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FLN ~ Many thanks, Misty, for your generous comments on my free-form response to Sally’s new pastimes. I apologize for chasing after you. I figured you might have been pulled away by university business, but I thought I had better call attention to the piece, for whatever reason you may have missed it.
ReplyDeleteIt also seemed strange that no one else had even acknowledged it, which made me wonder if something had gone wrong with its posting.
As for the content, I was moved to try a bit of satire because I did not want my haiku to be the last word on elder/younger relations. Sally’s new pursuits struck me as symbolic of the ways seniors find fulfilling activities without giving in to schemes from those who might take advantage. It seemed fair—and fun—to offer a note of caution against would-be “suitors.”
I enjoyed composing it. I’m glad you appreciated the crazy rhymes; they came quite easily, and it was fun playing between couplets and an ABAB octet; also switching from two to four beats per line. The freedom was a real kick.
Nothing was done by formula, but I just went with what “felt” right.
Again, many thanks! You’re our steadiest hand!
~ OMK
OMK- many apologies for not commenting last night on your poem for Misty. I did see it briefly when I checked for that Erratum A . . . . and I meant to go back and study it further. But the evening was getting late, and I got side-tracked. This morning’s reading confirms the quality of your work. I am amazed that you found it easy to create!!
ReplyDeleteOMK, it was the wrong day for your masterpiece. We were doing Nicole prep then off to the polls followed by shopping. At that point these old bones need the bed
ReplyDeleteBut this business of writing actual poetry in the doggerel corner threw me a bit.
Misty's review I shared although German is not my language.
And...
Your message to avoid becoming a COUGAR applies to men as they get older and want one final fling
Or two
.WC
"Art Appreciation"
ReplyDeletePatty's painting had a lovely glaze
that made some very happy,
while others gave it far less praise,
finding it glitzy and sappy.
But her fans held a melody party
that with praise her art did drench
and Patty was very hearty
that this criticism did quench.
In the end the newspaper reviews were grand
and Patty's art is now in popular demand.
Thank you for your very kind and generous message this morning, Ol' Man Keith,
ReplyDeleteand I particularly appreciated your giving us additional insight into your thoughts about satire and into your own poetic tendencies and experiments. A great way to start our blog this morning.
Once more, my thanks! This time to WC & CEh!
ReplyDelete—for taking the time to go back and provide Yrs Trly with friendly feedback.
We are really here for each other.
Today’s Jumble haiku:
(The musical effect of a Doppler shift affords a natural treat. This mellifluous lilt can be engineered, of course, by arranging two or more sound sources to race past a given point.
The best of these effects are those that “take the ‘hand prize’,” being “managed quite handily.”
We sometimes speak of the…)
“Doppler Prix Main”
Happy ♬ melodies ♪
are drenched in a glaze of cheer,
like drams chased by beer.
~ OMK
Wordle 9 Nov. ‘22
ReplyDeletePar = 4
Wordle 508 3/6
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A letter shy of
mentally bright!
~ OMK
Good for Patty, Misty, as she overcomes the nay-sayers and continues in her art!
ReplyDeleteAnd good for you as you perfect your new form. It is a delight to this Ol’ Coot’s ear.
You deserve to share in her “grand” reviews!
Coincidentally, I have had an ear worm of a song in my head these last 2 days—“Sunny Side of the Street.”
It reminds me of a lyricist’s secret I can share with you.
One of the beauties of the ABAB form is that, unlike rhyming couplets, it gives you freedom.
If you find yourself stuck for an end-word (as if that ever happens!),
it is only the B that needs to rhyme.*
~ OMK
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* Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
This line can go flat
If this one is true.
(To be accurate, the song lyrics put me in mind of this point, although it’s words illustrate an even broader lesson, that it is only the final rhymes that count. “Sunny Side” follows non-rhyming words with rhymed couplets.)
Back to de Land
ReplyDeleteAh! Forest bathing.
Getting drenched on a rainy day,
Whistling a happy melody
Eyes glazed with the beauty
Of poplars, pines and maples.
A neat poem, CanadianEh! ~ You have a nice ability to capture sensory memories in very few words.
ReplyDeleteNot Singing in the Rain this time, but Whistling…
I don’t know, of course, where in Canada—or elsewhere—your forest memory was formed, but you take me back to Muir Woods, across the Bay from San Francisco.
