Words and rhyme - game

[Diana Delafield]

If you've got too much stuff,
time to downsize!

You always hope to win a prize
if you buy a lottery ticket

 

[NanaPat]

You always hope to win a prize
if you buy a lottery ticket

You might encounter a wicket
when playing cricket
or croquet

 

[Diana Delafield]

You might encounter a wicket
when playing cricket
or croquet

That's OK,
as long as you don't ricochet
off a post

 

[iluvtodd]

What do you like most
about figure skating?

 

[Diana Delafield]

What do you like most
about figure skating?

When I was a teenager, it was dating
teenage hockey players who used the same rink

 

[NanaPat]

When I was a teenager, it was dating
teenage hockey players who used the same rink

Reading this, I think
it was immature, but appropriate for a teen

 

[Diana Delafield]

Reading this, I think
it was immature, but appropriate for a teen

For many skaters, even competitors, it's seen
as just one of their many activities, not a life-consuming mission

 

[NanaPat]

For many skaters, even competitors, it's seen
as just one of their many activities, not a life-consuming mission

sometimes kids need permission
to just be kids

 

[Diana Delafield]

sometimes kids need permission
to just be kids

You always hope more than one person bids
when you put something up for auction!

 

[iluvtodd]

Use caution
when cooking a meal

(Well "caution" almost rhymes with "auction." )

 

[NanaPat]

Use caution
when cooking a meal

(Well "caution" almost rhymes with "auction." )

playing "let's make a deal"
among judges is unethical

 

[Diana Delafield]

Use caution
when cooking a meal

(Well "caution" almost rhymes with "auction." )

I like to find words that would be hard to rhyme, and then cackle evilly to myself . The only rhyme I could think of would have been "concoction".

 

[Diana Delafield]

playing "let's make a deal"
among judges is unethical

Some rumours about skating judging become almost mythical
in fans' embroidered retelling

 

[iluvtodd]

If your ankle is swelling
should you put an ice pack on it?

 

[Diana Delafield]

If your ankle is swelling
should you put an ice pack on it?

As a redhaired baby, I always wore a bonnet
to protect me from the sun


[sunscreen for babies hadn't been invented yet ]

 

[iluvtodd]

Have some fun
building a snowman

 

[Diana Delafield]

Have some fun
building a snowman

A harpist usually has to own a van
just to transport the instrument anywhere

 

[iluvtodd]

Don't you dare
play with matches!

 

[Diana Delafield]

Don't you dare
play with matches!

For pairs skaters, the catches
are the trickiest part of twists

 

[iluvtodd]

Fighters raise their fists
when they're ready to fight