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Over-used sayings can be a great basis for poetry and lyrics. Hey, all Shakespeare did was take a bunch of famous sayings and put them in some plays!

Running Late

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 ~ John Ellsworth ~ Leave a comment

Writer’s Block is here.
Random thoughts have formed no words.
Find a topic soon.

The Fourth

April 4, 2023April 5, 2023 ~ John Ellsworth ~ Leave a comment

Writer’s Block.
It starts early this year.
I have nothing to say.
My wife shed a tear.
Not.

Inside Every Fat Person is a Skinny Person Trying to Get Out

April 2, 2013May 3, 2026 ~ John Ellsworth ~ Leave a comment

I am not a skinny person.
I’ve been told I have one inside me.
This is a wee bit scary.

If I do, he is a very bad skinny person.
He is the voice inside my head.
The voice says, “That pie looks tasty.”
Evil, evil skinny person.
You should go to Weight Watchers, not me.

Never Look A Gift Horse in the Mouth

April 2, 2013May 3, 2026 ~ John Ellsworth ~ Leave a comment

It took years of whining but Mom finally got me a pony.
It was my best birthday ever.
I named my new pony “Steve.”

I combed him and walked him.
I put feed out for him.
I said, “Let’s eat, Steve!”

Then, I tried to look in his mouth.
I had never seen a pony’s teeth.
Steve bit me. Ouch.
I hope Steve is not rabid.

Like Two Ships Passing in the Night

April 2, 2013May 3, 2026 ~ John Ellsworth ~ Leave a comment

It was really dark in the bar that night.
There was a loud cover band.
They sucked.

I saw her from the corner of my eye.
She looked like a Princess.
She was doing 18 knots in heavy seas.

I was full of oil and she had a buffet on her Lido deck.
This was a doomed relationship from the start.

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