The One Line Poem Game (1-50 Words) Showing 2,151-2,200 of 5,070

[Roger]

No one had yet discovered the hills of Darjeeling.

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No one had yet discovered iPods

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Nor did they get to use fishing rods.

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No one had yet discovered radio waves,

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Neither had they read Robert Graves.

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No had yet discovered the joystick,

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Nor had they tasted spotted dick.

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It was the best of times,

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Though not the best of climes.

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It was the worst of times,

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But it had better rhymes.

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Life was harsh, living in a Celtic round house

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No privacy so everyone was quiet as a church mouse.

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Every village had to have a sage,

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Who worked himself into a ritual rage,

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And so predicted what was to come.

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If he proved wrong, the headman struck him dumb.

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He predicted Billy Joe McAllister would

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Jump off the bridge which wasn't good.

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Poor Sage thought he might, thought he should.

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Save the boy and he thought he could

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save him from a dreadful childhood.

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That's why he had joined the priesthood,

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To help those who felt misunderstood.

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But he may have well stayed in the parsonage,

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'Cause Bille Joe Mcallister jumped off that bridge.

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Though he was quite conflicted,

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As a sage it was what he predicted.

[Roger]

[[You should set that passage to music, great Country hit ;-) ]

There's such a lot you can do with sage,

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Making a stuffing with onion is all the rage.

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Or mix it with oil and rub it in your hair.

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Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

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Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme

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Remember me to one who lives there

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He once was a true love of mine.

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All the boys would turn and stare

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Some would moan and some would whine,

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Cos when he was with me they didn't think it fair.

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His name was Arthur Garfunkel,

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And he was my nephew's uncle.

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We knew our love just couldn't be wrong,

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Because Paul Simon lauded it in song.

[Roger]

It all depends on just how willin'

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You are to give up Bob Dylan.

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Or indeed if you get your kicks

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Kicking out with Hendrix,

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Playing 12-bar blues in thirds

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And chilling out to the Byrds.

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You mentioned where to get your kicks,

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There is only one place, Route 66.