| || bunch, arena, canvas, oddest, stand a chance.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
Comments are welcomed!
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.
"Is It On Their Smart Phones?
ReplyDelete-or Did They...-
"Can the Stance?"
A bunch o' the boys were whoopin' it up
at the arena on Saturday night.
The oddest event had 'em all lit up,
'twas a mighty strange kinda fight.
They'd tried to interfere with the match
by throwin' seats in the ring,
but their own revolt forced a counterattack--
and what a real wing-ding!
What was odd was the number of pugs
whailin' away on their boy.
He was flat on the canvas 'cuz many o' the mugs
from the other guy's corner found joy
in conkin' him from behind
while the referee staggered off, blind!
The boyos needed film of their hero's last stance
before he went down for the count.
Proof he deserved a win ere they pranced
unfairly when he was down.
Did they manage to file it away?
Was their proof in the can, so to say?
~ OMK
"Romantic Lunch"
ReplyDeleteGeorge took his wife out for lunch
to show her he loved her a bunch.
The restaurant was anear,
a place where he often drank beer.
It was pretty, like a canvas,
and for dessert they offered bananas,
perhaps the menu's oddest,
but only because it was modest.
George wished they could hear a band
so he could ask his wife to stand
and join him in a dance
to celebrate their romance.
She would really have loved such a chance.
Misty, have you realized from OMK's poem that you had the second 5 ltr word wrong eg, Not ANEAR. I had trouble with that word because of all the vowels.
ReplyDeleteI'm pondering my own poem. Similar idea as OMK's. Not as bloody unless I go with gladiators and Caligula.
I was so busy yesterday both morning, afternoon and night that I partially finished both 4/5 and 6s. I'll get back to it. I didn't start xword until after nine. Plus, Sun City didn't have a newspaper.
WC
Too bad the Georges couldn’t dance.
ReplyDeleteThey’d have improved their chance
for music if they’d just been anear
the arena, where they might-could hear
André Rieu and his romantic accents
spilling out from the venue’s air vents.
Still it was neat
of George to spring for a treat,
to lunch with the missus--
and maybe swap kissus?
~ OMK
Many thanks, Wilbur, for pointing out my error. I thought "anear" looked weird and "arena" would certainly have allowed for a better rhyme than "banana." Not my best morning, for sure, but at least I gave it a shot. I'll try to look up stuff in the future.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, the word "Bunch" almost brought me to tears. My sweet husband Rowland began by calling me "Honeybunch," but in time shortened it to "Bunch." Once in a while someone would ask me, "That's an unusual name--Bunch. Does it come from your family?" How I wish he were still here! He was brilliant with crossword puzzles and would love this blog.
Misty, from all the A words used in xword-dom it's natural that ANEAR would be logical.
ReplyDeleteI still have to go back to tomorrow's two sets of J's and try to figure them out. It may take a week.
WC
BTW,
ReplyDeleteANEAR is a word. Hence my use of it in my George poem.
It is archaic, but still to be found in legit dictionaries. I thought of it, but decided ARENA was just the more likely choice for the jumble folk.
~ OMK
Ol'Man Keith, I loved your poetic response to George's situation, and I do hope he and his wife shared a kiss. And I thank both you and Wilbur for being patient about my strange "anear." How kind of you.
ReplyDeleteNow we just needed a Wilbur poem and an Owen poem and a Sandy visit to get our week started off well. Sandy posted on the Crossword blog, so it's good to know she's well.