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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 fresh colony of ants found a glade
ReplyDeleteWere they decided tunnels could be made.
The drones went to work with a will,
And in just days they had a hill!
In their forum, a topic of discussion
Was that they didn't like isolation.
They invited other ants to see their frills,
And in due time, there was a range of hills!
Statesmen arose, or rather states-ants,
To lead the forums about what's important,.
Things of great import (tho mostly duds).
What would you expect? They're just bugs!
Owen, you remind us how diligently ants strive to build their orderly habitats.
ReplyDeleteI can’t imagine their “forums” come up with any new ideas for a formicidic future. They are strictly a caste-structured fascistic society. Their most serviceable function is as metaphoric humanity.
But I guess you covered that in your final line.
My response today:
Among all deodorizers, here’s my…
“Réclamer of a Top Pick”
Our skunk colony
exports important scents—cleans’d
by Glade air fresh’ners !
~ OMK
[Chet and Lois are explaining the Program to Nora and Charles]
ReplyDeleteThink of the fellowship as a group of people much like a colony
Who meet in a range of locales from a church to secluded glade
It's not important where but in the latter make sure there's shade
The topics are varied though for the newcomer it may seem like baloney
But we love to see fresh new blood percolate into the meeting
We give them a warm hello, a cup of Joe and help them to find seating
WC
I had inexplicable trouble with the 4th J which greatly hindered the riddle-solution
ReplyDeleteI got the J from Owen, one of the solution words from OMK and only after jotting down all the letters could I get the final riddle.
Tell me about ants. Fascists? I'd say maniacly industrious. Hills galore and if those biters come in contact with flesh - pain, for days.
They also are attracted to the hum of an outdoor pump where they get promptly electrocuted and the rest go to his aid and die in clumps shutting down the pump. The motto?
Shut up and dig Gus
No need to discuss much
Diggings the key Lee
No need to be free
Remember that song?
WC
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ReplyDeleteThe colony had such a lovely glade
and so a range of people stayed,
making fresh decisions to import
new citizens they might skillfully court
by offering them a list of topics
of the virtues and benefits of the tropics.
My goodness, that word "colony" sure triggered a lot of different species--ants, skunks, and people, all gathered together and having to work together on things.
ReplyDeleteI guess that's life on this earth. Elsewhere in the universe? Who knows?
Thanks for the link, Wilbur; I recognized the song lyrics right away in your skillful ant chant, but I couldn’t be sure of the original—until you linked to Paul Simon.
ReplyDeleteI can’t tell you about ants. I only know they can’t be expected to have a new thought. Can they serve as a parody of AA? Probably—as much as they work as a metaphor of any human endeavor.
How much free will do they possess? Do they care?
Misty ~ Nice going. Compact and tidy!
Your verse put me in mind of the Bohemian Grove, except for your final reference to the “tropics.”
Do you know of that private gentlemen’s club in the Bay Area? Every summer they retreat to a “lovely glade” in the redwoods by the Russian River.
Were they an inspiration? They court “new citizens” among leading artists and politicians.
~ OMK
OMK, I was thinking more of an artist's COLONY. Somewhat private but open to those having similar interests.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the comments it seems like folk were inspired by the Simon song. I'd forgotten that it was Paul.
WC
Thank you, OMK. I'm afraid I've never heard of a gentleman's club in the Bay Area, and was certainly never courted by one.
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