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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.
Love it! Not sure just how to define it as a pun, but it is clever and seems apropos.
ReplyDeleteAs a bonus, the clues were Monday easy.
FLN: Sandy yes, the extra line of circles was from last Sunday. I paste the new day's puzzle onto the previous day's, and this week started pruning some of the extra instructions that are superfluous, making a shorter image, so last week's solution line peeked under the curtain.
ReplyDeleteSuch an imploding wet disaster (as described in my poem below) may require the poor victim to reach for special hankies to dry out the mess.
ReplyDeleteJust imagine him asking for the …
”(N)ex(t Des)icant, (Please)”
The clown sneezed on the inhale!
What a disaster ensued!
The chaos hasn’t abated,
(His head isn’t deflated.)
All that should occur on the exhale
ended up inside—and, er… rather crude.
~ OMK
"Tough Times"
ReplyDeleteClive was a popular clown
beloved in his home town
though his jokes made some people frown.
One day a cold breeze turned to freeze
and made Clive and his family sneeze.
This weather did create
a problematic state
that Clive's audience did abate.
This obliged him to exhale
and take on a job sorting mail,
and although this made him wail,
it kept him out of jail.
Then a warm spring came and it meant
that Clive could rent a tent
and perform his act like a gent,
which his audience found excellent.
So Clive is back in town,
and, once more, a popular clown.
Clive’s occupation was at the mercy
ReplyDeleteof the weather patterns in his town.
Attendance figures were topsy-turvey,
not stable enough to support a clown.
Spring brought relief; his crowd came through.
Let’s hope those fickle folk stay true!
Misty’s verse helped us all to learn
of a performer’s life. It served the turn.
~ OMK
Ol' Man Keith,
ReplyDeleteIt's difficult a good friend to find,
but you are one: always helpful and kind.
Sorry your clown had a disaster,
but with more work, he'll become a master.
Thanks, Owen.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Misty--but I think my clown got what he deserved. Maybe it'll convince him to get out of the risky clown biz.
ReplyDeleteThose creepy critters get me down.
It's a sad, sad life--to be a clown.
Your guy, Clive, learned it ain't no jive...
The box office shows he's barely alive!
~ OMK