Sobriety Limericks Part 8
Working-cl*** pseudo tough
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 485
Originally Posted by zerothehero 
i done mangled the language fair
them werds make fer poems to share
to tick off sparky i will dare
it be evolution baby why care
them werds make fer poems to share
to tick off sparky i will dare
it be evolution baby why care
I love Yorkshire Poems in the dialect, and they have a fantastic flow and character to them. i.e.:
To a Daisy, Found blooming March 7th.
A'a awm feeared tha's come too sooin,
Little daisy!
Pray, whativer wor ta doin?
Are ta crazy?
Winter winds are blowin' yet,--
Tha'll be starved, mi little pet.
Did a gleam o' sunshine warm thee,
An' deceive thee?
Niver let appearance charm thee,
For believe me,
Smiles tha'll find are oft but snares,
Laid to catch thee unawares.
Still aw think it luks a shame,
To tawk sich stuff;
Aw've lost faith, an' tha'll do th' same,
Hi, sooin enuff.
If tha'rt happy as tha art
Trustin' must be th' wisest part.
Come, aw'll pile some bits o' stooan,
Raand thi dwellin';
They may screen thee when aw've gooanm,
Ther's no tellin';
An' when gentle spring draws near
Aw'll release thee, niver fear.
An' if then thi pretty face,
Greets me smilin';
Aw may come an' sit bith' place,
Time beguilin';
Glad to think aw'd paar to be,
Of some use, if but to thee.
Working-cl*** pseudo tough
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 485
Golf's a game I love to play,
I used to play most every day,
But lately something really odd,
Has turned me off from whacking sod.
See, golf's a game that's played with cheer,
In Canada that cheer is beer,
And beer it helps to grease the swing,
And help forget the shots that sting.
Plus friends they like the company,
And drink helps this most sociably,
But when one doesn't drink at all,
What is the point to hit the ball?
So trapped within infernal head,
Each shot I do begin to dread,
As soberness leads one to see,
The water, sand, and mighty tree.
Though one would think with eyes so clear,
The evil ball one's club should steer,
Instead said water, sand and tree,
Claim my ball and torment me.
My game has suffered without drink,
In fact one could say that I stink,
But in the end I have to say,
Is it that large a price to pay?
As when I'm done, I drive my car,
Yes to my home, not to a bar,
No DUI, or accident,
As sober to my home I went.
So yes my game, it suffers still,
Without the calm effect of swill,
Yet with some pride I get to say,
I'll live to play another day.
I used to play most every day,
But lately something really odd,
Has turned me off from whacking sod.
See, golf's a game that's played with cheer,
In Canada that cheer is beer,
And beer it helps to grease the swing,
And help forget the shots that sting.
Plus friends they like the company,
And drink helps this most sociably,
But when one doesn't drink at all,
What is the point to hit the ball?
So trapped within infernal head,
Each shot I do begin to dread,
As soberness leads one to see,
The water, sand, and mighty tree.
Though one would think with eyes so clear,
The evil ball one's club should steer,
Instead said water, sand and tree,
Claim my ball and torment me.
My game has suffered without drink,
In fact one could say that I stink,
But in the end I have to say,
Is it that large a price to pay?
As when I'm done, I drive my car,
Yes to my home, not to a bar,
No DUI, or accident,
As sober to my home I went.
So yes my game, it suffers still,
Without the calm effect of swill,
Yet with some pride I get to say,
I'll live to play another day.
Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Poway, CA
Posts: 1,636
Life was once enhanced by wine,
It made tough times seem almost fine
Eliminating stress I thought at the time
When, in fact, next day stressed doubled with time.
My family have all had the tendency to cover
The normal life challenges with the drink and other
Today a simple bag of 'spice' and many alternatives to choose
We can do without the booze and dabble in homemade creations
That gives a high, calms the nerves...but what are in these bags from whatever Nations?
Having put down 'the drink' a long bit of time,
I now find something more difficult has been dropped in this lap of mine
To overcome is only surgery which may not do it
But must try, give it my best shot, and take the chance
The surgeon can help with his magical skills and hands.
