The Spoonbill Generator

A friendly leaf once gave me quite a fright: [Apsley]

When curly kale subdued my aspirations [Roland]

And left with in the dark without a light [Apsley]

A hostile twig once gave me quite a bruise [Beefy]

In spite of my defensible precautions [Apsley]

And left with in the dark with little news [Roland]

A curious conker knocked me out [lary]

And left me with some strange and strong sensations [Apsley]

And left with in the dark without a doubt [fester]

A gnarly root once gave me quite a knock [Beefy]

That led to quite a few prevarications [Apsley]

And left with in the dark without a lock [Beefy]

An am'rous bud once nearly stopped my heart [fester]

It certainly caused sundry palpitations [Beefy]

And left with in the dark without my art [fester]