Tag Archives: wordplay.

RIP TESS

Posted on December 22, 2018 by colonialist

Like us, the entire Pooch Pack are feeling the effects of passing years. All of the dogs have been with us for over twelve years. Annie the Africanis now moves with difficulty, the two Maltese, Gemma and Ni(gel), are not … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Dogs, Humour, Wordplay | Tagged Colonialist, Loss of dog, Pets dying, sadness, wordplay. | 14 Comments

Photo Challenge Early Bird Take 2

Posted on April 19, 2015 by colonialist

(Click on appropriate section of sidebar on right for translations, writings, compositions, awards and special series.) Early Bird The early bird may get the worm, But just remember that The one the bird’s fate will confirm Will be an early … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Challenge, Nature, Really Awful Rhyme, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Colonialist, humour, Photo Challenge Early Bird, Really Awful Rhyme, wordplay. | 22 Comments

A Certain Really Awful Riddle

Posted on April 13, 2015 by colonialist

(Click on appropriate section of sidebar on right for translations, writings, compositions, awards and special series.) I was just about to commence the following masterpiece when the lights went out. It seemed an odd time for the loadshedding … Continue reading →

Posted in Humorous rhyme, NaPoWriMo, Personal Journal, Really Awful Rhyme | Tagged Colonialist, NaPoWriMo 13, Really Awful Rhyme, Riddle in Rhyme, wordplay. | 10 Comments

Really Awful Day 1 – 8 Themes for NaPoWriMo

Posted on April 8, 2015 by colonialist

(Click on appropriate section of sidebar on right for translations, writings, compositions, awards and special series.) Day 1 (What something is not) It isn’t like an article, or press report, or tale, And isn’t something where most people trying it … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, NaPoWriMo, Personal Journal, Really Awful Rhyme, Renovations, Rhyme, Writing | Tagged Colonialist, humour, NaPoWriMo, Really Awful Rhyme, renovations., Window replacements, wordplay. | 11 Comments

A really awful ring of truth

Posted on April 2, 2015 by colonialist

(Click on appropriate section of sidebar on right for translations, writing, compositions, awards and special series.) Quasimodo is a man you may see As one of few of Christianity That you ever find Of legitimate kind … Continue reading →

Tagged Colonialist, Quasimodo, Really Awful Rhyme, wordplay. | 12 Comments

Various orange-meants

Posted on March 7, 2015 by colonialist

So this week the Daily Post Photo Challenge features: ‘Orange you glad it’s photo challenge time?’ And no, I didn’t write that – I think they are copying my style! The pantry was innocent of oranges. I toyed with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wordplay | Tagged Colonialist, humour, orange blooms, orange boats, orange cat, Weekly Photo Challenge: Orange, wordplay. | 22 Comments

Really Awful Hot Air

Posted on January 12, 2015 by colonialist

‘We need some airconditioners!’ My daughter blurted out; The heated tones she used Left me in very little doubt The matter, it was urgent, So forthwith I promptly went To airily explore how best Such outlay could be spent. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Nonsense verse, Personal Journal, Poems, Really Awful Rhyme | Tagged Airconditioners, Colonialist, fun, Hair care, humour, Really Awful Rhyme, wordplay. | 25 Comments

Really Awfully Of-Fishes!

Posted on October 5, 2014 by colonialist

Really Awfully of Fishes: the Of-fish-all Version: Have all of you haddock lovely day? Cod have been a good eel batter! (Salmon’s sprat cod have had that to say All of a sardine, in chatter!) Getting into such bad halibuts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Nonsense verse, Poems, Really Awful Rhyme, Wordplay | Tagged Colonialist, Dreadful Puns, Fish Puns, Really Awful Rhyme, wordplay. | 43 Comments

The Really Awful Mannerisms in ‘New York School’ Poetry

Posted on April 21, 2014 by colonialist

(Translate; Vertaal; Vertalen; Traduire; Übersetzung: μετάφραση: Tradução: Перевод; Traducción: )———-> (Click on Sidebar items on right for translations, to play Colonialist compositions, or to visit his writings etc.) Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a “New York School” poem: New … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenge, Poems, Really Awful Rhyme, Satire, Wordplay | Tagged Colonialist, humorous rhyme, NaPoWriMo, New York Style poetry, Really Awful Rhyme, satire, wordplay. | 42 Comments

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: TREASURE: A LITTLE LIFE

Posted on February 14, 2014 by colonialist

(CORRECTION AND APOLOGY: This post was prepared on the Friday prompt of Smitten rather than the Weekly Photo one of Treasure. Well, after all that effort it is blanketty-blank-well going to be squeezed into the Treasure category whether it flippin’ … Continue reading →