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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.
9 comments:
Owen, I think it's LYSMFE.
Sandy, thanks for the correction. I've now saved it when I added the "color" version of the cartoon.
Once again, I've been unable to find the J4 online. Perhaps it's been phased out. Do any of you know a newspaper that runs a j4 on Sundays?
Hah! I was gonna take the night off, but when I saw today's six clue words, I couldn't resist making a poem with them. I always aim to run the words in a compressed, economical manner and, as you can see, these seemed to be ready-made for my first sentence.
"Exciting Sample"
Myself, I happen to be a person
who likes the nuance of an influx of garlic cloves.
Shipped in bulk they worsen
the chance for vampires to arrive in droves
via the loading dock of our restaurant.
I love how they infuse the air with their sweet perfume;
how they spice the taste of my breakfast croissant,
my scrambled eggs, and my jus de prune.
Best of all, I appreciate that garlic's scent
strengthens the mojo of my pinot noir's ferment.
~ OMK
Ol' Man Keith, I had just the opposite experience. I did get all the Jumble words and liked the solution, but trying to turn them into a poem drove me crazy. I'll post it only because it's my worst poem ever, and will hopefully make future ones look better.
"Poor Example"
I try hard to be myself
and put my faults up on a shelf.
I don't want to be caught napping
when bad things around me happen.
I'd love to amuse every person,
their days to improve and not worsen.
When I win a prize and have bucks
I always share my influx.
I wish my humor were quick
so I could rhyme a word like "garlic."
But in the end I don't have much nuance
and deserve getting teased with new taunts.
I wish my virtues were ample
so I could be a shining example.
But, hey, so what if I fail to be formal,
I'm just me, not brilliant, just normal.
And if I'm a rotten poet,
at least I know it.
Dear Misty,
Aside from re-cycling some previous couplets, this is hardly the "worst" bit of verse we have seen.
I'm sure I have posted crummier samples than yours.
Don't beat yourself up, Buttercup.
--esp. when you can share "influx" and "bucks"
and find light in normality amid all our pueriality.
~ OMK
Owen ~
No, I'm afraid I used to find the J4 here.
It's not in the LA Times. Nor of course in the NY Times.
I always wondered where you found it.
~ OMK
Thank you for your kind words, as always, Ol' Man Keith--your kindness is a gift.
I echo OMK re. Misty's offering today which was most excellent. Probably better than the following
John my sponsor was a shining example of sobriety at work
"No Chet, the most important person is not myself. Rather
The influx of newcomers with their nuanced quirks.
Trouble? When we carry the message it's never a bother. "
"Just like some happen to like garlic with their pasta, others plain,
So we keep it simple, live and let live, we're wont to explain."
WC
Thank you for the kind comment, Wilbur. And John's sobriety and comment is very aspiring.
And yes, good garlic and pasta comment--thanks for that too.
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