ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

this weeks topic for our Illawarra breakfast poets "Accident Prone"

Accidents Do happen.

They say accidents do happen
and more frequently too some.
Take the case of of my mate Joe
as a rule of thumb.

Now Joe was quite an active bloke
retired, but full of life.
Never had the time to chatter
He'd leave that to his wife.

Always on the go was Joe
helping those in need
Put his hand to anything
He was a special breed

But Joe had one little problem
for in his haste to do a job
Joe would take the shortest route
if he thought it would save a bob

Take the case of Mrs Warner
who lived two doors down from Joe
asked if he could clean her pipes
and make her water flow.

Well Joe had no hesitation
and was on the job real quick
With electric Eel and crow bar
he'd show this girl how slick

Well Mrs Warner was intrigued
she'd not seen an Eel before
Sat and watched his every move
and what Joe had in store.

Joe kicked the motor into gear
and the Eel it came alive.
Unfortunately Joe coupled up
the wrong end of the drive

The eel it took too dancing
and much to Joe's distress
Had encircled Mrs Warner
and consumed the women's dress.

Her screams reached out to neighbours
several blocks away
And by the time they all arrived
Joe was on his way.

It was not a very pretty sight, said Joe
Mrs Warner standing in the raw
Every time the stories told.
Joe's mates are rolling on the floor.

From that day on poor old Joe
never done a another job
Surrendered all his working tools
Never earned another bob.

Down at the local Joe has a name
he's not that fussed about
“Joe The Eel” they call him
Who cleaned out Mrs Warner's spout.

A very amusing tale Noel. How embarrassing for poor Joe.

Heather

Australians are so quick to slap a tag on things... Good humoured write.

Dear of dear Noel,

Didn't you read this aloud when you finished writing it? It is amusing and you have a way with these 'little ditties' but
I thought the idea of doing homework was to improve our skills. I was reading along and then I hit stanza ten.
Oh well at least your poor Joe made a timely exit. As for that eel, I have heard a much ruder poem about this untamed monster.

A great yarn Noel, really had me worried where that Eel was going for a while. Had to use one yesterday and boy was I in the s--t or poo you might say.





Thanks mate.


Bob

They can be slippery little devils too.

Thanks for a mighty chuckle.
Jim.

as Zondrae said One should read their poems over a dozen times before posting. I always see the errrors after someone has pointed them out .do better next time.

Gees if i did thay Noel I'm never post anything ?????


RAMP