Billy Bonder and the Beautiful Belly Button Bubbles
Billy Bonder often pondered
While sitting naval gazing
Just what it was about belly buttons
He found totally amazing
The button turned nothing on or off
It seemed to have no use
Perhaps he thought its purpose was
To stop his bum from coming loose
So finally he thought it time
To try and make a start
And find some useful purpose
For this lazy body part
It was all that Billy thought about
‘til it gave him tummy trouble
And then one day by accident
His belly button blew a bubble
The pity was for all concerned
That it seemed that at the start
The only way to blow a belly bubble
Was to counter balance with a fart
But Billy took the time to practice
Even Mum was tickled pink
When he blew beautiful belly bubbles
Without the noise or awful stink
With his special new found skill
Billy Bonder shot to fame
The beautiful belly button bubbles
Meant everybody knew his name
While it was an innovation
And quite startling and new
Billy realised he would be old news
In just a week (or maybe two)
And he was right, it wasn’t long
Before someone had him beat
Jenny Jones from Jonbley Junction
Could knit jumpers with her feet
So while the button did him proud
And brought Billy fleeting fame
His belly button could now retire
And start collecting lint again
Sioban Timmer
- Submitted in response to Poetry Prompt #2
