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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.
ReplyDelete”Fiddler Off the Roof”
“Burly” said some; others said “Fat”
of the violist who fell from the dormer middle
& crushed our hen flat
with a gravelly splat.
It answered an age-old Christmas riddle:
How to scramble your eggs through the strings of a fiddle!
~ OMK
"Better Bidder"
ReplyDeleteBuster was stocky and burly,
but gentle, and never surly.
He could problems readily crush
and unfair criticism hush.
But of all these strengths, in the middle,
was his talent for solving a riddle--
even riddles as tough as gravel
he could easily unravel.
And so, in Las Vegas, he gambled,
and his winnings happily scrambled.
My dad had a cocker spaniel named Buster. I sometimes call our chihuahua mix that.
ReplyDeleteA pleasant poem, Misty. I especially liked reading of “riddles as tough as gravel.”
I am not sure I know how either gambling winnings OR
eggs straining through fiddle strings
can end up scrambled.
But what else can you do with ‘em?
~ OMK
Enjoyed this one, as it amused in both senses. Thank goodness it had nothing to do with eggs!
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad I neither write nor comment on jumble poetry; not too bad for me, but I hope it doesn't bother anyone else.
Sandy, this would probably have been a good day to skip anyway.
ReplyDeleteMost other times, we're just as happy to be ignored--except perhaps to know when we have amused or entertained with our (sometimes considerable, though we don't want you to think so!) efforts.
~ OMK