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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.
"Invaluable Crop"
ReplyDeleteAt Villa Ocho the blades flashed;
swords slashed,
and the fight that had started as a gentleman's duel
turned harsh and cruel.
From the house
Hans the Ritter ousted
his rival onto the surrounding tenant's farm.
Then Gregor's ballestra forced Hans to retreat
to avoid grievous harm.
The knight countered with a lunge
meant to expunge
his foe.
Against the rules Gregor pulled his dirk
and with a quick jerk
(twisting low)
pressed Hans into a hayfield.
But he would not yield.
Gregor followed with a mighty thrust,
an attack so lusty
it ought to have ended all hope.
But Hans negated its power,
refusing to cower
as he managed to cope
reaching a bushel of wheat,
fending off sure defeat
by covering his chest
with sheaves thickly pressed
over his rapidly heaving breast.
~ OMK
"Bushel and a Peck"
ReplyDeleteWhen Doris started to date
the promising candidate
she learned she'd have to negate
all rights to his vast estate.
But she went and took the plunge
and into the marriage did lunge.
She ended up living in his villa,
and sleeping with him on his pillow.
So she didn't own the place--
who cares--it was still her base.
The life she had was do-able,
and for her, quite invaluable.
Love your title, Misty, a recycling of a number from Guys and Dolls!
ReplyDeleteYour poem traces the happy conclusion to a "pre-nup"--in which love conquers the particulars of ownership!
Hurrah for trust!! (as in having a little faith in one's partner).
I hope the broken rhythms of my entry were not off-putting. Fencing was my collegiate sport, and I was trying to capture the variable rhythms (short, long, ultra-short) of an actual fencing bout.
~ OMK
Your poem today is simply brilliant, Ol' Man Keith--and I really mean that. I always love the way you make the solution the title, but then the combination of your complex verses and rhymes, which give the poem a kind of beautiful music, along with the exciting and heroic tale of a conflict between two powerful and heroic figures, is simply amazing. And I had to look carefully, but all of the Jumble words are there, cleverly and neatly worked into the narrative.
ReplyDeleteIt just kind of breaks my heart that I'm the only one to see this today. I just wish the Jumble could have remained part of the Crossword discussion so others could see your incredible gift.
I hope you're saving all your poetry, and you might think about collecting them all in a booklet for family and friends.
I do check in.
ReplyDeleteThat's great, Sandy, I'm so glad you still check in, and I know you like Keith's poems!
ReplyDeleteI was here earlier. Lots of running around today. Round trip to Ocala. I second Misty's kudos of OMK's thrilling duel.
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of the poinard was that it could be slipped into chunks in the armor.
Speaking of CC wasn't Yeats one of your professorial endeavors, Misty. I see you wisely left BUSHEL for the title as OMK is wont to do with the riddle-solution.
I did not have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at the bottom to provide me with the second N.
I'm listening to "The Idiot" by Dostoevsky which audio I found in YouTube. It's my absolute favorite story.
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My close friendship with Mr Stupidity leaves me partial to "Idiots".
WC
Clever Thursday xword from our clever Mr Weschler (Jeff). I never think to check constructors but while solving look and nod with the usual "uh huh!"
Nice to have you check in Wilbur. Yes, I taught the Yeats class in January or February, I think.
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