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| gavel, hairy, gossip, entice, green light.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
Comments are welcomed! And couching them in Poetry is definitely NOT required.
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.
FLN: Misty ~ Good. I had the Moderna too.
ReplyDeleteBoth are rated highly effective, either 90% or 95%, unusually high as vaccines go.
I had no negative reactions, just some itching at the injection site that started a couple of days after and last for a few days.
I hope you have no worse response.
~ OMK
ReplyDelete"Light Green (as St. Paddy's Day trim on a court gown?)"
An interval in the trial brought more gossip
among barristers for the Crown.
Until the gavel they dripped snickers like a faucet
over the wretched patched-up gown
and frayed, hairy tie-wig worn by their opponent.
"Hasn't the blighter any sense of the moment?
Perhaps he's trying to entice pity from the Court!"
But with the verdict their scorn stopped short.
Damages were awarded to the fullest extent,
damages--plus a charge for a brand new habiliment.
~ OMK
The words you come up with, in your always elegant, sophisticated verses, just amaze me, Ol' Man Keith. A real treat.
ReplyDeleteWell, I wish I could get a break from my romance obsession, but here we go again:
ReplyDelete"Ireland"
Patty did urgently pray
that by St. Patrick's Day
Pete, who was tall and hairy
would finally ask her to marry.
She did her best to entice
him, by being so kind and so nice.
Soon Pete took her on a trip
and gossip began to flip.
He treated her like a queen,
and took here to Ireland, so green.
And there on a lovely night
her eyes were shining and bright
as they ended their wonderful travel
to the sound of a judge's gavel.
And Patty was joyful and gay
that they wed on St. Patrick's Day.
"habiliment" was the word that amazed me the most, Ol' Man Keith.
ReplyDeleteI thought so, Misty.
ReplyDeleteActually I wanted the giggling barristers to pay for the guy's "costume," but I couldn't find the preceding "-oom" word to set up the rhyme.
"Outfit" wouldn't work either, so what you got was the 3rd choice.
Your poem today is very smart. You managed a fine tie-in with St. Pat's Day. I wanted to do a holiday special, but got sidetracked early in the British court scene.
Pete and Patty are neat names for the couple. I can imagine her eyes shining high on the Cliffs of Moher as the sun was setting in Galway Bay.
Happy St. Patrick's!
~ OMK
The French is habillement or s'habiller(to get dressed). I take it those snarky lawyers got their comeuppance from that down home barrister. Shades of ol' Abe.
ReplyDeleteMisty the other 364 days work well for romance too, I'm betting. I'm glad Patty overlooked Pete's hairiness. I've got these big eyebrows.
WC