
Masses of rice

Calamity struck
While draining the pan
A grain of rice flew off
And fell on my hand

I was using hot water
So it took but one crumb
To leave quite a painful
Burn on my thumb

Despite my applying
Cold water and ice
I’ve an ironic blister
That resembles some rice.

5 Comments »

  1. Heh heh, I like that a lot :)

    Comment by Sarah Thomas — October 6, 2005 @ 4:42 pm

  2. Will Mcgonagall I presume??

    Comment by D Maclean — October 8, 2005 @ 10:55 pm

  3. As this site refers to William McGonagall as

    widely hailed as the writer of the worst poetry in the English language

    I shan’t take that as a compliment…

    Comment by Will — October 10, 2005 @ 9:34 am

  4. Excellent :-D

    Comment by Gunnella — October 10, 2005 @ 9:36 am

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