Spreading Fast

So silly ...

I don’t want to alarm you

but I’m feeling very ill

No, I do not have a fever,

a headache or a chill

 

There’s only one known symptom

and it’s with me all the time ~

Every sentence that I utter

comes out in metered rhyme

 

I went to see my doctor,

a capable clinician

But he said there was no cure

for this rare, bizarre condition

 

I fear that it’s contagious,

a pandemic international

based on observations

that are really very rational

 

You see, there is this poet

with whom I correspond ~

he has the same affliction,

and he’s way across the pond! 

Author's Note

Beware, WC!
You must stay quite keen
Doc unleashed a virus
which has no vaccine! :)

Reviews

[Angel]

Gosh, I think I know that guy
A silly, balding limey
I wonder if that's why my speech
Is suddenly all rhymey??

[Rita L. Sev]

Oh dear, it's gotten Angel
I don't know what to say
Perhaps there is a shot
That might keep those rhymes at bay!

[Angel]

I don't know just what to do
Seems I've succumbed to this curse
Every time I try to speak
It all comes out in verse!!

[Dr. Wood ?]

the cure is very simple
it's easy as can be
if you want this to end
then just stop reading ME

[Angel]

Oh, you silly limey
You know that we all love you
There are lots of poets here
But none who are above you!

[SyberRose]

this was so funny...enjoyed Rita...really cute...Rose:)

[Rita L. Sev]

Thanks, Rose. Just having a bit of fun... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i had chicken pox when i was young, before i started writing poetry...i can get shingles but not rhyme.

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! Well, thank goodness some are immune... ;)

[Chris]

"We ARE contagious!?!
and it spreads from word to word
those silly little hooks hang tight
and it's we that suffer the delight!"

[Rita L. Sev]

:) It seems to have gotten to Chris! ;)

[Chris]

Well?... Duh! or is it Doh!