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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.
Background: Various feathered livelihoods, from wee-bird wardens to stork stewards, must deal with fecal disposal.
ReplyDelete“Cajoling Canaries’
Custodial Cleanliness”
Holly slipp’d doilies
‘neath her aviaries, to
catch the chicks’ droppings.
~ OMK
"Failed Romance"
ReplyDeleteMolly lived in Hollywood,
a place she considered lively and good.
She planned to marry Larry,
and gave him an aviary.
Larry gave her a doily to cajole her
into appointing him as her sole heir.
In the end both efforts were a folly,
and now being apart they are again jolly.
Goodness, Misty, what a strange relationship between Molly & Larry!
ReplyDeleteShe had her eyes set on marriage, but he wanted to be her heir.
(I presume he wasn't up for matrimony, just the complete inheritance!)
Looks like you came to the right conclusion: these two are better off "being apart."
†
I have to share credit with my wife today, for helping with the title for my morning haiku.
It was she who suggested "Canaries" instead of my original species, "Crows."
"Canaries" are better suited for the rhythm. (Just say the whole title out loud.)
Better still, "Canaries" are far happier in a cage--than are "Crows."
~ OMK
Ol' Man Keith, you're the only poet I've ever encountered who could make s_ _ t a lyrical and melodic moment in a haiku. Your wife did certainly help with this one because clean canaries, much more than crows, would do their very best to find someone to keep their aviaries pristine.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see your verse and comment this morning, OMK, but where are all of our other Jumble colleagues today? We miss you, Wilbur, CanadianEh!, and Owen.
I hope somebody else shows up, Misty, if only to keep you company while I run errands today.
ReplyDeleteOf the medical type.
Busy day here. I had to do a morning blood panel at Quest Lab--where my phlebotomist was training a verrry slo-ow pupil, and then the trainer found she did her paper work all wrong.
Had to start over again, from scratch.
Meanwhile, I am waiting--sitting there and waiting, longer & longer--just to get punctured.
In a few minutes I have to go out again, this time to my cardiologist for my semi-annual EKG.
I need to tell him that my new Apple Watch has been alerting me to occasional atrial fibrillations.
Don't know if that has more to do with my heart, or the *#@! Watch.
~ OMK
Dear OMK--so sorry that you have so many medical issues to be dealt with, and that sometimes it takes a long time to get procedures done, or even started. Sounds like a frustrating day, and you're a real hero to take it all in stride and just deal with it. I suspect I'd be freaking out and am lucky I don't have too much stuff to deal with just yet.
ReplyDelete(Did I just use the phrase "deal with" three times? I'm an English professor, for heaven's sake--you'd think I'd have a slightly better talent for prose! I'll have to promise to work on this in the future).
A casual conversational style is all we expect in our prose postings, Misty. You needn't worry about typical repetitions.
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel, though. We tend to be critical of our own statements, rarely noticing errors in our friends' posts.
My cardiologist's office screwed up my appointment, saying they had called me to change it. But in fact, the call I rec'd the day before was to re-CONFIRM the appointment. A real SNAFU by their office.
But it's OK. I wasn't eager to see him for a routine in-and-out session.
He usually schedules me 6 months apart, so I will just make my next appointment for 6 months from now!
Tomorrow I have a dermatology appointment in the morning. At this time in my life I am constantly paying the price for all my years on our beaches.
For many years I swam every day. So now, it is one skin cancer after another.
Ah, but it was WORTH it.
~ OMK
I posted wordle late(early) fln. I went south and stayed at a friend's house closer to st Pete where I had a urology appointment. But the doctor called this morning and simply gave me the updated diagnosis on the phone. So I had a leisurely morning and lunch with my AA confreres.
ReplyDeleteThey were surprised and happy to see me. Then it was two hours travel to home. Followed by nap time.
I've been struggling with the Friday xword since nine. I had supper in between efforts
C-Moe warned us about Friday did he not?
Misty, you did your best with the J's albeit a doily is not much of a bribe
WC
Nora's place was a favorite abode for her niece, Lois
ReplyDeleteFor her, with the foliage and and conures in the aviary
Plus neat doilies laid out it was like being in the realm of faerie
All was peaceful at Nora's, and nothing was ever amiss
Except perhaps Holly, Nora's niece from the other side of the family
Lois hoped that she wouldn't rekindle past feuds and enmity
Perhaps this was prime ninth step atonement time , a God-spot
Chet had been cajoling her to make amends which had come to naught.
Chet had his own agenda and needed to corner Charles if he could
For to Uncle Charles he owed thanks for his current livelihood
WC
And in that elapsed time here's is the latest
ReplyDeleteWordle 370 5/6
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🟨⬛⬛🟨🟩
🟩🟨⬛⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I solved in spite of myself
Fln I just reread. OMK you hadn't noticed we'd slipped into Thursday (369) so...
ReplyDeleteThat last letter if all else had failed would have yielded BRINy
I think I tried BRINg before BRINK
Just now I had to guess the second letter
, I'm just shutting down the computer to go to bed, but checked in here quickly and saw all your messages. Can't respond this late at night, but will try to have a look at them again tomorrow. Thanks for checking in with us.
ReplyDeleteWilbur ~ You are right, sir! I had no idea you were working on a later Wordle.
ReplyDeleteWe don’t always scrutinize the number(369) when other Wordles on the same page are consistent. I’m sorry, but I guess it would help if more attention were directed to a change of date.
I enjoyed your installment of the Chet&Lois adventure.
I do find it easy to get lost sometimes—as, for instance, why Chet would cajole Lois to make amends if Holly is the one who “rekindle(s) past feuds and enmity.”
Does AA expect atonement by the victim of enmity?
So Charles has been helping Chet earn a living, eh? Please remind me: what does Chet do?
~ OMK