ultimately, “do no harm”
whilst rooting through his cavities
one false move ’twould cause alarm
with steady practiced hand disarm
poor Sam of his infirmities
ultimately, “do no harm”
funny bones might lose their charm
guard his broken heart, avoid brain freeze
one false move ‘twould cause alarm
it takes a skilled touch to perform
the tricky stretch, ankle to knee
ultimately, “do no harm”
from stomach where butterflies swarm
to ankles wrenched and watery knees
one false move ‘twould cause alarm
in surgery there’s no lukewarm
one must be sure, determined, you’d agree
ultimately, “do no harm”
one false move ‘twould cause alarm
~kat
(NaPoWriMo 2017 #20 – A silly Villanelle Poem (A1bA2 abA1 abA2 abA1 abA2 abA1A2) tackling today’s prompt: to write a poem that incorporates the vocabulary and imagery of a specific sport or game. In case you didn’t figure it out…my game of choice is the Operation Game by Milton Bradley.)
like mercury colliding... 
April 20th, 2017 at 11:43 am
Hahahaha! Of course we had this game growing up, it was a favorite. 🙂
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April 20th, 2017 at 12:17 pm
Bloody Doctors -One would hope they know what they are doing. 🌹😎
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April 20th, 2017 at 1:14 pm
Makes me nervous when they call their professional office a medical practice! 😳
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April 20th, 2017 at 2:06 pm
My little sister’s favorite game. She made me play it with her interminably. Now, over half a century later, just seeing poor old Sam makes me cringe.
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April 20th, 2017 at 2:10 pm
The buzzer sound always startled me!
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April 20th, 2017 at 2:48 pm
got to love that game’s buzzer! good job here!
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April 20th, 2017 at 3:55 pm
I know! It scared me when I was a kid!
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April 20th, 2017 at 10:09 pm
Loved this game KAt! awesome
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