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| emcee, forty, rotary, spoken, "prefer-rents".
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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.
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6 comments:
"He Repents<"
Before the Rotary Club emcee had spoken forty words,
his introduction of the ornithologist was for the birds.
~ OMK
"Popular Ernie"
Ernie was a popular emcee
suffering from a sore knee.
He was almost forty
but still a bit sporty.
He could handle a rotary
and compose some poetry.
He was bright and well-spoken
and given to joking.
As a result it made sense
that he'd be the preference
to work with the stars
on this year's Oscars.
I was away from my computer, and thus from the site for most of the day.
I return to find it as I left it, nearly empty. I guess we Jumble-types are never going to catch on.
Misty ~ Your Ernie would stand a better chance of getting the Oscars' gig if the Academy would decide to HAVE a host. I haven't heard one announced for this year. They have gone two years without one, so chances are they'll do it again.
I see how you rhymed all the clue words in your first eight lines, then used the next couplet for a version of the solution--and, lastly, your final couplet for your joke. How very neat & precise!
~ OMK
Well, so kind to get your delightful response to my poem, Ol' Man, and just to have you check in. Many thanks for that.
But I miss all of our friends and blog partners? Where are you all?
Owen, we love your always wonderful verses. Are you feeling okay--we hope. And please come back if you have time.
Wilbur, your archaic, complicated poetic verses with all the Jumble answers buried in there, are such a treat for us. We miss you--please come back.
And Sandy, your often first responses commenting on how you found the Jumble and what you thought of the solution, are something I look forward to every morning. I miss you too--please come back tomorrow.
Good night, everybody, have a good night's sleep--and let's have a great day tomorrow!
I had the J solved and the riddle-solution (but I'm stuck on Friday's riddle.
Very economical OMK and Misty always manages to tell a story.
I just get tied up on other things. At least I've read the entire Ivanhoe do I should be able to wrap it up soon.
What next. The Idiot by Dostoevsky? I did love that novel. Or should I tackle LOTR? Two year project since Bilbo took six months I think. And Ivanhoe longer
Btw, as I alluded at CC, don't get too overwhelmed by Saturday's"Stella" xword.
It is doable even if you don't know the P&Ps and get initially completely befuddled by the clueing.
At least I'll have the pleasure of seeing the anon and Bobbis of the world P&M'ing.
WC
It just occurred to me that my short poem this morning, just one couplet, might have caused some reader to think I was just blowing this off.
My aim is always to be as economical as I can be. This was the first time I actually managed to get all four clue words into a single line, the first line. It took longer to do this than usual. I fell asleep while trying variations-- before waking again around 5:30 to complete it.
These may not be the finest verses to be found, nor the cleverest hints to the Jumble answers, but the fans on this site are devoted.
~ OMK
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