| given, merge, freely, beside, firm believers. |
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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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Well, getting hung up on the wrong word - of five letters - didn't help me to a quick solution. Going back to the cartoon and rereading the caption did help.
ReplyDeleteI kind of like this solution. It's not outstandingly fun or entertaining, but the phrase does make sense both ways. One of them is kind of awkward, but still fairly logical. So, as the arbiter of no one's opinion but my own, I'd say C+.
Why not? C+!
ReplyDeleteAs you say, it's not especially entertaining. But it meets the (low) bar.
~ OMK
Once again the quandary. The B&W is sharp and easily readable. The color is sort of blurry, and not as easy to read. So what should I go with?
ReplyDeleteWhich is more to your liking, Owen?
ReplyDeleteWhile the color version is blurrier, it is still legible.
I like the extra dimension of color. But as long as both are clear enough, it comes down to a question of taste--your taste, Maestro!
"Germ Deceivers "
I've been reading up on this corona bug
and it really is a mean little mug.
It's a given that it needs to merge
with our healthy cells. It has an urge
to replicate but can't do it solus;
it requires live protein and some-such from us.
Unless we get our vaccine immunity,
our cells are game to play along, freely,
eager, and happy to share DNA genes
which the virus can use beside as a means
to mutate more swiftly, make variants faster
than we can evolve, thus spelling disaster
for the weakest among us.
And even our strongest must beware of smugness.
~ OMK
"Marriage"
ReplyDeleteThe couple by love were driven--
their fidelity was a given.
And soon, as their passion did surge,
they decided their union to merge.
And so, wedding vows they gave freely
with intent to abide them ideally.
In marriage they did reside
in a home, living side by side.
Their devotion was solid and firm
and no arguments made them squirm.
In family they were believers
and so soon, they became conceivers.
And then, a year later, they smiled
as they welcomed their first child.
Ol' Man Keith, I'm guessing with that bug
ReplyDeleteno couple will feel snug and hug.
And you'd be right, madam!
ReplyDeleteGive the little lady a cee-gar!
Unless of course the couple in question both have their shots--another excellent reason for getting immunized, no matter what the anti-vaxxers say.
Your poem shows you back in stride, in your familiar world of "solid devotion."
Today's edition is sure-footed, well-rhymed, and neatly wrapped in the happiest conclusion.
~ OMK
I had to cheat on the solution then the TADA as BELIEVERS was easy enough to grok.
ReplyDeleteI'd say solid B for the play on the word FIRM. If I'd seen Owen's color version I might have gotten it do there's my vote.
Yes, Misty's on her
usual firm foundation
Of family devotion.
Will J&J be able to head off the variant strains from Europe and Africa? Germ deceiver indeed.
I'll save my TROPE for demain.
WC
Thank you, Ol' Man Keith and Wilbur, for your kind words.
ReplyDeleteI still haven't managed to get my vaccine, but I'm working on it. The local pharmacy expects it at the end of the month or mid-April, but I wish I could get it before then.