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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.
Yes, a pun, though the literal meaning doesn't apply, as actually stated in the cartoon. But, whatever.
ReplyDeleteHad a little trouble with clue three, but got the solution without it and worked backwards. Strange how sometimes one has a mental block about a word which turns out to be perfectly obvious.
“A Feat Worth Italics”
ReplyDeleteFlying over high
hedges, the Wrights didn’t flinch.
Theirs be the glory!
~ OMK
[Doug, the old-timer goes on]
ReplyDeleteEddie, I remember when you first arrived, flying high on a pinkish cloud
And sure enough today you've got the look of a faded funeral shroud
With this disease you can't hedge your bets or flinch from the task
Go back to p24 in the italics not to your kitchen and your hidden flask
We're not out for glory in here though certainly were not a glum lot
A life second to none we seek for you'll find 24 hours is all we've got
WC
Sandy ~ They were Flying High enough.
ReplyDeleteWilbur ~ Your comparison of colors in the first couplet gave me pause.
I guess I always thought of a “shroud” as gray. So I was trying to envision something “faded,” or less gray, as being bad. Tricky.
But it gets the reader working!
Doug’s advice is heartening. I think the promise of 24-hour support is tremendously encouraging.
~ OMK
"Career Cheer"
ReplyDeleteFrank's career was flying high,
full of glory, in the sky,
thanks to his brilliant knowledge
which made him pledge
no risks to hedge.
But financially he was in a pinch
which sadly made his supporters flinch.
Still, his spirit was metallic,
strong, and slanted, as if italic.
And so soon new ideas over Frank hovered,
and his brilliant career soon recovered.
As you can see, Misty, by my opting to move “italic” to my title,
ReplyDeleteI considered it the diciest word of all.
So an extra Brava to you for meeting that challenge head on!
I doubt many poets have shown your courage in interpreting it as a personality marker—
“metallic,/strong, and slanted…” Outstanding.
And, of course, I was glad to see Frank pulled out of his dive.
~ OMK
You did it again, Ol' Man Keith, a delightful Wright brothers haiku, with a very clever inclusion of those tough ITALICs into your title.
ReplyDeleteAnd, once again, you made my day, with your kind words about the silliest line in my own verse--thank you for that too.
And you had Doug do it too, Wilbur: work all the Jumble words and solution into his encouraging message to Eddie. Hope Eddie takes his advice and stays sober.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I saw ITALICS I knew where to go. I think I posted p24 in the big book italics paragraph earlier.
ReplyDeleteWC