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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.
ReplyDelete"Espousal"
Dennis & Daisy, two modeling youths,
often depicted young lovers.
In a world of glamor they shared simple truths,
which kept them in touch with each other.
Their CVs were slim (therefore honest);
sincerity was their chief asset.
Their talents were earnest but modest;
they were known for inducing calm on the set.
They so enjoyed each other professionally,
that on a shoot in Reno to promote French Medoc,
they decided to seal their intimacy
and slipped away, on a break, to join in wedlock.
Commercial modeling is all about vending and spending,
but for Dennis & Daisy it spelled "Happy Ending."
~ OMK
Maisy was fresh as a daisy in her youth.
ReplyDeleteComeliest of all, yet modest, forsooth.
She would dance among the flowers and play,
As brightening as the sunshine's rays!
But childhood for us all must pass,
And as a maiden her future was cast.
Three suitors vied for her as spouse
To take her back to their own house.
Tom she'd known from their childhood days.
A stranger, Richard would take her far away.
Harold was older, well respected in town.
As depicted, which would win her smile or frown?
Revision ~
ReplyDelete2nd stanza, 4th line
= "usually infusing calm on the set."
~ OMK
Loved the title of your romantic poem, Ol' Man Keith. I suspect you're beginning to be a bit influenced by Misty's 'happy ending' tendency (she says, without modesty).
ReplyDeleteOwen, how great to have you back! We've missed you. And I was delighted to find all the Jumble words worked into your cool three-suitor poem. I vote for Tom, with Harold in second place, and I think Maisy should avoid Richard.
"Fatherly Complexity"
ReplyDeleteSince she was still just a youth,
father thought he should tell her the truth.
Her problems he meant to depict
so their outcome she could predict.
Yes, Daisy was often quite lazy,
and acted at times a bit crazy.
Yet he had to admit she was modest,
and her wrongs she always confessed.
And good feelings she aroused
when others' virtues she espoused.
Well, maybe he shouldn't mind her
and instead be supportive and kinder.
In the end he actually amazed her
when he hugged her, and kissed her, and praised her.
I got a kick out of your rhythmic build-up through your final line, Misty.
ReplyDeleteThat cumulative amphibrachic effect adds a punch to an otherwise ordinary statement.
Brava!
As for your influence on my Dennis & Daisy, I confess I had it in mind from the start. There's no reason not to spread the joy around.
From the moment I gave them alliterative names, I knew they were made for each other.
Your Happy Endings were definitely the model.
Your latest, playing up the virtue of the father-daughter bond, will probably not show up in my oeuvre, as I have no direct feeling for it, not being myself a daughter and having none of my own.
~ OMK
OMK, I'll respond here to your Corner comment on my post. I don't believe that I was saying people shouldn't complain about a puzzle. I was saying that blanket condemnation of a whole puzzle seems more a reflection of the poster than the puzzle. I think specifics are fine, even though I may personally disagree with some. That is just a difference in experience, knowledge, and/or opinion. For example, contrary to those who object to a lot of proper names, I welcome them. Not that I know all of them. But when I do, it's very comforting to me to be sure of an answer, in contrast to the multiple possible answers for many clues with a level of ambiguity. But that's just me.
ReplyDeleteRe the possible run-on sentence you saw in my post, I think maybe a comma in the right place would have clarified it.
Owen ~ I see both you and I went for Misty's theme today. You at least managed to avoid using "Daisy" as the gal's name.
ReplyDeleteYour open-ended conclusion puts me to shame. I couldn't help using my big mitts to control their fate.
You left yours to an honest twirl of the karmic dice. Given the youth of my pair, it is fair to ask how a "happy ending" can last 60 or 70 years...
Sandy ~ Thanks for the reply.
I am divided on the matter. Occasionally I (believe I) have written an objection over a specific Xwd problem, but I know I am sympathetic at times to the notion that the whole *#@! PZL seems awry.
Sure, it is probably my own problem, but when it is so far out of my league I will happily cast aspersions on it rather than accept any "blame."
I do it not just to vent, mind you, but for the sanity and good will of others who must also be feeling outclassed by some smartass crackerjack ace constructor.
From my perspective misery loves company.
From theirs, they shouldn't feel so alone.
~ OMK
OMK, I really liked deeper-otto's comment at 4:18.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I saw that. Thought you'd like it.
ReplyDelete~ OMK