[Brian Allgar]

Chris, with a bit of beefing-up (who says size doesn't count?), that would be a good one for the 'Ingenious rhymes' comp.

Later: Needless to say, I couldn't resist tinkering with it myself. By putting my piece and yours together and adding a few lines, the result is a daft sonnet that would have Petrarch turning in his grave. (The problem is that my piece has two -ini lines, whereas all the rest are -oni until the final couplet. Oh, well, nobody's perfect.)

Ageing satyr Berlusconi
Should have stuck to tortelloni
(Adult tarts, no longer teeny ) -
His mistake was tortellini.
Now he’s in the minestrone,
Swearing that it’s all baloney
And the proof entirely phoney.
But the judge’s view is stony:
“Off to jail with Berlusconi!”
Ministering to his bone, he
Liked a babe not quite full-grown. He
Didn't think, but should have known he
Could do time for bunga bunga
With a tootsie that much younger.