Jigsaw Puzzles & The Hobbit

Saturday, January 29, 2022

29 Jan. 2022

||
|Smiley face| _whirl, truly, sonata, atrium, "strait" away.
Image(s) from the Internet.

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.

18 comments:


  1. “Elaine: I have to go and break up with Owen.
    George: No, we just have a different interpretation—!”
    —Dialogue from
    SEINFELD, Season 3, Ep. 11
    ~ OMK

    ReplyDelete
  2. The sun room was an atrium of impressive size,
    Where youngsters in love would trade yearning sighs.
    Someimes used for small concerts by folk
    Who would play a sonata, or something baroque.

    A ball could be held there, with courtly dance,
    As well as tarantellas, dancers whirling in a trance!
    The foyer was truly a strait and narrow way,
    Tha led frm the hotel to the sun room straight away!

    ReplyDelete
  3. ”Wait! A Stray
    (…snatch of a tune may
    have you tapping your toes.)”

    A sonata in the atrium can inspire a dancer
    to twirl & whirl—a truly groovy prancer!
    ~ OMK

    ReplyDelete
  4. Well, Lois, I'm not Keith or Misty but I thought I'd give it a whirl
    Give it to me straight, perhaps it's not a Puccini Sonata
    Heard from an atrium in Milan or the white shores of Malta
    I just wanted to say
    Truly in my own way
    That you're one helluva girl

    WC

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wow! Wow! Wow! It's not yet 9am in California, and already there are three fabulous Jumble poems created by you colleagues here on the blog! And each one is simply amazing.
    I went through each one of your verses, and each one displayed each of the four Jumble words and both words in the solution! I don't think I ever remember a Jumble morning like this, and on a Saturday yet. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ol' Man Keith, Owen, and Wilbur. My paltry effort hardly deserves to join this great display.

    ReplyDelete

  6. "More Romance"

    Julie wore a lovely pearl
    and liked to whirl her curl.
    She was often invited to come
    and sing a sonata in our atrium.

    Her boyfriend loved her truly
    and waited on Julie duly
    straight from the very first date,
    and could no longer wait.

    And so in May they went away
    to celebrate their wedding day.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Thank you, thank you, Misty, for your happy greeting to our combined efforts. I am delighted to be in such august company!
    Your own poem today is a cheerful reminder that a happy ending is what we all seek.
    And I love the way you slip a subtle bit of nonsense into your verse:

    Would I be too uppity
    if I offer to accompany
    Julie’s solo sonata
    on my 12-string cantata?
    ~ OMK

    ReplyDelete
  8. OMK, go ahead and play,
    you'll make my day.

    ReplyDelete
  9. BTW,
    My favorite Sinatra
    of all his sonatas,
    was back in ‘45
    (ain’t no jive)
    when he tickled the ivories
    kickin’ off the World Series.
    ~ OMK

    ReplyDelete
  10. "So Chet", said Lois, "How do you know Keith and who is this Misty?"
    And don't give me any mumbo-jumbo"
    "Relax, my dove, they're poets on the Jumble"
    The old man wrote Shakespearian theses
    And Misty, nee Margot, is an expert on Ulysses
    Never fear my love, for your trust I'd never stumble

    WC

    ReplyDelete
  11. So, Wilbur, Lois is getting jealous? I guess that's a sign of her feelings for Chet, but it's too bad she doesn't yet trust him. I expect they're both feeling a bit insecure, understandable since perhaps neither yet wholly trusts him/herself. What do you think?

    ReplyDelete
  12. Hey, Wilbur, I am not sure whether to thank you for the veiled shout-out to me and Misty or to yell at you to hurry up and convince Lois that we are definitely NOT out to complicate her life. Neither of us is a correspondent in any kind of affair involving her Chet!

    We were flattered to be mentioned...
    But, y'know, there is a limit.
    ~ OMK

    ReplyDelete
  13. Sandy, perhaps tomorrow's jumble will supply some clues. What red-blooded man or woman doesn't raise the red flag when the opposite sex is mentioned.

    Perhaps Misty can text Lois and assuage her fears.

    WC

    ReplyDelete
  14. I can't speak for Chet but apparently he reads the Jumble and has tried to pick up some poetic tips from you and Misty.

    Lois, like apparently everyone I know, is not a Jumbler not to speak of the doggerel therein.

    Again, you two should be flattered that Chet holds you in such high esteem.

    Plus, Lois has her locket and the sonnet with it, now Chet merely needs to take her out for a romantic dinner

    WC

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Chet, btw, if you're reading this "DONT MENTION SANDY!"

      Delete
  15. Sandy, I think Wilbur doesn’t want Lois to pick up on another female in Chet’s life.
    We know you have nothing but good intentions, but Lois seems prone to suspicion.
    ~ OMK

    ReplyDelete
  16. Lois, you must know I don't know Chet--
    we've never virtually or really met.
    He's just teasing you
    by using a silly Jumble clue.

    ReplyDelete

Normal civility rules apply. No bullying, limited tolerance for profanity.
Comments are posted in a pop-up window, and after you close the pop-up, you'll need to 🔄 refresh 🔁 the page to see your comment appear.