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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.
"A Friend in Need"
ReplyDeleteThe tenant had an ironic visit
from a friend whose appearance was kismet.
Friend Vivian embodies much vanity
but she still was blessed with sanity.
On morning the apartment was shaken
which did both women awaken
and set the kitchen on fire,
a situation terribly dire.
But by opening the spigot with speed
Vivian doused it and it did not spread
and the flames were quickly dead.
So Vivian paying the tenant a visit
did indeed turn out to be kismet.
Jumbled thoughts:
ReplyDeleteWhat do you call a dozen less two colonists? TEN ANTS
What is letter-turner White’s favorite beverage? VANNA TEA
What do you call the scum buildup on a steam press? IRON ICK
What does the farmer do when his bird won’t lay an egg? SHAKE HEN
What do you call the torso of actress in “Some Like it Hot”? M BODY
What does an actor do when reading a part? They SPEAK IT
What happens in Monopoly when you accidentally land on the “Jail” square? You’re just visiting them; not paying a fine
Ok, that’s enough goofiness from Moe … I’ll continue to make cameo visits every now and again …
Misty ~ A neat poem to start off our week!
ReplyDeleteHow fortunate indeed that Vivian was there to quench the blaze!
I'm sure nobody suspected her as the (accidental?) arsonist, for that would be double-Kismet--surely too much for the Fates to allow.
A happy visit today from Chairman Moe!
I get a real kick from his clever take on the J-words. His verbal playfulness carries us to places that stretch our imaginations.
Yes, please do come back--and more often!
It's my day off, but I may return with a simple offering anyway...
~ OMK
Chairman Moe, very funny and clever clues. You should consider becoming a crossword constructor--or maybe you already are? If so, congratulations!
ReplyDeleteOMK, thank you, thank for the kind words for my crazy poem.
My problem is that I worry mainly about incorporating all the Jumble words, and they are often difficult to fit into a narrative, like the word "spigot" today. The tenant and Vivian would never have had to deal with a fire, except that it allowed me to vaguely connect "shaken"--like an earthquake that might create a fire which would then require water from a "spigot". The result is a stupid poem, which nonetheless lets you suggest funny and crazy variations, like having Vivian be an arsonist? But why? Why would Vivian do that? If this weren't a Sunday, I'd suggest that you write a response poem explaining that.
I do understand the challenge you face, Misty, especially on Sunday with its two extra J-words. I am sure the added words influenced my choice of Sunday for my day off.
ReplyDeleteYou increase the difficulty by trying to place the hints in the end-of-line positions (not always, but often) where they must be rhymed.
Yes, this was particularly challenging today, as I found when I decided to give it a go.
You may spot one of my stupid tricks for dealing with an outlier, like “spigot.” I first imagined my tenant sitting at her vanity, but when I saw spigot, I realized I had to be very specific, so I put a *#@! “sink” by the vanity and added it in the poem’s title. That let me use spigot both literally and metaphorically—as the source of her energy.
And was her power supposed to be heavenly or otherwise? Ah, that I could leave to the reader…
“Her Cosmetic Sink”
I’m shaken, watching my tenant embody—so ironic!—
powerful makeup at her vanity. So chthonic
a force, or divine?, seems to pour from her spigot—
but which might it be? Which force is it?—
as she primps, before paying a visit
to her dermatolo-jitzit.
~ OMK
Wonderful Sunday Keith poem--a real treat. Many thanks for showing me how one might rhyme 'spigot--with 'force is it.' Neat and delightful.
ReplyDeleteAnd with “visit” and with “jitzit,” whatever I meant by that…
ReplyDelete~ OMK
Misty, funny you should ask me to consider crossword constructing; I’ve had 7 published - just one @ LA Times back in October - but I have four or five more waiting for Rich to approve. I have three scheduled @ Newsday; one should be coming later this month
ReplyDeleteKeith, I wish I had more time to visit here but I will
Enjoy all of the wordplay
Moe