The victims of Neuropathy may have created this problem
This nerve damage affecting my feet and other areas
By over drinking over a long long time
Some days not a sober breath was mine
My wish for all is to stop drinking and look at news
we were never thinking.
Overindulgence can cause this nerve damage, it's true
Just wanted to share this message with You.
If stopping now after reading this note
Just one person may avoid this Disease of which I wrote.
The only positive thing has been
New friends and support that I never had then!
The kindness of many, the cheer of them too
Takes my mind off what has been making me blue
I find that people are so caring and special
So wanting to help from afar and near
The people have made this pain able to endure
I hope in the future I can repay in kind
But, know without doubt, I will darn well try.
Sobriety for many many reasons, including health problems years later!!
It made tough times seem almost fine
Eliminating stress I thought at the time
When, in fact, next day stressed doubled with time.
My family have all had the tendency to cover
The normal life challenges with the drink and other
Today a simple bag of 'spice' and many alternatives to choose
We can do without the booze and dabble in homemade creations
That gives a high, calms the nerves...but what are in these bags from whatever Nations?
Having put down 'the drink' a long bit of time,
I now find something more difficult has been dropped in this lap of mine
To overcome is only surgery which may not do it
But must try, give it my best shot, and take the chance
The surgeon can help with his magical skills and hands.
The victims of Neuropathy may have created this problem
This nerve damage affecting my feet and other areas
By over drinking over a long long time
Some days not a sober breath was mine
My wish for all is to stop drinking and look at news
we were never thinking.
Overindulgence can cause this nerve damage, it's true
Just wanted to share this message with You.
If stopping now after reading this note
Just one person may avoid this Disease of which I wrote.
The only positive thing has been
New friends and support that I never had then!
The kindness of many, the cheer of them too
Takes my mind off what has been making me blue
I find that people are so caring and special
So wanting to help from afar and near
The people have made this pain able to endure
I hope in the future I can repay in kind
But, know without doubt, I will darn well try.
Sobriety for many many reasons, including health problems years later!!
Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Oregon
Posts: 4,252
Ippy, I'm sorry to hear about your pain
Must make it hard for you to stay sane
My health is perfect except for my brain
Sometimes my mind's on a fast moving train
We each have our woes
And while I'm stuck in my throes
I run on high! Be careful, I'll step on your toes
I must watch where I stick my pokey old nose
Then I reach the edge of a cliff
There I go, right into the rift
My thought come slow and I must sift
Bad thoughts away as slowly I drift
A bright day, the sun comes out to shine
The sunflower peeks out and it's a sure sign
That things for a time are going to be fine
As long as I walk a narrow straight line
Must make it hard for you to stay sane
My health is perfect except for my brain
Sometimes my mind's on a fast moving train
We each have our woes
And while I'm stuck in my throes
I run on high! Be careful, I'll step on your toes
I must watch where I stick my pokey old nose
Then I reach the edge of a cliff
There I go, right into the rift
My thought come slow and I must sift
Bad thoughts away as slowly I drift
A bright day, the sun comes out to shine
The sunflower peeks out and it's a sure sign
That things for a time are going to be fine
As long as I walk a narrow straight line
waking down
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 4,641
this thread and its people
sometimes make me simultaneously
sad and inspired
the beauty of your souls
the kindness
the pain
the comfort
the suffering
the hugs
so glad i found you
why do those in my 3D life
not share like we share here
lonely in space
but not in cyberspace
and so strange these bodies
with nerves a buzz
and muscles contracting
knotting and twitching
veins and arteries
flowing or not flowing
anxiety and dizziness
not knowing
symptom's origins
not knowing
when or if
we exhale
our last
or maybe
inspire
a new
life
sometimes make me simultaneously
sad and inspired
the beauty of your souls
the kindness
the pain
the comfort
the suffering
the hugs
so glad i found you
why do those in my 3D life
not share like we share here
lonely in space
but not in cyberspace
and so strange these bodies
with nerves a buzz
and muscles contracting
knotting and twitching
veins and arteries
flowing or not flowing
anxiety and dizziness
not knowing
symptom's origins
not knowing
when or if
we exhale
our last
or maybe
inspire
a new
life
Living and Loving Life at Last
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: gods own country
Posts: 12,169
Golf is played inside the head
When playing bad, the course we dread
I feel it your new mission
Is play the hole first envisioned
And club is graphite, not lead
When I stopped drinking I lost weight,
Sparks, I'm not angling for a date,
But when I lost my bust
My swing I needed to adjust
In sobriety you will compensate
For love of golf in in the soul
And sloughing shots is every goal
Soon your drive will return
And pals respect you'll earn
As ball rolls neat in 18th hole
Sparky, I always looked forward to my 19th hole refreshment, the imbibing was part of the social aspect of the game, but ask Carlos, you can still enjoy your love of golf, ( and relocate your form) sober, it just takes a change of mindset. I don't imagine you would struggle with that!
