Words and rhyme - game

[iluvtodd]

Will you have time to rest
in between all of the holiday fesitivites?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Will you have time to rest
in between all of the holiday fesitivites?

Be careful not to end up with cavities
from eating too many desserts and candies!

 

[NanaPat]

Be careful not to end up with cavities
from eating too many desserts and candies!

or liver damage from eggnogs with brandies
or other alcoholic drinks

 

[Diana Delafield]

or liver damage from eggnogs with brandies
or other alcoholic drinks

It seems, methinks,
that it would be safest to fast for the Christmas/New Year's season!

 

[iluvtodd]

Do you have a reason
for turning down an invitation?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Do you have a reason
for turning down an invitation?

You might if you have a vacation
planned, and will be out of town on that date

 

[iluvtodd]

Don't be late
for work!

 

[Diana Delafield]

Don't be late
for work!

Your boss might think you shirk
your duties if you do that often!

(choice of "offen" or "off-ten" pronunciations optional )

 

[NanaPat]

Your boss might think you shirk
your duties if you do that often!

(choice of "offen" or "off-ten" pronunciations optional )

With time and use, skates soften
It can be good (breaking in) until it isn't (breaking down)

 

[Diana Delafield]

With time and use, skates soften
It can be good (breaking in) until it isn't (breaking down)

Why does "gown"
only mean a long dress, but a "dress" can be any length?

 

[skylark]

Why does "gown"
only mean a long dress, but a "dress" can be any length?

oh, don't overtax my strength
I'll wear a dress, a gown, or an elegant flowing pants set

 

[Diana Delafield]

oh, don't overtax my strength
I'll wear a dress, a gown, or an elegant flowing pants set

And whichever you choose, you will get
many compliments!

 

[NanaPat]

And whichever you choose, you will get
many compliments!

be careful how you store your important documents
like deeds, wills, birth certificates and citizenship papers

 

[iluvtodd]

Does anyone here like capers
on a pizza or in a salad?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Does anyone here like capers
on a pizza or in a salad?

Narrative poems like the ballad
are one of the oldest forms of storytelling

 

[skylark]

Narrative poems like the ballad
are one of the oldest forms of storytelling

What ho! The best stories can be quietly compelling
Just don't mix your storytelling with simultaneous rappelling

 

[Diana Delafield]

What ho! The best stories can be quietly compelling
Just don't mix your storytelling with simultaneous rappelling

Otherwise you might find yourself felling
little trees as you plummet down the face of a cliff

[My husband did that once, when the edge of a path crumbled while he and friends were hiking along the face of a cliff. He said he took out several spindly little bushes until a sturdier one caught him in its branches. Otherwise I'd have been widowed even younger than I was, and I'd only have two kids, not three!]

 

[iluvtodd]

Does your body feel stiff
when it rains?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Does your body feel stiff
when it rains?

There are more aches and pains
as you age, whatever the weather!

 

[iluvtodd]

Do you ever find bird feathers
on the grass?