rhyming verse can appear forced or contrived, but still fun to play with – like my Odes – these were fun… .
Ode to the ice in my glass
I know the ice in my glass makes a ripple
when mixed with my favourite tipple
but I still need to test
if it works out the best
with a single, a double or triple.
Ode to Phenylalanine
There’s a word which describes
the feeling inside
which you get from a dark chocolate crème
which chemistry tells us
is down to a dose of
that feel good drug called dopamine
and there can be no doubt
the best sense in the mouth
derives from the cocoa nut bean
so the challenge today
is a word you can say
which rhymes with phenylalanine.
Ode to a Christmas Jumper
The time has come to venture forth,
to leave the land of drawer,
to brace your face for being placed
o’er breasts and chests once more,
to come into the light of day –
hurrah, it’s time again
for exposing Pa Pa Christmas
with his reindeer and snowmen,
for laying bare your baubles
and for lighting up your cakes,
your Christmas trees and holly leaves,
your penguins and snowflakes;
it’s time to face the world,
prepare for fun and getting plumper
as your owners take you from the dark
to wear their Christmas jumpers.
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