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BONTOS - Volume 3 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.
Try not to lose your nerve And if you pass this test You can be self-possessed. ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Mike climbed up the towering palm To see if it would make him calm. He saw new things for miles around: It's odd where good ideas are found. ©Richard Lubbock & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He tried eating a table To impress Betty Grable She thought he was a fool It's best to stay cool ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He filled their cups with paint Because of the complaint Employment termination Try self-determination ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He wore a dirty brown hat Because he felt like that He got pretty desperate Keep black and red separate ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He threw a knife at some rice Because it wasn't nice The knife damaged the table Try to be more stable ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 She bathed the baby in milk To make his skin like silk The milk went rather cheesy Motherhood isn't easy ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He loudly swore in the dock The sentence was a shock He offered a confession Don't lose your self-possession ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 She clambered up the curtain The spider made that certain The curtain began to tear It pays to be aware ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He stayed in his castle To escape from hassle There was hassle inside Life can be a rough ride ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 The gardener killed the bee When it stung him on the knee The sting stuck in his hand Things don't always go as planned ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He rolled an enormous fag He fancied a long drag He passed out from the amount It's the little things that count ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He watered down his beer To stop it being too dear Nobody would buy it Think before you try it ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 The Captain crashed his ship When he heard a racing tip It cost him a few bob Keep your mind on the job ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He smashed his computer Because it was neuter It messed up his life Some men need a wife ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He tried to jump a chasm Due to a sudden spasm He missed, fell and died Spasms should be defied ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He did self-acupuncture He'd reached such a juncture He became a part-time sieve Do what you can and live ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 She threw her food on the floor Because eating was a chore She soon began to go thin Self-neglect is a sin ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 The farmer ate his shirt To save washing out the dirt It upset his inside Clothes are for the outside ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 She washed her hair in jam She didn't give a damn The jam attracted bees You can't do all you please ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 She booked a reservation Out of exasperation So her husband did the same Ask "How was I to blame?" ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He wildly flung the discus To trim the hibiscus The hibiscus died Forethought should be applied ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I drove into a bog To try and rescue my dog My car soon started sinking Don't act without thinking ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 The cook put glue in the rice To deter hungry mice He promptly got sacked Think before you act ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 (This is an attempt to improve one of the four "crude first examples" from Edward's challenge, 9th March.) They stole chewing gum to qualify as a bum Group pressure lead to theft beware knife-edge action shift (The original version was: They bought chewing gum because it tasted of rum too many got drunk psycho effect of junk) ©Jukka Kukkonen & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Not all joined as a member as it costs some legal tender Still team is organising the mood is that of spring ©Jukka Kukkonen & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 A man fattened his wife Because their bed cost him almost his life His eyes did surely pop Not surprising, with that woman on top ©Richard van Binsberg & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Graffiti tags Hormones to the max Scrub walls good Can't grow up in filthy 'hood ©Richard van Binsberg & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I moulded some sherbet To resemble a turbot My kids wanted to try it Fish is good in your diet ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He juggled an eel To see how it would feel He developed great skill Achieving is a thrill ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He described the heavy sack That hurt his head and back There's a big bump on his crown White hat lays the facts down ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Bonto is random entry Rhyme the result of creativity AA BB, I get to D then C Bonto can be a way to see ©Tony Stagnitta & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I designed a 'techno' pipe So people could smoke and type It didn't make me wealthy Smoking won't make you healthy ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I destroyed my TV It was irritating me Stress lingers in my soul Don't lose your self-control ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Is wearing shocking pink Colour-blindness, do you think? And it looks odd on a bloke Well, there's nowt as strange as folk. ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I dress like an old dear It's my acting career And in this disguise See the world with fresh eyes. ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I don't need to sleep, he said I just like to stay in bed. Before long he was snoring. Passivity is boring. ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I watched some paint dry To pass the time by It was a bore on the whole Passivity bleeds the soul ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I fried some computer chips To fatten up my hips I processed in my seat Be careful what you eat ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I made myself feint With the fumes from some paint I tripped on some cables Heed the warnings on labels ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Sometimes action and aim, Are not quite the same. If what is, is depressing, What can be, is a blessing. ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I read a book on my head For a change in bed My wife thought it was nice Variety adds spice ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I got stuck in a chair Some glue had been left there My son enjoyed the lark Be careful where you park ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I terrified the cat By wearing a strange hat It left with great haste Some jokes are in bad taste ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 She made my heart melt By saying how she felt I'm very glad I know Red hat lets feelings show ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I captured a yellow duck I heard they bring good luck The duck pecked off my ear Don't believe all you hear ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I jumped upon my hat To try and make it flat I fell and hurt my knee Do things carefully ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I walked in a wood at night To watch some owls in flight I bumped into a tree Be careful if you can't see ©Paul Scott & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 My sister has an elephant that followed her deodorant Now she knows not what to say except for "careful what you spray" ©Leon van den Berg & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I have a broken plate because of reacting too late It would have been delicious food, but on a lap food tastes no good ©Leon van den Berg & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I like to change a pooey nappy It makes the child happy I was a good father But babies need their mother ©Tony Stagnitta & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 A man shot Princes Di, And cameras don't lie. She said "It's press intrusion" What's real and what's illusion? ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Chopsticks and a plate of peas I'm glad I'm not Chinese. If it takes a miracle Why not be empirical? ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 The motto "I'll survive" Works best when you're alive. When old ideas won't do Seek the broader view. ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I'll give up girls for good I reckon that I could And keep it up until Wish is distinct from will. ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 "Oh good" he said "The flu!" "All those things I needn't do!" But when such thoughts intrude Don't be hostage to your mood. ©Jim Duthoit & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Bill never went to meetings. He did not like the beatings. When forced, he'd always yelp, 'Use Six Hats--that would help!' ©Jon Jonas & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 June always thought lateral For new ideas, after all. Coworkers thought her strange. Many don't like open range. ©Jon Jonas & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 She punched him in the belly to see if it was jelly. He suddenly got quite sick. It's real hard to play Saint Nick. ©Bernie Perry & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 He stuck his head in a shoe. He had nothing else to do. It got stuck and he got scared. Some people are just too weird. ©Bernie Perry & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 I stood on a baseball bat in order to make it flat. It rolled and I fell down. It's easy to be a clown. ©Bernie Perry & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Dick crashed the new car After leaving the bar. He paid lots of money. Drink and drive is not funny. ©Jon Jonas & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 Dead men ate a hearty meal To stave off that ghostly chill But cold seeps into the mind And fear grips you from behind ©Robin Damion & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997 |
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