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Harry was versed in the opaque arts of herbal concoctions
ReplyDeleteHis sunken eyes seemed emblematic of over consumption
Of those various substances procured in the shady corners
And crime infested haunts to which Harry was no foreigner.
Was Harry a made guy? To suggest so made him madder
Than a hermit having company climbing up his ladder.
WC
I'm giving Chet a rest. One note. In the end getting clean is a reverse accomplishment. I'm proud to know two J-friends in here with real world accomplishments. I did manage to do 21 years in IT which brought me to an early retirement.
ReplyDeleteNow Misty and OMK wrote about and enacted artiistic works while Owen was an artist.
I know no better word to describe our talented patron..
WC
"Problem and Solution"
ReplyDeleteUntil he was given a permit,
Harry was quite a hermit.
He lived in a room with his gerbil,
and his diet was entirely herbal.
But his neighbors produced some chatter
which made Harry sadder and madder.
They objected to his having a pet,
and that made them a bit upset.
But before they all suffered a quake,
they met to make their worries opaque.
Harry explained that he had once been quite drunken
and that his spirits had terribly sunken.
He felt he needed a friend
and the gerbil put him on the mend.
When they realized his gerbil was a gem,
they cheered and gave Harry an emblem.
For a pet permit they him paid
and got Harry to come out of the shade.
Now, after all these various labors
Harry is friends with his very kind neighbors.
Wilbur, a reverse accomplishment, to my way of thinking, is as great as or greater than what you call a real world accomplishment. And besides, AA is about as real world as can be, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat poem, Wilbur, to start off my Sunday holiday!
ReplyDeleteI know we'll get back to Chet when you're ready. Meanwhile, Harry is surely one of your coolest pieces. Very well done, sir!
I got a serious laugh from your final couplet. Enjoyed reading it over and over.
Misty ~ Thanks for keeping the flame alive while I slept in--and now just loll about.
Your Harry was wise in communicating his gerbil-therapy to the neighbors. We should all be open to our neighbors' needs.
Your poem is certainly a great boon to any readers seeking the Jumble hints--as advertised in the site's title!
Sandy ~ I agree.
I think ANY personal accomplishment counts in the real world. In whichever direction, the worth of the deed is based on how heavy the load that had to be displaced.
~ OMK
Wilbur ~
ReplyDeleteWhat would you say to adding two syllables to your last line--between "company" and "climbing"?
Maybe "he spots" or "he finds"?
Tell me to shut up.
~ OMK