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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.
The Apocalypse has come! And gone.
ReplyDeleteAnd still this old world lingers on.
The Appointed Time was anti-climatic,
Or perhaps the preferred phrasing is ante-climactic.
The hole in the ozone is closing on its owone,
Thanks to the end of using C.F.C. foams.
Fertile California, once the nation's dessert,
Is becoming an arid desert of dried dirt.
Dimly the prophets saw change in the air.
But the change of climate was a bitter affair!
Too much or too little water will nourish,
But tropical fruits like papayas will flourish!
CFCs released by humans have depleted the stratospheric ozone--especially over Antarctica--a mistreatment of our atmosphere counting as a...
ReplyDelete"Disappointing Crime"
It is a bitter sight, only dimly perceived,
a hole in the ozone above the South Pole.
I turn from my charts to a comfort retrieved
from my papillon, "Papaya," who gives her little roll.
~ OMK
"Ambitions"
ReplyDeleteZoey wanted a drone
to take her into the ozone
layer, after leaving her chimney,
to visit the universe dimly.
She certainly was no quitter,
never angry or bitter.
She sang in the local choir
and made salads with papaya.
But she longed to be appointed
and honored and anointed
as a female space explorer,
a historical medal scorer.
So we're hoping that in her prime,
Zoey's ambition will chime
with a space race at that time,
so we can honor her with a rhyme.
Zoey is surely lucky,
ReplyDeletefor a gal so young and plucky,
to be honored with a rhyme
so soon, before any time
she may yet spend in space.
If she enters that great race,
and manages to win, to place,
or show, only then can we trace
a reason to embrace
her in a rhyme,
and appropriately limn & chime
the deeds of her prime.
~ OMK
Owen ~ Your playing with words is positively brilliant.
ReplyDeleteYou point up their near twins and bend others to suit your will ("owone").
Your reappearances on your very own site are always occasions to celebrate. Thank you for starting us off this morning--in such grand fashion!
~ OMK
Owen, I agree with OMK that your verse this morning is wonderful. I loved the subtle way you worked in Jumble words and solution, but, my goodness, what a sad message about the dreadful effects of our Apocalypse.
ReplyDeleteAnd, Ol' Man Keith, how you can manage to work all five jumble words and solution into a four line verse is nothing short of a miracle. Absolutely amazing!
And then an additional and surprising gift: a sweet poetic message to Zoey to work hard to achieve her goal! Yay! (That's Zoey saying 'thank you').