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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.
In the days when animals walked and talked like men,
ReplyDeleteSome things weren't so different then.
The smart trickster, Coyote, loved to eat,
And knew that Rabbit kept a stash of treats!
So Coyote spied on him, to see his habits.
Each day he did the same as any rabbits.
Never did he waver from his daily rhythm,
And never did he appear to have treats with him.
So Coyote used his eyeglass to start a fire
By Rabbit's hut. Mostly smoke, nothing dire.
He shouted "Fire! Fire!" and watched Rabbit dash
To save from destruction his hidden cache!
"Smart Zeke"
ReplyDeleteZeke's rhythm seemed steady but wavered at last.
Under stress. He was nervous as a rabbit,
afraid a fan or an usher'd spot his stash,
& call a cop. It's not that his habit
was out of control,
But he was smart enough
to know how they roll
when things are rough
out on the street.
His stash was a sweet
kilo and a half,
a major gaffe
for even the po-pos will want a share.
Poor Zeke's spot'll be bare.
~ OMK
"Kind Soul"
ReplyDeleteHarry had a good heart
and treated everyone smart.
He had a good bit of cash
but his money he didn't stash.
An example of his kind habit
is that he once gave a rabbit
to his sick niece as a gift,
which did her spirits lift.
His rhythm was never to annoy
but to simply spread cheer and joy.
His kindness he refused to waver
and so his friendship was a great favor.
My title shoulda ended with a question mark,
ReplyDeletefor Zeke feared being outted by any casual narc.
He was the drummer in a rock 'n roll band,
& he'd stashed
his big cache
amid his set on the stand!
~ OMK
Looks like my Harry and your Zeke live in very different worlds, .
ReplyDeleteHope that doesn't mean that we live in different worlds? Nah, can't be.
Depends on what they do for a living. Zeke is a drummer, hence his "rhythm."
ReplyDeleteYou say Harry's "rhythm was never to annoy." So what exactly is the rhythmic break for that?
~ OMK
The following was inspired by Owen's poem which reminded me* of Doyle's "A Scandal in Bohemia "
ReplyDeleteI loved the ending which is as follows
“Irene Norton, nee Adler.”
“What a woman—oh, what a woman!” cried the
King of Bohemia, when we had all three read this
epistle. “Did I not tell you how quick and resolute
she was? Would she not have made an admirable
queen? Is it not a pity that she was not on my
level?”
“From what I have seen of the lady she seems in-
deed to be on a very different level to your Majesty,”
said Holmes coldly.
* As I'm sure Owen intended
The Duke offered Sherlock a princely sum to fetch some purloined letters
ReplyDeleteIt seemed a certain lady had stashed them in her London rabbit hole
Holmes in disguise ferreted out her secret using Watson as a mole
But Irene unwavering, got wise to the ruse
And with a new beau did quickly vamoose
Said Sherlock, "It's a treat to be outwitted
For this Lady is the best yet to whom I've been pitted"
[As for the Duke he said]
"Yes, tis a pity her level couldn't have been better"
WC
The full text is available on pdf if you google "A Scandal in Bohemia"
ReplyDeleteOops, I see I skipped one of the J's altogether and used a synonym for one of the riddle-solution words. I'll leave it as it stands.
ReplyDeleteAs Owen would say "Irene was surely a foxy lady". Ok, coyote smart.
The "Ruse" Sherlock employed was exactly that: Watson threw a smoke bomb while Holmes presented a distraction. Watson watched as Adler rushed to retrieve the letters. But...
Irene got wise, followed Holmes to Baker Street and said, "Good night Mr Sherlock Holmes "
When Holmes got to the stash Adler had left a letter explaining everything. She kept the Duke 's letters and Holmes kept Irene's
WC
I see OMK and Misty were talking about a different kind of rythym*
ReplyDeleteI'm reading a book about ACC Basketball coaches. One played basketball in Ecuador and hung out with Peace Corp folk.
He got hungry and found there brownies, ate a dozen and got sick.
Yes, they were that kind of brownies.
.WC
Been a long time since my Sherlock phase--the 1960s to be exact--when I read most of the adventures.
ReplyDeleteI didn't remember the end of "Scandal" precisely, although I recall Doyle/Holmes remained admirers of Ms. Adler, "even unto the end"....
At first, Wilbur, I assumed you were making a connection between Owen's fiery finish and the Holmes story.
But I guess you were saying he was thinking of a more general denouement, of using a trick to get the target to outsmart him/herself.
I dunno, though, 'cuz I gotta assume the rabbit was an innocent lil' guy, just doing his best to get by, yet caught by the flames & a watchful coyote--
while Irene was a stylish, cunning crook, who yet managed to outwit the outfitters.
Who sez Karma is a thing?
~ OMK
Wilbur, have you seen any of the episodes of the BBC's 'Sherlock', with Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes? They did one called "A Scandal in Belgravia", set in London, not Bohemia, but definitely about Irene Adler. I enjoyed all the episodes.
ReplyDeleteKarma may not actually be a thing, except among fiction writers, but Autocorrect is surely a thing ('tho it might better be called "Autosuspect," as it just provides wild ass guesses).
ReplyDeleteThat's why I must correct the correcter, by changing "outfitters" back to my original.
"Outwitters" is what I typed, and it is what I meant.
Thank you very much.
~ OMK
Irene had "dated" the Duke. She was a performer, and actress. The Duke had written love letters and was in the process of a dynastic marriage.
ReplyDeleteHe wanted the letters back. She refused. Fortunately for the Duke She met a more worthy man and eloped and went to America. Holmes expecting to find the letters in the secret stash found her letter to him.
He was forever taken by this Lady('The Woman' as he'd later refer to her) and had a low opinion of the Duke.
The Play "Sherlock Holmes " with Gillette as Holmes had Adler in it
WC
Sandy I think I did catch the Cumberbach version. I didn't like the way he portrayed Holmes. Admittedly, portraying Watson as a bumbling idiot as the earlier Hollywood films did wasn't so hot either.
Still, there has to be humor in any Doyle recreation. "Moriaty is as famous among criminals...". "My blushes Watson ". As I was about to say "as Moriarty is unknown to the general public". "A distinct touch, my dear fellow"
WC