| || flush, frown, motion, italic, fill in for him.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
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FLN Misty ~ Thanks for the menu!
ReplyDeleteFunny, I never got much into Thai food. The two times I had it I enjoyed. I sort of recognize the items you describe, but I don't know their names either, Maybe one of our Jumblers knows what they're called.
Thank you for sharing. I miss the visits from former students, one of the real joys of retirement.
I'm jealous though; I never had a student bring me food!
~ OMK
"An Ill Pill? Hum!"
ReplyDeleteMy wife is prone to motion sickness,
--in italics above for emphasis.
It comes on her with a quickness
that surprised me when I first witnessed
her sea-going version.
We were on an excursion
to Catalina. The sea turned rough.
(Even our crew found the going tough.)
My mate began to frown.
She flushed. She laid her head down,
and started in to sing.
An unexpected thing,
to be sure. I later found
this keeps her stomach down.
Unlike me, she never thinks to puke
and get it over. The thought just spooks
her. She'd rather drown than vomit.
Says she can't abide the drama.
Instead she sings, she hums!
She swears it helps her feel less bum.
She hums and hums and hums.
She knows it just sounds dumb,
but it turns her mood less glum
and it makes the nausea numb.
Fee, fi, fo?
Ho, ho!
Fum!
~ OMK
Thank you for the nice response to my Thai food menu, Ol'Man Keith, and your story about your wife's motion sickness just cracked me up. Wonderful the way you worded it.
ReplyDeleteSo on to my pitiful poetry.
"Gloria"
Gloria makes fellows blush,
their faces red from flush.
Wearing her crown and gown
she never makes anyone frown.
She uses a fragrant lotion
that helps with the brand's pro-motion.
Her charm intends nothing phallic
it is simply sweet and italic.
She wants to fill him with thrill
to brighten any day that feels dim.
The fellows in turn just bless
her wonderful success.
Misty quite clever use of the words and riddle today. I'm sure the Thais had names for those meat sticks but I suggest you call them yummy.
ReplyDeleteI stopped at a mall on my trip north last night and had a Thai togo order. One of the items was shrimp and peppers and etc. Yummy.
OMK, you're right. Never were so many bytes used on so little nits. Fini, over. The J riddle-solutions are often borderline sublime.
And. . What did you intend to rhyme with
"Says she can't abide the drama"?
How about
And avoid the whole panarama
I must compliment you on the various styles you employ day to day and your incentiveness.
I've got a poem in mind but need to nap first
WC
Many thanks, Wilbur ~
ReplyDeleteAs for "drama," I went with the near rhyme which, as you can check back a line, balances the vowel, "m," and schwa of "vomit"--itself a fairly theatrical event.
(Maybe try reading it aloud.)
Have a good nap. I look forward to what you're about to hatch.
Misty ~
Thanks for your thanks. And a big BRAVA for "Gloria"!-- A very witty description of your gal and her effect on the fellows in her orbit.
I kept hearing the music for "Glo-o-OR-ia" in my inner ear as I read your sparkling words.
~ OMK
Thank you, Wilbur and Ol'Man Keith. Of course, now I too have Gloo-o-OR-ia sounding in my earbud too!
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