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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.
A cat can be very purr-suasive
ReplyDeleteAbout when she wants to be fed.
She will also be very evasive
For mischief hanging over her head!
She thinks it unjust to be blamed
For acting so aloof and uncanny.
It's in her nature to not be ashamed,
As curiosity pivots from nook to cranny.
If she's a Persian or other longhair,
To shed is as normal as breathing.
White fur on black nylon is surely fair,
A testament to her taste and breeding!
Misread that completely as 'canary'!
ReplyDelete"Cat Spat"
ReplyDeleteCathy's cat was a very cute Persian
she acquired on an excursion.
Cathy bought her a blanket of rayon
that the kitty loved to lay on.
But her parents about the cat fussed,
a response Cathy found most unjust
since it heaved up much family dust,
until they sat down, and discussed.
The problem was resolved by Granny
who offered to become the cat's nanny.
Now Cathy visits every day
so that she and her kitty can play
and both are still happy and gay.
Two poems from Owen and Misty about a cat--"She who is not to be named"--one a Persian and the other possibly also, but definitely of the longhair type.
ReplyDeleteOwen's kitty exhibits the arrogance and superior moods often ascribed to cats of any breed. As narrator, he falls in line, respectfully defending her "taste and breeding," despite the animal's propensity to evade the appropriate Jumble synthetic and drop its fur on nylon instead.
Misty's feline seems cuddlier & more playful. Any problems with her arise from her humans' dust-ups. It is neat to see this one's brief tale memorialized in stanza form, two four-line verses, each of which arguably* share the same rhyme throughout; and a final quintet of a couplet and triplet.
~ OMK
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* The first stanza may be counted as two couplets or as a rhyming quatrain, depending on how one pronounces its near-rhymes.
Love your cat poem, Owen, a total delight.
ReplyDeleteAnd many thanks for your kind words about my rhyme experiment this morning,Ol' Man Keith--am glad you liked my bit of experimentation.
I posted an earlier version of this last night, but erased it in the morning.
ReplyDeleteHere it is again. I think it is improved:
9/3
"Plenum" moves rely on riding high pressure air to propel oneself. The posture for initiating a successful move begins by assuming a canine-like posture, pointing straight ahead as if preparing to attack a head-patting human in the distance.
This asana is known as...
"Curse Yon Pat!"
To pivot out from the cranny, Rex tries pumping up plenums,
and thinks it unjust when each flops.
Still stuck in the dungeon, he ditches his denims;
slipping on rayons, he slides out with the slops!
~ OMK
What is Rex hunted for, if he is being hunted? How does he happen to have both denims and rayons in his dungeon? Would love to know more surrounding facts about this adventure, OMK.
ReplyDelete'Tis but a fantasy, TS, focusing only on his need to escape.
ReplyDeleteThink of it as a movie clip, to be inserted in many an action film, a re-usable moment to save B-movies' budgets.
Or... you're free to to invent a plot, perhaps a super-hero story!
An Arabian Nights fable, with magic wishes to supply the garments?
Is Rex a caped crusader? Or is he an animated dog?
Your call!
~ E
Relieved that you and T.S. Eliot have to answer all these your questions, Ol' Man Keith, and a great relief to be left off the hook. Let us know tomorrow what you both decided.
ReplyDeleteJust posted on CC. Finished Saturday- typical Saturday
ReplyDeleteSandy, I actually inked in CANARY and was going to search out my Bilbo canary verse(Mary's)
Very good today Misty.
Owen your publishing poetry would be wonderful. OMK mentioned TS Eliot. He and Joyce were both mentored by Ezra Pound. Perhaps you can find a Pound .
One drawback. Rhyme is not the style of the day. I know you do excellent non rhymes.
Good that you kept everything. I had two "Casey" takeoffs which elicit groans but I loved them. Both posted on the DEC Notes files.
One was about Steve Grogan of the Patriots.
WC