Oft-cooked fats and oils
Stink the air, catch in my throat,
Make it hard to breathe.
Beshoff’s, O’Connell Street
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My Workstation
Fans whir without cease,
Heats the room to boiling point,
But it helps me write!
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Tidy Neighbour
Lawnmower mumbles,
Grass shaven, weeds beheaded,
Trimmings composted.
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What I baked today
Chocolate muffins:
Cocoa, flour, eggs, milk, and
Vanilla essence.
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Headline from popular underwater tabloid
Bottlenose Dolphin
Couples with False Killer Whale
To create Wolphin
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Impressions can be deceiving
Jimmy Cagney looms,
Tommy gun in hand, saying
“You doity rat!” – not!
It’s a fact that James Cagney never ever said “You dirty rat”. It’s the impressionists of Cagney who picked it up over the years. A bit like “Beam me up, Scotty”, which was never uttered by Captain Kirk.
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Dichotomy
Nuclear Power:
Atom smashing generates
Massive energy.
Nuclear Attack:
Atom smashing generates
Mass casualties.
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Child’s Eyes
Filled with devilment,
Lying in wait for the chance
To make you a fool.
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Ronaldo – a conflict
He delights the crowd, flicking and swerving, darting and weaving. He scores goals for fun, changes games, wins championships. He tops the polls, wins the awards, receives the adulation. He earns big bucks, commands a huge transfer fee, is the envy of every club in Europe. He is a footballing genius.
He dives and feigns injury, cries and moans, disrespects the ref. He shows his club disloyalty, yet expects the fans to love him. He bares his chest to say “look at me – see how beautiful I am”, prances and poses. He lacks humility, lacks grace. I hope he never plays for Liverpool. He is a footballing fool.
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A Healthy Start
What’s a good breakfast?
Porridge oats fill your belly
and have low GI.
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