Category Archives: Really Awful Rhyme

Water Sound Investment

Posted on October 6, 2019 by colonialist

When sitting on our patio There’s something always on the go: Thanks to the water feature here The sound of trickles rings out clear, And I have tuned it to provide  A really pleasant sound outside; The only problem to … Continue reading →

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Didja’ ever get one of them days, boy

Posted on October 4, 2019 by colonialist

My list of woes Today you see Is all that shows Of misery, Computer crashed, The sound card gone, So off I flashed  To get back on. Or, would have raced, But car, the key Could not be traced — … Continue reading →

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Loki

Posted on October 2, 2019 by colonialist

Our Loki, like Topsy, has growed, And ever so well-named, we knowed, His keen excavations Impair our relations, As vast indignation has showed. © October 2019 Colonialist

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Pet Roll* Purchase Expedition

Posted on October 1, 2019 by colonialist

Yahoo, yippee, and hooray, Petrol price goes down today? Well, at least, so we were told But we’re now out in the cold Due to factors which not least Have, within the Middle East, Nonsense caused, so price shoots up … Continue reading →

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Drastic Pedal Action to Level Dud Church Organ

Posted on September 30, 2019 by colonialist

Stroke Mass on keys all shot That grunt and wail;  The wind goes off the rail — To phobia entail — Stamp, flash, and level got! September 2019 Colonialist

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Now Snow Icy?

Posted on September 29, 2019 by colonialist

Still rooted in the theme of cold, At Gateway we chilled out, And there, indeed, we did make bold To let kids play and shout While flinging snowballs with great zest At Mom especially, And see whose snowman was the … Continue reading →

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Current Affairs: You can even see the wallpaper frieze!

Posted on September 27, 2019 by colonialist

This iceberg has just washed up on Durban Beach. Well, if you can believe it is a natural iceberg, surely washing up on our beach is credible? Actually, it IS a natural iceberg, but it only feels as if it … Continue reading →

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Thief of Time — or Adder?

Posted on September 25, 2019 by colonialist

Leanne Cole asks whether procrastination isn’t just laziness? My comment took the form of one of my Really Awful Rhymes: ‘Procrastination is of time the thief’? Consider, though, that ‘Look before you leap’ Can give more time, and save you … Continue reading →

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A Dozy Day

Posted on September 24, 2019 by colonialist

Today, when came the time to rise I stayed, to everyone’s surprise, In bed where I was happy I was pinned in, completely; quite; By cats, as I had been all night, They both had status nappy. My breakfast I … Continue reading →

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Just Coffee, Thanks!

Posted on September 21, 2019 by colonialist

Up early and we broke our fast With friends who sent us to there, And not a bad place for a blast, Or having quite a do there! Then on to sports shops; got a strap A broken one replacing, … Continue reading →

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