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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.
Janice was the leader,
ReplyDeleteJanice held the chair!
This job was her metier,
For others she would care!
Born to the elite class,
Attracted friends like a magnet.
Full of moxie and sass,
Grew to be a magnate!
People relied on her,
With their problems to deal.
Sometimes when all concur,
Other times piecemeal!
FLN, I hope Misty is OK. She normally checks in later in the day, but she didn’t return in the afternoon or evening yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI was looking forward to her response— to the Spoonerism if to nothing else.
Anyway, here is another haiku, the 3rd in a row! I believe it relates to Owen’s Janice (my wife’s name!).
”Peace Meetings, e.g.”
Elite people make
charming chairs of charities.
They draw like magnets.
~ OMK
"Cherished Chair"
ReplyDeleteThe department chair was petite,
but still greeted the elite
as well as other people
in her office, near the steeple.
This made her a magnet in her set
who took her out for a meal
to praise her peace and honor her
for her political appeal.
Had to look up "spoonerism" to try to figure out how I missed yours yesterday, Ol' Man Keith. Oh, now I get it: not "dry as a bone" but "buy us a drone"! Very clever! Thanks for this fun alternative.
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ReplyDeleteGood to see you back, Misty, & apparently okay.
Not surprised to see you connecting “chair” to an academic dept. in your spritely verse this morning.
For that matter, all three of us (so far) have understood “chair” as the administrative head of a social unit rather than as an accommodating piece of furniture.
Nice to see the magnetism of your prof was appreciated by her colleagues. A shared meal is a fine tribute in our line of work.
And thanks for your kind reaction to my “drone” gag. Dr Spooner gets the credit, of course; I just applied his formula.
~ OMK
85 degrees and rising in Irvine today. Both Siri & Alexa are promising a high in the 90s.
ReplyDeleteWarmer than most days in summer.
The onshore winds have switched over to genuine Santa Anas.
Climate change is Real.
~ OMK
Lois was so proud of Chet, he'd become one of the AA elite
ReplyDeleteWhich is ironic for when he chaired or when he shared
It was about admitting defeat
He had a magnetism that drew people's rapt attention
For there was real peace, a serenity one could feel
Lois especially was drawn for she got a tingling sensation
And held Chet's hand tightly throughout the post meeting meal
WC
Wilbur, I love your Chet and Lois stories, especially at this happier time in their lives. It gets better and better, which is wonderful. And there they are--all the Jumble words and the solution, beautifully worked in. A real gift--many thanks!
ReplyDeleteOl' Man Keith, I never commented on your always amazing haiku, which somehow gets all four Jumble words and solution worked into your terse yet always very meaningful verse. And how nice that you too paid tribute to charming chairs of charities this morning. Many thanks for your sweet haiku.
ReplyDeleteSo Lois is just as smitten as Chet. That's the ideal situation, isn't it, Wilbur?
ReplyDeleteGOOD NEWS!
ReplyDeleteMaggie's finally home from the Vet's!
My wife picked her up at 3 pm today. She can manage to get up on all four feet now. She needs a harness to help her with walking. But she should be able to get around on her own by next week.
It is GOOD to have her back. She has a number of shaven patches all around her body, but I don't think that's a problem for her in this unseasonable HEAT!
~ OMK
Wilbur too uses "chair" as we all have been.
ReplyDeleteWhich is fine.
I am just a bit surprised, as I sorta reckoned on seeing a common sit-upon chair in at least one of our poems--or in a note from Sandy.
A regular chair, or a highchair, or wheelchair, or maybe an old-fashioned sedan chair, even a rickshaw.
Perhaps the dentist's chair, or the barber chair.
Even (shudder) ...
The. Chair. (i.e., electric).
Glad to know Chet is meeting Lois' hope and expectations. If based on real life, they may continue to be happy together.
If this is fiction, somebody will need to disappoint somebody, so they can have a falling-out before a making-up. Either way, this should continue on to a happy ending.
(AA ain't just for batteries!)
~ OMK
OMK, very glad that Maggie is recuperating so well. She's probably as glad to see you as you are to see her.
ReplyDeleteRemember Lois first met Chet looking folorn and depressed
ReplyDeleteOn a chair in that seedy bar.
Was it pity she felt or a certain unrest
That stirred in her heart
That said "Do your part"
Never thinking that first step would take them so far
WC
When is a chair not a chair?
ReplyDeleteWhen it's a (bar) Stool