Category Archives: Comedy

Damn Damage

Posted on June 21, 2021 by ShirleyB

Posted for dVerse Poets Pub – Trimeric form which was invented by Dr. Charles Stone.    This is such a troublesome affair.I’ll ask you once again to tell the truth.The damage done is more than I can bear.You’ve always been ungracious. Quite uncouth. … Continue reading →

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She Picked The Shoes

Posted on August 30, 2020 by ShirleyB

She picked the shoes in pink with winding straps,of wuthering height, impressive, so divine.A sizzling date the reason why, perhaps she picked the shoes. Her expertise with heels was borderline.Doc Martens were the norm, with tightened flaps.She tottered upright, poise … Continue reading →

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Musical Dip

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ShirleyB

Victoria has set the prompt at dverse pub poets today. It is a Quatrian Refrain comprising eight lines: two tercets and a couplet, eight syllables per line or iambic tetrameter, your choice, first line is a refrain, repeated as the last … Continue reading →

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Stressed To Kill

Posted on March 10, 2016 by ShirleyB

Bodhirose has set today’s prompt. Our challenge for today is to use the following fourteen words in the order presented: stay, sits, play, wits, fits, comedy, flits, tragedy, eye, smart, cry, heart, moan, stone.  These words were borrowed from a … Continue reading →

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In A Stew

Posted on February 23, 2016 by ShirleyB

In A Stew Mother said, ‘Simmer it, don’t let it bubble’. The trouble is the thermostat is knackered. I stood there, stirring it over ninety minutes blending OXOs, cornflour and mixed herbs in it. Then the bell rung at the … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam

Posted on February 22, 2016 by ShirleyB

The dVerse challenge today is from Whimseygizmo, a Quadrille to include the word ‘bubble’. quiet togetherness golden memories floating forever suspended in rainbow bubble-glow inspiring your graceful one-mindedness innocent open-mouthed wonder viewed from a place shaded with hues of mellow … Continue reading →

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Contemplating Dating

Posted on February 18, 2016 by ShirleyB

People tell me I should try a little dating. ‘Go on, dear’, they trill, ‘It’s just the tonic’, Their nagging tends to get a little grating, so, I’ll meet you, Geoff, as long as it’s platonic. It’s not easy for … Continue reading →

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The Fast Brood Joint

Posted on February 12, 2016 by ShirleyB

I never intended to stop that day. It was just a sudden urge. Some sort of latent longing, maybe, I just had to purge. How could I resist? I saw that huge B, yellow and towering above the shop, beckoning … Continue reading →

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My Glorious Wedding Day

Posted on February 9, 2016 by ShirleyB

Oh, what a day! The vicar – nodding, smiling said, ‘If any person have a reason why they can’t be wed…’. From near the back a woman said, ‘Damn right, he’s wed to me’. A dreadful lull consumed the church. … Continue reading →

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They Should Never Have Stuffed My Grand-Dad

Posted on January 27, 2016 by ShirleyB

They should never have stuffed my Grand-dad. He didn’t deserve it, you see. He served twenty years in the Navy, though very near caused world war three. He married my Gran in a lifeboat. They bobbed up and down with … Continue reading →

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