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| elder, burro, ornery, canvas, road (to) recovery. Image from the Internet.
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.
FLN Wilbur ~ Yes, but in a limited way. I start and re-start Ulysses periodically, never getting as far as I want.
ReplyDeleteI read Dubliners years ago. I believe I included a portion of The Dead on my old NPR radio show, but it has been so many moons in the past I can't remember exactly which section.
"Code Perissodactory"
The elder burro was an ornery cuss,
while a nearby canvas
said the junior Jackass
wasn't one to raise so much fuss.
~ OMK
"Retired Artist"
ReplyDeleteAunt Ethel was a fragile elder
living in a retirement shelter.
The place was a bit like a dormitory
whose folks ranged from classy to ornery.
But Aunt Ethel had a gift for art,
and in many lessons took part.
She painted a scene on a bus,
and created a lovely canvas.
Another scene showed a car being towed
along a road, where it had snowed.
Each painting was a discovery
that enabled her road to recovery.
Now Aunt Ethel is no longer quaint,
but an artist who can beautifully paint.
I'm glad to know of Aunt Ethel's art,
ReplyDeleteeven though she had a late start.
Sometimes seniors show great skill,
though there may be lapses in will.
I'm sure her "Scene on a Bus" was thorough
although she may have excluded the Burro.
~ OMK
OMK,
ReplyDeleteIt turns out that Aunt Ethel's borough
excluded beasts like the burro,
and I had little time to furrow
a location with entries more thorough.
But, so what, I loved your verse.
though your burro was a little perverse.
Well, not perverse, though didn't he curse,
or at least act obnoxious and terse?
OK, Misty is really getting artistic along with her upbeat message.. OMK I like your rejoinder poem. Misty's rhyming in the first four lines shows how she's come along.
ReplyDeleteNow if I can gain similar proficiency in James Joyce
eg, You've inspired me to try my hand later if I can keep from making an Ass of myself
DeleteWorking together Chet and Lois were really buckling down
ReplyDeleteThough sometimes the elders' orneriness left a chuckling frown
"Those oldtimers", said Chet, are as stubborn as Balaam's burro"
"Horses ass, they may be", rejoined Lois, "But very thorough"
Yes, the expansive canvas of their experience is like the ripened berry
And the wisdom they impart are seeds on the road to recovery
WC
I'm sure you're right,
ReplyDeleteMisty.
My burro was a mite
pissy
and louder too
more obnoxious by far
than your poem's star,
Aunt Ethel McGoo.
What now? Hello?!
I think your burro
has run to the Corner, our neighbour,
where he's multiplied
and taken in stride
to be a XWD maker!
~ OMK
Good for you, Wilbur,
ReplyDeleteallowing Chet & Lois to take the high road--in turning their elders' less-than-perfect manners into the basis for an adage of wisdom.
Much appreciated.
If only we could all always do that!
Sandy ~ Are you there? What do you make of today's solution?
Not very cute...
but super literal, no?
~ OMK
Wilbur, glad to see Chet and Lois helping each other on the road to recovery.
ReplyDeleteYes, OMK, that solution popped right out at me when I saw the cartoon. Literal and obvious.
Woohoo, Wilbur, you got all of the Jumble words and the solution into Chet and Lois's story! Great to see!
ReplyDeleteLoved your response, OMK. Only, what's a XWD maker?
XWD = crossword.
ReplyDeleteJust check out the name of today's creator.
~ OMK
Ce n'est pas si drôle - si l'on doit l'expliquer.
ReplyDelete~ OMK
Vraiment, OMK. On ne doit jamais expliquer une blague.
ReplyDeleteSauf quand il le fau...
ReplyDelete~ OMK
Oh, Boroughs--burros--I get it. Thanks, OMK.
ReplyDeleteDid y'all like buckling down
ReplyDeleterhyming with chuckling frown
Road to recovery naturally brought out Chet and Lois
I love the story of Balaam's ASS.
I like the message that what we need to pay attention to is what comes from a Horse's ASS
Shouldn't we be polite, and avoid too much sass?
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