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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.
11 comments:
Legionnaires are famously devoted to the bachelor life.
So when one of the unit chooses marriage,
he truly is thinking…
“Hors de Cadre”
Après beaucoup de ”excited banter,”
the groomsmen & ushers felt their spirits droop.
Leur ami, who had been their wishes’ grantor,
would be married off, toujours gone de la troupe.
The first of the squad to heed the call of St. Paul,
to “wed, not burn,”* he’ll bolt après le bal.
~ OMK
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* 1 Corinthians 7:9
"Sad Lesson"
Blanch admired a handsome usher
who was a real heart-crusher
and made her cheeks even blusher.
She loved his jokes and his banter--
yes, he was a real enchanter.
So on one lonely night
she decided a letter she'd write
that she hoped would some ardor excite.
But the attempt failed as a coup:
no response made her spirits droop.
She was clearly not in his loop.
Her experience was one of hard knocks
that left her on the rocks
and taught her an important lesson:
don't pursue a guy outside your box.
If Blanch were German, her fate would be even sadder.
"Schwierige Unterrichtung"
Blanch's experience war sehr traurig:
so konnte sie nur weinen.
Mit den 'usher' gibt es kein vereinen.
Misty, it could have been worse for Blanche. She could have met a beau on line, perhaps a serviceman "overseas " who'd love to come visit but needs a couple of thou for the trip*.
OMK, couldn't help but think of "The Four Feathers" I think they made a movie.
WC
* True story
BTW, did anybody think of my Ivanhoe saga from a year ago? Re. ROWENA?
It was a difficult Sunday xword so perhaps you didn't get that far
Blanch’s situation wasn’t actually any worse in German, but it sure sounds worse.
Sie war geisterhaft! Aaachchch!!!
Wilbur ~ If I remember right, Four Feathers Is about cowardice. My ditty tells of a guy who prefers marriage over male bonding. Can you imagine?!
Yes, the guys feel he’s a deserter, but no feathers are involved.
(I love how the title works in French.)
~ OMK
Here's the synopsis of "Four Feathers"
The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.
WC
Wilbur, you're right about Blanch's fate. At least the usher didn't exploit her.
OMK, yes, Blanch was ghosted, but it was worse in German because she cried.
Ah,
But didn't crying allow her to vent?
I guess that's an old puzzle, whether or not crying eases the pain.
Does holding it in make it better or worse?
Misty ~ Your tale reminds me of a real-life memory. In grammar school, I was in awe of an older boy, maybe two grades ahead of me. He was good at sports, and he actually had a job--as an usher at the Saturday matinees of the Metro Theater. This was in the days when even second-run move houses had uniformed ushers.
I just forgot about him when he graduated to go on to junior high.
It was maybe four or five years later when I spotted him again. He should have been in high school by this time, but I had the impression he had given up on school.
He was sitting on a sidewalk bench with a couple of silly girls. He was flirting and they were giggling. He seemed this time to be a little--how can I put it?--mentally challenged. A little stupid. He had a big grin with a coupla teeth missing.
And he was wearing his usher uniform.
~ OMK
Very interesting usher story, OMK--thank you for sharing it.
Never heard of "Four Feathers," Wilbur--thanks for the summary.
The novel Four Feathers has been filmed four different times. I was thinking of the one I saw, the 1939 version ("the good one") produced by Alexander Korda, with John Clements as Harry Faversham, the "coward."
Still, as I say, my poem wasn't about cowardice at all. True, a soldier resigned from his unit, but for a different reason. Plus, he was kind enough to invite his comrades to serve as ushers and groomsmen.
~ OMK
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