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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.
"Emergent Sooth"
ReplyDelete'Tis a traditional adage, hoary with age:
"Each sex hath a tinge of t'other's best traits,
and fra' smokers ta showers ilka group hath a sage
who leadeth by merging both genders' good gaits."
~ OMK
"Friends"
ReplyDeleteThe good-looking soul was a blender
when it came to defining its gender.
Its personality was not easy to tinge,
and so it lived mainly on the fringe.
But it had a good friend named Madge,
who gave it a badge with an adage:
"Wherever your place on a shelf,
just remember to be yourself."
In response, to honor Madge,
the friend went and named itself "Cadge."
It then worked at becoming a broker,
and played poker, and was often a joker,
but it avoided being a smoker.
Once its personality had emerged
its popularity also surged,
and Madge shouted, "Hurray!
Cadge, you are on your way,
and we celebrate your day."
Thanks, Misty, for today's introduction to "Cadge," who seems an appropriate figure for Pride month.
ReplyDeleteThe "Be Yourself" adage is a wise message for us all to hear--and heed.
~ OMK
Yes, that's good advice for Chet.
ReplyDeleteChet felt a tinge of anxiety, would Lois be pleased?
He told his Sponsor, John, hoping he'd put him at ease.
John as usual had an adage to fit the occasion
"When it comes to the opposite gender, all's amazing"
"You've emerged from those smoke filled rooms a new man,
Ups and downs, good and bad, it's all in God's hands."
WC
Not sure what John meant -- would Lois accept the gift as a compliment on her anniversary, or would she feel that Chet was hitting on her?
ReplyDeleteBTW, Wilbur, yes, it was some match, and turned out just right. Now looking forward to Sunday and hoping for the same outcome.
Looks like sponsor John's just trustin' to Chet's luck.
ReplyDeleteBoth his adage and prayer are simply passin' the buck.
Ol' Wilbur's playin' cute keepin' us in the dark.
We still dunno Lois' mind--re. Chet's lark-
in' about. She's WC's creation,
but he's keepin' mum, teasin' w/ cunctation.
~ OMK
Lots of gender discussion in everyone's poems and comments. Makes for an interesting and enjoyable day.
ReplyDeleteMisty ~
ReplyDeleteI wondered only at your use of “tinge.” It seems to take the place of “absorb” or “accept.” I had trouble with that one too, but I finally went with the secondary sense of “an influencing factor” rather than in its more colorful usage.
But all is forgiven for bringing “Cadge” to our forum—and for raising the question of the proper pronouns to use.
I see you chose “it,” “its,” and “itself” for his/her pronouns.
A large number of folk say they prefer "They," which many others find difficult because it is a plural noun rather than the singular we generally expect.
“They” is easily misleading when it comes to counting voices, or votes.
Personally, I prefer "one" (“one’s,” “oneself”) as the neutral pronoun, but I have no movement to support it.
I always thought it would solve the old clumsiness of the “spokesperson” and the “Congressperson.”
Too bad it hasn't caught on, eh?
~ OMK
The French have an expression: On m'a dit which effectively means "They say".
ReplyDeleteThe former bad usage THEY is now useful.
Sandy, what a tennis match. Nasal had set point to go up 2-1 then faded.
If we expect Chet to be patient we'll have to be patient. I need to know more about Lois.
Maybe it was drugs.
WC
But, Wilbur, when they use "They" in this context, the pronoun takes the singular verb.
ReplyDelete"They say" is not correct--not for them.
It needs to be "They says."
~ OMK
Very helpful pronoun discussion, Ol' Man Keith--much more complicated than anything I had in mind in my verse. But I appreciated it and will certainly give it some thought.
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