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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.
Could I just say, Owen, that I think you're terrific to keep up the jumble blog so well in spite of your current problems and worries. If it were me, I'd probably be so distraught I wouldn't be able to cope with anything.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
P.S.
ReplyDeleteReally, really obvious solution, isn't it!
Haven't checked out the clues yet, actually.
FLN, Wilbur ~ Sorry, man!
ReplyDeleteI checked back several times yesterday to see if there were any late postings, but I still missed your long offering until nearly 2 in the morning. I’m afraid I haven’t the time or wits to do more now than post the haiku series I’ve been working on.
Maybe later in the day I can go back and be a fair audience for you.
”The Modern Minstrel”
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”No Nest for the Weary”
“Shaken & weary,
my pallet beckons. But I
strum my song instead.”
A singin’ cowboy
gets no siesta, till he’s
sung for his supper.
“My task is to play,
and though I would rather sleep,
my duty prevails.
“I’ll delay nesting
till my psalm is offered up,
then land with a thud.”
Snore in, wheeze out, snooze.
Turn and toss… & rest. Again
snooze, and snore, and snoo….
~ OMK
"Empty Nester"
ReplyDeleteThe tremors did Mom awaken
and left her weary and shaken.
Since she was an empty-nester
she would not her children pester.
So she called her best friend and chum
who brought her a guitar to strum.
Now Mom sits on her pallet and plays
and enjoys much happier days.
I now had a moment to return to yesterday's blog and re-read your intensely moving verses, Ol' Man Keith and Wilbur.
ReplyDeleteOMK, I very much hope that Christian did make it to a heavenly shore, and find salvation.
Wilbur, Mary's agonizing response to her auto accident is so desperately sad, and what a struggle to overcome her despair and find hope and strength in caring.
And how inspiring that in your second verse, her will and ability to help others does indeed offer her salvation. Very moving.
Ol' Man Keith, I wrote my verse this morning before turning on my computer and coming to the blog and posting it. Only then did I see your poem and was charmed to see that your cowboy too used music to help him with his recovery.
ReplyDeleteNice to see that music cures your "Mom"'s tremors, Misty--in combination of course with a chat with her chum!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment.
My Cowboy is devoted to his music (being by definition a "SIngin' Cowboy"), but he really didn't require any "recovery."
He was just shaken & weary from days of hard travelin'.
I find I must do a haiku series when I think a single verse is insufficient to tell a tale, even a brief one.
Even so, I make it my task to include all the J-words in a single haiku, the first one.
A happy Saturday for me. My wife and her mom just NOW returned from their week-long driving vacation, first to Phoenix to celebrate her uncle's 93rd birthday, and then back through Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Monument Valley (John Ford Country), Grand Canyon Park...
The dogs are going crazy! It is good to see them back home (where the heart is), where they belong!
~ OMK
Yes, OMK, there they were--all four Jumble words and solution in your very first haiku! Amazing! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteChet has brought Eddie to Neal's house and a few other AAers meet them there]
ReplyDeleteNeal lived alone, a widow, kids grown, a typical empty nester
He led Eddie into the garage, sat him on a pallet and posed this tester
Have you suffered enough?
Do you grasp that only he who has suffered will be blessed
Perhaps you've not suffered enough and need to go out and test
The waters and strum the guitar of whiskey and wine.
For until we're thoroughly weary of the fruit of the vine
And thoroughly shaken will the message you heard here be accepted
For its only by the lash of alcohol itself can the spiral be intercepted
This is our promise: Be open and honest:
Is that too tough?
Wilbur bonus:
DeleteWho's the original author of the quote(re. "Blessed "
And where did we see it lately?
Sandy will have it in an instant
Misty, as a typical Cali you know all about tremors and how they leave you shaken. Nothing like a little guitar music to lighten the mood.
ReplyDeleteOMK 's guy who must strum for his supper may not be unique. Dylan probably had the hat out in the Village , sometimes perilously low. Bologna for supper again, Bob?
Re. Last night's paeans. "Mary" told me that "Crash" captured the experience exactly. Calm followed by chaos then the misamic clime and meeting her maker. Followed by feeding the homeless on Thanksgiving and Christmas. "Am I the only one who knows about the 'bargain'? "Just you and mom (she passed away in a few years ago).
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And lo and behold she's still at it. A deal's a deal. Meanwhile, the crash occurred while she was on her way to a waitress job. Now running an ever expanding BNB Cleaning business with a new boyfriend. I was inspired by her story as you can see. So I penned a sequel
WC
Wow, Wilbur, the AA message as Chet (or was it Neal?) explains it seems very powerful, but perhaps somewhat alien to me. Or perhaps not; I'll have to think on it.
ReplyDeleteAnd, Wilbur, you placed too much confidence in me - I don't know the author of that quote. It sounds bibliical, but I don't know ...
OMK, wonderful to hear that your wife and her mom had a wonderful journey together and are now back home again, safely. You're clearly delighted!
ReplyDeleteWilbur, Neal's message to Eddie is very tough and a bit heart-breaking. I wonder if that is a good strategy for dealing with someone who needs help? Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed that Eddie will be all right soon without any traumas.
Sandy, 50A from Saturday xword:
ReplyDelete"Never to suffer would be never to have been blessed". POE
In one way or another it is often recounted in stories of recovery. Without the pain of alcoholic drinking and behavior these folk attest that they never would have found the life second to none.
In the Big Book the author states that is only from the "lash of alcohol" that folks are driven to accept the principles of recovery and eventually become "Happy. Joyous and Free.
Another way of looking at it is with people who clearly exhibit behavior in their lives similar to alcoholism. But with one exception: They are not allergic or addicted to drink.
And they go on living lives of "quiet desperation" Or...
Have other (self destructive) addictions like gambling.
Chet and Neal are trying to Kickstart Eddie out of complacency into action. If he
1. Admits he's powerless
2. Wants to change
3. He must accept(the program)
and become Willing(To change)
WC
Oh, of course, Wilbur, Poe! I think you have a better memory for the crosswords than I. They tend to go right out of my head once the next one comes along. (And I just finished the Sunday one!)
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for the restatement. It helps clarify, though still probably not easy for me to absorb.