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BONTOS - Volume 20 There are specific forms of poetry like Limericks, Haiku and the Malaysian Pantun. Each of these have a very formal structure as to number of lines, meter, syllables etc. The meaning is often also tightly prescribed - especially the Pantun.
The Bonto is a new formal type of poetry for use on the net.
sometimes you gain when you suffer time has gone by, I'm happy and strong life is short but the journey's so long ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 My poem is going to Bonto land a little oasis deep in the sand when it arrives it will like its new home but a wanderer will always roam ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I went against what seemed to be the truth words mean nothing I wanted some proof finally my heart showed me the error of my ways in the heart of man a miracle lays ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I made a cup of tea with concrete I thought this trick might be neat it set in the cup before it was drunk thoughtless games can leave your ship sunk ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Joe liked to feel negative all day no-one had taught him to think in a positive way Joe got meaner, nothing went right negative feelings dirty your sight ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I looked for sense in the nearest stone I had gone quite mad I was all alone the stone was quiet calm and clear what's the point in ruuning from your fear ? ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Someone wronged me so I thanked them I shrugged it's better than pandemonium I choose not hate it doesn't serve me negative emotions block clarity ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Feeling very well I want to see the quack he helped me once before to get my mind back ready for action but what do I do ? when lost climb high, get an overview ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I was told to look for God " inside " I'd been searching for him far and wide meditation showed me the way to go in the church is dead but God is breathing ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I work hard. earn nothing , I'm happy fulfilment is my aim, I'm that sort of chappy slowly I'm learning my wealth is within to know your goal is a wonderful feeling ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I make a fool of myself in public it's part of the plan, simply a trick when off guard I rob them blind a foolish smile can be so unkind ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I was dying of thirst but I didn't want to drink thirst brought clarity, I wanted to think I'm still practising thinking the thirst's gone away thinking is fun you should try it some day ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Religion is dead, I gave thanks to God a diety for religion doesn't give a sod the almighty sent angels singing in my heart the church keeps man and God apart ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I wear a mask wherever I go I hide what I feel under a smile you know my friends know my mask they don't know me when I look at you, is it your mask I see ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I closed my eyes and saw burning gold meditation helped this miracle unfold Maharaji has helped me to feel peace and joy meditation helps a man feel like a boy ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Old as the earth but so fresh and new a sundrenched hill is in my view nature floods my soul leaving me clean from the heart of a mountain flows the stream ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Tired as hell but wide awake insomnia rules, no pills I'll take this gives me time to write more verse one mans pleasure is anothers curse ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I dug a large hole I found buried treasure well upon my soul soon somehow my adventure had sprung from the earth Lateral thinking leads to ideas of some worth ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I worked very hard at something I hated hoping my wish for money would be satiated but the more I earn the more I need there seems no end to human greed ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I wanted to live so I shot myself in the mirror on the bathroom shelf shattered glass but I was intact death is certainly a matter of fact ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I needed some money so I gave some away a lateral solution some might say the money invested produced twice as much to get what you want it's best not to clutch ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I thought I heard that wallflower bark it was probably a dog I'm in the park the shock launched me in the air flower power has bite I do declare ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Sane as they come my home a padded cell sometimes I pretend I'm mad for a spell I bounced around the walls night after night moments of madness can lead to insight ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I love the Queen so I shot her twice auto-focus lens, the pics should be nice I gave one to mum the other's on my wall careful with words they stick like treacle ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I often would shout hello to the hills this was one way I got my thrills usually the hills shout, hello, back to me stranger things can happen at sea ŠShaun Hopkins & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 His computer exploded with gunpowder loaded and now he is headless O, please don't be mindless ŠLeon van den Berg & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 My car flew away last night because I did not treat him right Now my garage stays empty A car must always be a she ŠLeon van den Berg & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Table Mountain fell into the sea Because the Olympics he will not see Cape Town is now without mount or game By cutting his nose, he brought more shame ŠLeon van den Berg & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I spread jam on my door To collect blowflies more They stick in deathly throes Life's full of final blows ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I placed soup in my sock To substitute for stock My guests declared it shocking Use stock and not a stocking ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I parked between the lines To dodge some parking fines A sign declares "No Standing" There's no use reprimanding ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I hyphenated text My sentences were vexed When rushed expression clashes Avoid last minute dashes ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I glued feet to the roof To test my theorum's proof My theory was unsound There's no point hanging 'round. ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I shouted down the class A discipline impasse My anger caused them sadness There's method to one's madness ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 My bontos are directed To see who's worst affected Just look for who is squinting Some bontos aren't worth printing ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I scribbled heiroglyphics The lecture lacked specifics My notes made me conjecture Attend the proper lecture ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Decoded heiroglyphics For lecture text specifics Suspect it was last year's Don't realise your worst fears ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Chocolate and toothpaste were mixed Dinner mint shortage was fixed Smiling, I think my guests knew Some food is hard to eschew ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I rolled amid the clover To see what cows fight over They shot me, if you please! Don't catch mad cow disease ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I shot ten bunny rabbits It's one of my bad habits I then tell all enquirers Don't catch Colesi virus ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I drank some mercury To test toxicity The outcome's not surprising My mercury is rising ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 My bathroom scales are displeased My weight's been Festively Seized Restaurant credit card's felt Know when to tighten your belt ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Tarzan married Cheetah Jane was seldom sweeter Romance didn't linger Don't befriend a swinger ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Bob self-immolated To scorn the world he hated He used a butane lighter Solutions make you brighter ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Porgy married Bess To fix a Gershwin mess Ten tunes down they falter Syncopation's altar. ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Bach sung tunes in hot-tub soaks To make contrapuntal jokes Some think this technique perverse In Bach's output please immerse ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 P.T. Barnum folks abuse Sideshow exits they'd not use Barnum copes with crowd excess This Way! Witness the Egress! ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I drank direct from a bung To loosen up my tongue I then felt sick in the gut It pays to keep your mouth shut ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I put my shoes on my hands To try to do handstands My clothing is indiscrete Do not wear gloves on your feet ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I scream out profanity To prove my insanity Court contempt? I'm liable Don't swear on the Bible ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I flung a battle-axe To test the nerve of Max He cringed in disbelief It's better to be brief ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Beethoven's Tenth's a disgrace Not known for Ludwig's embrace Symphony Battle's bereft Some things improve when you're deaf ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I set my roof in flames To test insurance claims Smoke damage I'd discover Improve your contents cover ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I used my tie as a belt To keep my pants upheld My dress sense earned derision Confirm your fly's position ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Donald Bradman's balls were skied Cricket skills exemplified Ninety-nine's no average tame Not just cricket - Bradman's game! ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Children, children starving everywhere, The world's richest nations - they don't care. Will no one reverse this trend? Human misery's without end. ŠIgor Kusyszyn & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I sought some sprezzatura To make my bontos purer Some syllables need preening Make form support the meaning ŠSteve Smith & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 |
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