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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:
They certainly were dedicated, to have stayed out on the course while the wind was blowing so hard they couldn't even get off a shot.
Well, maybe dedicated isn't the right word, maybe one that starts with 's' and ends with 'd'. But any sacrifice for a pun, right?
And part of today's Jumble was in my poem about DALI and MIRO yesterday!
The Symphony Orchestra of Baltimore,
Following many a show, did an encore.
But they wanted to improve their enterprise
Before their shows would fossilize.
They decided a mascot would not fail,
They needed a sweet-voiced nightingale.
But being Baltimore, a folksy oriole
Seemed like a superior way to go.
A song made popular by Burl Ives
They'll blow off as a theme that thrives.
A lady swallows a fly, spider, bird,
(An oriole, any other would be absurd)
A cat, dog, goat, cow, then horse --
She then abruptly dies, of course!
Fln, Here's the
Frankenstein link
It referred to "Putting on"
It's more a Marty Feldman ref.
WC
"Flo's Beau"
Some considered Flo an old fossil
and expected her to be docile.
But she still had considerable force
and was not easily blown off course.
She surprisingly wanted an oriole
to play in her life a new role.
She brought him home in an airy basket,
and he soon became her favorite mascot.
To her late life he was an encore,
to adore and never ignore.
His tweeting she would never disrupt,
and she avoided being abrupt.
And her affection for him did follow
by naming him her "Apollo".
They never had any strife
and, until the end, enjoyed a long life.
Owen, your poem begins in your usual beautiful poetic way, but then takes a puzzling turn, and by the third verse goes crazy. Very clever and funny, and, to my amazement, every single Jumble word and solution are there. Very impressive!
Have a relaxing Sunday, Ol' Man Keith--you deserve it!
Sandy ~ Yes, I believe I know that word, just two syllables and including a couple of vowels--plus a "T" and a "P"...
It's not an elitist word but is commonly shared by nearly half our fellow citizens these days.
Owen ~ Thanks for your jolly offering!
I remember that Burl Ives song with nostalgia. But I think you!ve given me a nagging ear worm for the day. Aaargh!
Wilbur ~ I appreciate the link, thank you.
"What hump?!"--a great line. Young Frankenstein is an all-time favorite film.
~ OMK
Misty, you're showing yourself in fine form today. The "mills," such as they are, are mainly gentle and untroubling. Only one strikes me as awkward*, but it is easily fixed.
Mainly, the couplets are steady and charming, and I am impressed by how well they support the determination of your "Flo" to have a mascot and to adore and support him.
Good for her--and her "Apollo."
~ OMK
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* The 3rd pair, ll. 5 & 6. Check the two adverbial placements.
Thank you, OMK. I knew that mill wasn't great, and appreciate your pointing it out. (Hope I looked at the right lines). But it didn't occur to me, until you mentioned it, that I might have had Flo give that oriole the name of Apollo, because you always have the pets in your poems given a name. Woohoo! I learned something from you!
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