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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.
10 comments:
I kind of like puns that let us, say, chuckle a little after we've groaned.
An unimaginatively named elephant, in a puzzle,
May inhabit a sort of Jumbo Jumble jungle!
An amorous pig would give his right tusk
For a chance to satisfy his sty lust!
Sufficient gauze can make a medic glad;
A Scot wants a tartan, or at least a plaid.
Public access channels draw from a "steak" fund,
Because it's a medium that's rarely well done!
A spray of flowers makes a fine display,
And a salad may be presented as a lettuce spray!
"A Mere Skirmish of the Celtic Wars"
At the annual celebration for Bobby Burns' Birthday,
Kirk was wearing his kilt with the Montgomery plaid.
The Burns Memorial deacon invited, "Let us pray!"
but Kirk forgot his anomalous vulnerability; it was sad
when he scraped his naked knees on the prie-dieu..
Rarely were his caps exposed so, now his Scottish blood flowed!
Blood flowed so copiously a scout rushed in: "I see you
need assistance, sir." Quickly he bestowed
his neckerchief around the bloodier thigh. A barrette
served as a stylus to tighten his make-do tourniquet.
For bandages he trippled gauze pads from his first aid kit.
(Improvisation, doncha know, is scouting's practical etiquette!)
~ OMK
What a great Saturday start with two wonderful poems.
Owen, your "sty lust" and "lettuce spray" cracked me up.
And what a complicated, dramatic narrative, Ol' Man Keith! And there they were: all the Jumble words and solution. Congratulations on a terrific solve.
"Puppy Love"
His puppy had injured his paws,
so Perry applied some gauze.
The little dog looked so sad,
Perry put him on a plaid pad.
He owned animals only rarely,
but when he did, he treated them fairly.
For this pup's health he began to pray,
"I hope he can soon again play."
And, thank goodness, on the next day,
Perry and pup were happy and gay.
Awww, Misty ~
You KNOW I am a sucker for a puppy tale!
And for a poor injured paw, gosh, I had to see a happy outcome--which you gave us. Hurrah!
I don't think there is a vet show on TV that I don't watch. I will put up with all those cows (Obviously ill-made by human-led inbreeding!) just to see those puppies (& groundhogs and birds) getting cured.
Glad that Perry was a good guy
& you write verse that doesn't lie!
As for mine today, well you put your finger on it by labelling it "complicated." I had no idea where this one was going. I thought first of a kilt because of the clue word "plaid." But even then I was derailing myself because I was thinking of my own family tree in order to name a clan tartan.
And I got that wrong. "Montgomery" was my mom's adoptive name, but it was hardly Scottish. I should have used her biological mom 's name, "Cockburn," for a true clan surname.
But while there is a Cockburn kilt & tartan, it is Cornish, not Scots.
Good thing I switched focus to the helpful Boy Scout, eh?
~ OMK
Owen ~
First class bumper stickers - but only for grade A vehicles, Mercedes, Porsches, and Range Rovers!!
I love a good rhyme gag, so my fave was "lettuce spray."
Obviously yours as well...
~ OMK
Thank you, OMK, for the complicated explanation of how your complicated verse became complicated. Whew! Thank you, again.
Thanks for your thanks, Misty.
I might add that my favorite phrase today was "anomalous vulnerability," to designate Kirk's unfamiliar bare knees as he knelt too emphatically to pray. I did enjoy that.
My reference at the end to "Improvisation" was an indirect way of thanking the improv classes I took and the ones I taught. When I started writing verses for this site, I had no idea where the material would come from, just where I might find enough content for poetic tales. What I have since found is that the same spirit that guides actors to improvise on their feet is the one that leads us when we just follow the lead of the first clue word.
It is a small world after all.
~ OMK
Sandy, fln I posted 5/6/21,5/7/21. 1. We meet Chet at a seedy bar. 2. He notices Lois who invites him AA.
OMK, nothing like French when you need to rhyme. But you and Misty told a story.
Re. J… First two words of riddle-solution I should have gotten. When I'm away in Dunnellon and don't have that handy insert I fall way behind
Plus I'm reading Anna Karenina. Reread it from 55 years ago.
I'll try to come up with something. Yes, "Sty lust" was creative
WC
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