When playing bad, the course we dread
I feel it your new mission
Is play the hole first envisioned
And club is graphite, not lead
When I stopped drinking I lost weight,
Sparks, I'm not angling for a date,
But when I lost my bust
My swing I needed to adjust
In sobriety you will compensate
For love of golf in in the soul
And sloughing shots is every goal
Soon your drive will return
And pals respect you'll earn
As ball rolls neat in 18th hole
Sparky, I always looked forward to my 19th hole refreshment, the imbibing was part of the social aspect of the game, but ask Carlos, you can still enjoy your love of golf, ( and relocate your form) sober, it just takes a change of mindset. I don't imagine you would struggle with that!
Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: midwest
Posts: 484
I have raised my arm
out of the rubble and earth
through strength
subverting the worst
in a way
converting this curse
in arrays that delineate
my own universe
never to stray as if this lessons learned
But the stresses earned
and the peak is so high
that I cannot see
a free way to ever return
But yet the truth burns
now that I see what I have
a disease that has damn near ripped me in half
So I seek a new direction
upon myself within
a new day
and another tomorrow too
every lessons a clue
as I continue to grow
from listening to you
in forums sown by threads post
so many thanks
within me
your support has shown
that for us, we now have a home
as we're getting closer
to who we want to be
we never have to do it alone
as shown here at SoberRecovery
out of the rubble and earth
through strength
subverting the worst
in a way
converting this curse
in arrays that delineate
my own universe
never to stray as if this lessons learned
But the stresses earned
and the peak is so high
that I cannot see
a free way to ever return
But yet the truth burns
now that I see what I have
a disease that has damn near ripped me in half
So I seek a new direction
upon myself within
a new day
and another tomorrow too
every lessons a clue
as I continue to grow
from listening to you
in forums sown by threads post
so many thanks
within me
your support has shown
that for us, we now have a home
as we're getting closer
to who we want to be
we never have to do it alone
as shown here at SoberRecovery
Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: New England, USA
Posts: 3,958
((((Ippy)))) sorry for the health issues you're dealing with.
Welcome sober composer!
It's a blessing that I turned to drink
And that my life is one booze tried to sink
For without my addiction
I'd never faced my affliction
Of all the wrong ways that I think
Welcome sober composer!
It's a blessing that I turned to drink
And that my life is one booze tried to sink
For without my addiction
I'd never faced my affliction
Of all the wrong ways that I think
waking down
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 4,641
Great attitude, gleefan. So true!
Nice work, SoberC. Welcome always!
A cold beer after hard work in the sun
used to be mandatory, and I'd drink a ton,
but a can of seltzer is fine,
and the bubbles are divine,
plus my brain is still sharp when I'm done.
Nice work, SoberC. Welcome always!
A cold beer after hard work in the sun
used to be mandatory, and I'd drink a ton,
but a can of seltzer is fine,
and the bubbles are divine,
plus my brain is still sharp when I'm done.
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