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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.
"(Top)Side Idea"
ReplyDeleteHow ironic! It eludes me that a hat,
like a beret or a fedora, can carry
a world of romance right off the bat,
while a bespoke toupee is just hairy.
~ OMK
The name on the arch is SCRAMBLE RANCH. Scramble is the original name of the Jumble when it was launched in 1954.
ReplyDeleteA sixth sense might be a fashion sense.
ReplyDeleteIt should only elude the very dense.
To the milliner's, therefore, let us go
For determining a choice of chapeau!
Now if you are of an artistic bent,
And have an affinity for things French,
Then let a beret be the crown on your tête.
You can be obtuse and ironic at a fête!
If you think conventional a bright idea,
For business dress or to the pizzeria,
Then you might want to try on a fedora;
Let your bride spread approbation all o'er ya!
Owen ~ Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love how you can make words mean so many different things!
Bending them to your will and rhyming, pairing them to partners for the first time ever...
It's fun to follow the different associations you conjure for each hat, and that last couplet is terrific.
~ OMK
"Wedding Wear"
ReplyDeleteBetty was a lovely bride
who enjoyed going for a ride.
But back when she was wooed
marriage almost did her elude.
Their arguments were not iconic
because they turned out so ironic.
They had a dozen cranky chats
over wearing proper wedding hats.
If Betty got her way
she'd probably wear a beret.
But Bob a fedora preferred,
and the fighting their wedding deferred.
In the end they drank some beer
and came up with a good idea:
each one should wear what they choose.
Problem solved, with the help of some booze.
Ah, yes, booze to the rescue!
ReplyDeleteFrom Dionysus to AA's "Higher Power" the gods have ever respected the power of alcohol to facilitate reckonings.
It's neat that you rhymed "beer" with "idea."
Misty, I think this is the first epode in history to trace a battle over wedding hats!
Isn't this a prime example of what we now identify as a "first world problem"?
I'm sure Betty & Bob deserve each other, and you offer them as an enjoyable way to start our day!
~ OMK
Ol' Man Keith, your incredibly kind comments on my verse always make my day! Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteI was actually daunted by the terrific poems that preceded mine.
OMK, loved the way you complicated the head-ware theme by adding a toupee!
Owen, I always admire your sophisticated language--like the way you added 'milliner' and 'chapeau' to your rhyme this morning. But I was also happy that your poem comes to a similar conclusion to mine: that everyone should be able to choose the hat they want.
I actually couldn't solve two of the J's today. Granted FEDORA was tough but BERET? and I knew the B from the riddle-solution.
ReplyDeleteRomance and hats was the theme for two of the poems today. Owen needs no kudos but Misty had one of her best. It read very smoothly and told a tale. OMK as usual with a pithy, economical chez d'oeuvre
When romance stalls due to chapeau chiding
Over each partner's favorite hat
And there's this one for him, and for her that*
Step back mes amis, for true love's ever abiding
Yes, it's ironic that he remembers his aunt Nora
One Easter sporting a beret.
And there was uncle Charlie sporting a bright red fedora.
Oh self control eluded him that precious day.
WC
** When you solve Saturday you'll get why I chose this wording
Wilbur, thank you so much for your kind words on my verse today.
ReplyDeleteAnd, I thoroughly enjoyed yours as well. Can't wait to see if your Saturday version will tell us more about aunt Nora and uncle Charles!