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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.
In all of our lives we take one road,
ReplyDeleteAnd regret the other roads not taken.
No matter how happy, regret is a load
That darkens each sunny day we waken.
There's always something next in life.
And which path leads to better Fate?
To be a lion, those paths are rife,
Or seek anew before it is too late?
To seek a road to exotic futures,
Or be content to bide our days at home.
To get excitement, and be producers,
Or be lazy but happy, eschewing being a drone
(Full disclosure: I'm a lazy type.)
I'll bet I'm lazier than you, Owen!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Simba kid looks ok, but Mufasa was much more impressive than this king.
Ah, it is always good to see a fresh poem from you, Owen, and this one more than satisfies. You provide philosophical perspective to views with which we older folk are quite familiar.
ReplyDeleteShall we commit to real work today, or continue our intimacy with procrastination?
But I must add that your continuing output gives the lie to your “disclosure.”
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“Lined Up—Next?”
Lazier birds are
quicker taken. Sunny Crests,
Exotics, et al.
~ OMK
WBTW, Owen, good to see you feeling up to writing an intro poem. Really good.
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~ OMK
I was one behind you OMK
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Misty, quick tutor. You start with a five letter word like fe. THINK. Green indicates correct letter, correct placement. Yellow: correct letter. You work logically from there.
Owen, a great paean to aging. Gave a little buzz to our day.
WC
Perhaps late tonight I'll annotate that explanation using my three tries and the solution
DeleteAnd.... When I got the final wordle I thought of you, OMK
ReplyDeleteGreat opening poem, OwenKL.
ReplyDeleteOn this beautiful sunny day, I do not need to be taken to an exotic locale to relax and be lazier than usual.
But it would be a farce to think that my memories of a safari in Kenya, with wildlife of cheetah, giraffe, lion species, could ever be outdone. And don’t let me forget the elephants each moving next in line all around our safari Jeep. Majestic!
I’m with you today WC. Great work OMK. Give it a whirl Misty.
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You probably already know how to access Wordle, Misty, but if not, just click on this:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html
The game will appear, showing the rules. If they don't come up automatically, you should see a question mark at the top of your screen. Click on that for the summary rules.
But I like Wilbur's capsule notes; they give you an accurate version of the basic rules.
Here's my take:
Just type a random 5-letter word in the first row.
Best advice I rec'd when I started was to choose a beginning word with as many vowels as possible.
You are not committed to any word until you hit "Enter." That's when the colors will show. Green = letter to keep where it is. Yellow = letter to use somewhere else.
The blacked out letters should not be tried again. I find these most useful because they eliminate scores of wrong words.
When you enter the right answer, it will be solid green, and the editor will give you a comment word, appraising your performance. (My favorite is "Phew!")
Good luck!
~ OMK
Thank you all for all your helpful comments about using Wordle. It may take me a few days before I have time to try them out, but I really appreciate them.
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes, your verse this morning is terrific, Owen--thank you so much for that.
"Lost Wallet"
On his worst day, Walt did awaken
and find that his wallet was taken.
His future would not be sunny
if he lost all that money.
Would the thief buy something exotic--
like a drug or a narcotic?
Or would he do something even crazier
like quit his job so he could just be lazier?
But just as Walt went out to go next-door
he found his wallet on the floor.
He was now happier than a lion
because everything would again be fine.
I enjoyed Walt's adventure, Misty.
ReplyDeleteWe usually use these poems just to give an impression, to offer a snapshot, a moment in time.
Walt's arc is a real story; we get his dismay and then his relief. But even more, you give us his speculation, his fantasy of what the "thief" might do with the money (which seems QUITE a lot; Walt must have recently drained his account!).
Thank you for the Tale of Walt & his Wallet!
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As for Wordle, you’ll find it EZ—& that it takes hardly any time at all.
I did not want to take it on, fearful of wasting more time w/ games.
But I found it is easy to fit it in a few spare minutes. It is much less of a commitment than Jumble.
~ OMK