To the shady bars of the underworld
He went to drink some absinthe
And later watched his chunder hurled
Into a bathroom sink.

Next word: rooibos (a.k.a. "red bush tea")

"I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just as our memory does."
- Jorge Luis Borges

Since "ROOIBOS" is an Afrikaans word I'm going to try my Rhyme in Afrikaans.

Rooibos met jou heerlike ruik so pragtig,
Rooibos jy proe so goed, jy kan dit sien op my gesig.

I know this is really bad, and my afrikaans isn't so good. Here's the translation:

Rooibos with your pleasant smell so brilliant,
Rooibos you taste so good, you can see it on my face.



Please forgive this!!

Next word: Lightening

The sky is on fire-- in lightening.
I find it all so frightening!
And, yet, when thunder explains it's woes...
I find it quite enlightening.

(*winces* Weak, I know. And I even got an easy one...)

Next word...
statuette

Little sculptured statuette
Of a beautiful dudette,
In a gracefullly clasical plie;
It's no Swan Lake, but definitely ballet...

Next word: empty

He wanders the streets, his
stomach empty,
He is dirty and down
hair unkempt, he
shuffles to the hearest fire
a little warmth, his
only desire

Next word : tuba

'Wisdom comes to all of us. Someday it might even be your turn.' -Polgara the Sorceress
"To the pain!" Dread Pirate Roberts
"People are stupid" Wizard's First Rule

On the front of my ute I keep a roo bar,
While driving along playing my tuba.


(We call them Roo Bars rather than bull bars where i come from because, well you are more likey to hit a roo than a bull.)

Next word : safe

T he lonesome, wayward
wandering waif
wears a collar to feel
more safe.
(But says on occasion
that it tends to chafe.)



Next word: Wicker

Memories begin to flicker
In and out of my head.
Emotions stir,
And scatter my
Memoirs like polaroids
Into a basket
Made of wicker.

Next: distasteful

I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead and some come from behind.
But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me! ~Dr. Seuss

Nothing is more distasteful
than a rhyme that's wasteful.

Next: culpable

call me culpable
of not being able
to either speak
or squeak.
May I be so bold
as to accuse me cold?

next word: tired

"We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off."
~ Tyler Durden, "Fightclub"

tyres never get tired,
cause inside they're wired,
screaching and scorching on rubber skin outside,
On tracks dirty, bumpy n broken and on roads narrow or wide,
They smoke, they kiss, they smooch as they slide.
In these momentous moments some survive,
and the not so luck they just die.
A few live for while, cracked,
scratched, bruised, out of shape n whacked
One or two of the priceless ones smacked,
Beaten, prodded, heated and put back into shape
For auctioning and selling, packaged in shiny tape...
...tyres never get tired,
just one day may be, online and wirelessly wired )

The next word is smile

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Dont Be Afraid To Take Risks,
For You Are The Spirit, That's Eternal
And Can Never Be Hurt

When I meet your eyes and see you smile
My pain seems to fade away for a while
And life is no longer a terrible trial
Though we all still walk in single file.

Next word: search

Many days I walk and search.
Looking for the stone wall church
where the white dove will perch.

Next word cower

I heard thunder and began to cower
As the sky let loose with a summer shower.

Next word: melody

"If a man should pick me wildflowers, he would hold my heart forever" J.

The rising sunlight dances to a crazy melody
Upon the tumultuous waves of the deep blue sea.

Next word: tambourine

I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.
Some come from ahead and some come from behind.
But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me! ~Dr. Seuss

Dance to the jingle of the tambourine
Feel the music, be serene.

In keeping with the musical theme, how about calliope?

"If a man should pick me wildflowers, he would hold my heart forever" J.