They met before she knew what love was for
He wanted her to think that he was cool
The ruler of the local swimming pool
And after that he'd show he knew the score
He thought she liked a rival swimmer more
So Brad set out to make him look a fool
Since Dave was going to another school
Humiliation's part of love and war
Young Brad devised a clever little game
To bring this challenge to a crashing stop
He called Dave's perfect dive a little tame
Then climbed the diving ladder to the top
But as he jumped he heard Dave call his name
Distracted he performed a belly flop!
Author notes
OK I may give you something serious instead, but this sort of happened
Petrachan sonnet for a contest called Belly Flop
A contest entry
- Belly Flop by paulcreates.
500 points, ended July 10, 3 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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HAHAHA! Sometimes the best poems come from winging it. This is a fun write you've penned. Thanks for entering!
Paul -
too painful - don't know if he was redder from the flop or the embarrassment - but this rings school yard true.
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well done here.
As always you set the bar.
Bravo
Good luck to you in the contest
Passions
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I love the way you take an everyday event and make it work as poetry! Cute and clever writing!
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Nah-I like this one!
Brought a smile like all your funny writes do.
xxx Bumpy
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Yes, I think he was the one who was left with egg on his face.How many times does this happen in life.Trying to show someone up and ending up showing themselve up instead.Loved it, Ros
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i like the well-kept rhyme and the humour
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