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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.
Didn't really need the clues, the solution came so obviously out of the cartoon. Kind of an interesting idea, though. What would a gangster orca solution be, I wonder?
ReplyDeleteThe man on the flying trapeze
ReplyDeleteMay seem to be flying with ease,
But there is a daunting back story
To his swings above for the glory.
There's years of practicing it all,
And nets have caught many a fall!
He must keep both limber and strong
To perform o'er the wondering throng!
His hands must firmly grip the bars,
His arms must be sturdy as spars.
But his most courageous deed in the lights
Is to appear in public -- in tights!
He was supposed to take a dive in the 4th, if only he'd lasted that long.
ReplyDeleteHe was at least...
"Long Armed"
The big Gorilla performed, wearing tights,
over several full-glorious nights.
He could swing through tall timber,
being handy & limber,
but his might was too slight for da fights.
~ OMK
Wow! Both of you have powerful fellows as your heroes in your poems this morning, Owen and Ol' Man Keith. Terrific! And you both worked in all the Jumble words and solution. Congratulations!
ReplyDelete"Dancing"
ReplyDeleteMandy was very handy--
she even made her own candy.
Her voice made her a lovely singer
and as a dancer she was quite limber.
A fellow dancer was charmed,
he loved seeing her in her tights,
and being quite strong-armed,
he lifted her to new heights.
She told him, if you adore me,
I'll fill your life with glory.
And so she agreed to be carried
to church, where they were married.
Sandy ~Your question inspires an answer,
ReplyDeleteOnce in a mill,
If you don't respond to an Orca's will,
You he would kill.
Misty ~Thanks for the "Wow!"
You're in fine fettle today. As a player, your pretty Mandy sounds like what we call a "triple threat." A singer, dancer, and...
Owen ~ Funny, I had my limerick in position but slept before I pressed "Publish." You inserted your piece before mine, and so your neat punchline placed its joke back-to-front with my similar opening line--as if we'd collaborated.
Makes me proud, sir
~ OMK
Wilbur, will you be watching the women's final today???
ReplyDeleteFLN, Wilbur ~ Your question in the Corner today prompts me to point out that that I already answered you at the end of yesterday's posts (9/10).
ReplyDeletePlease check it out.
Misty ~ With the above note to Wilbur in mind, let me ask whether you saw my last post to you the day before (9/9)?
It was something I wanted you to have--for later on.
~ OMK
Sandy, just in time I switched back to Forst Hills. This will be a great match. I'll take the Canadienne
ReplyDeleteGreat semi last night but Novak was too much
Owen, very smooth much like the eponymous song.
Misty, BTW, bogo is Buy One Get One free. Pepperidge Farm Sausalitos are very EXPENSIVE EXCEPT when in bogo.
WC
Hey, too bad we didn't have a bet, Wilbur. I would have been happy to see either of them win, but ended up pulling for Raducanu. They both have lots of potential.
ReplyDeleteThanks OMK, we crossed links. Maybe I should have posted the question here except it seems like there are beaucoup Jeopardy watchers in CC land.
ReplyDeleteSandy the 5 minute break really helped the brit. Especially since she was serving. Clever of the trainer to stretch the treatment out the full 5 minutes followed by Emma's best points of the set.
Wow, what poise and tact from Layla the teenager
WC
As I said, happy to see either win.
ReplyDeleteI perceive maybe a hint of you calling out some unfairness, Wilbur. That was a legitimate timeout Emma took; you saw the blood. And they both had the same opportunity to rest.
Anyway, they are both the future.
Enough tennis, I guess.
(Until tomorrow!)
Thank you for reminding me about you transitive and intransitive verb advice on Sept. 9. I've made a note of it and will try to keep it on mind when I write--just hope I get the right.
ReplyDeleteSandy, Layla is the one who felt the unfairness. Yes,, it was bad luck.. I do think the trainer wanted Emma to have plenty of time to regroup.
ReplyDelete.
If the injury had ended the game instead of deuce the results may have been different.
WC
Mindy you have indeed made strides and are telling a poetic story. Note re. This line:
"he loved seeing her in her tights,"
Drop the second her. Try not to repeat a word. I was always looking back to make sure I didn't repeat an adjective or noun.
You did good with "Strong arms", fit right in.
WC
Good advice, Wilbur--hope I'll remember and act on it the next time.
ReplyDeleteYes, good advice.
ReplyDelete(Save this rest, Misty, to read later.)
We'll want to keep in mind a couple of questions when editing our lines.
1) Am I being as succinct (& clear) as possible?
-and-
2) How do deletions (or additions) affect the meter?
"... in her tights" is a legit phrase, even with the repeat of "her." So it comes down to a question of rhythm.
By removing that "her," the line is three feet, three beats.
(u / / u u u /)
If it is left in, the line is four beats
(u / / u u / u /)
--too long compared to the rest of the poem's lines.
~ OMK