I take it your title rhymes with today’s solution. Mine is a bit of a stretch, I admit, but if a reader will go with my back story, and sound it aloud (with appropriate French pronunciation), it may come through as a modified Spooner.
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Minor E r r a t u m
In the parenthesis in the footnote to my last note to Misty, I see “it’s” incorrectly used as a possessive. It should, of course, be “its.” I could blame Google Grammar, but I should have caught it.
It is a small thing, I know, but a nagging one. I don’t like it when I see it from somebody else, so am truly angry at myself.
~ OMK
I’m late getting back to the party after appointments today.
ReplyDeleteWC- you just ducked in out of the storm with Wordle in five.
Misty- you went the artist route with the words we were given, aptly using that glitzy glaze and having her drenched with praise (which never leaves one bedraggled!). Getting started as an artist can be brutal; it is good to hear of Patty’s success.
OMK- I thought of Doppler as well with Spoonerism intent. But my medical background led me to the use of those high intensity waves to detect blood clots. That did not jive with the rest of the J words. I tried for a variation in the other word, but I love your title spin. And you used “glaze of cheer”. I am always amazed that we can all go in different directions with the same word.
Thanks also for your thoughts on rhyme schemes. With my lack of experience, I aim to use the words in an offering with some sort of meaning and rhythm. Rarely do I have a lovely rhyme scheme result. Thus my ABCCD today. I suppose if I worked at it longer and with more intent, I could create a better rhyme scheme, but some of the freshness and spontaneity might be lost. Thanks for your encouragement in past discussions to not be too focused on rhyming.
OMK- I was writing as you were posting and didn’t refresh.
ReplyDeleteI think I was remembering some damp camping experiences in some provincial parks. Fortunately it did not rain too often on us.
Re your Erratum - I have noticed that auto-correct wants to change its to it’s all the time. I consciously check now because the misuse bothers me too. That may be what happened to you - all is forgiven. (I bristle also when I see their, there, they’re misused.)
It’s a crime it is!
Woohoo! Got today's Wordle in three tries, I think:
ReplyDeleteWordle 508 3/6
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OMK, your hint got me started with 'smart.' When that didn't work the first time, or on my own second guess, I went to Wilbur's clue, and woohoo! it worked on my third try.
Thank you both for this fun and great help.
So many kind and neat comments today--thank you, too, CanadianEh! and Wilbur, and so much wonderful poetry all around. I'm just swooning with delight at all the lovely rhythms and rhymes at the same time that they are taken apart and made gutsier and more interesting with play on the rhyme schemes.
ReplyDeleteAnd, somehow, your verse, CE, and your evocations of "Singing in the Rain" and "Sunny Side of the Street" OMK, reminded me of our weather yesterday, when it poured, and our weather today, when it couldn't be sunnier, and made me look up both songs. Was totally dumbfounded by the role of "Moses" in the first one, and then floored by the 8 verses making up the second one. Maybe a little later I'll see of I can listen to them on the computer, but it makes me wish I had taken a music class or two when I was younger.
Actually this blog today feels like a delightful class for me today, on all counts.
Thank you, everybody!
Looking back I see I was on the BRINK after 4
ReplyDeleteMy clue? Oh yeah, precipitation. I can see that helping.
WC
The "Moses" patter, Misty is from the movie--when Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly are making fun of the speech instructor, using the "Moses supposes" tongue twister to mock the teacher's example of the "O" vowel.
ReplyDeleteTo get the lyrics for the title song, you have to sift through the results online.
Good work on getting the Wordle in 3. And I think I saw a hint from you in your comments! Yay!
I am glad, CEh! that you take some comfort for my demotion of rhyme as necessary for poetry. I do appreciate modern poets for their attempt to get past the addiction to rhyme, as I agree that rhymers too often step on their own toes.
The jingle-jangle nature of so much rhyming, especially couplet after couplet, locks the ear in an expectation of sound rather than keeping the mind free for what is actually being said.
Early English poetry did not rhyme. It mainly depended on rhythm. I suppose in its day, that became as oppressive as rhyme.
Alliteration was very big for centuries. People were always trying to find a way to make poems stand apart from normal conversation.
The trouble today is that the mass of people still association rhyme with poems.
And to be honest, most poets have not found a better way to signal they are writing anything special. I could wish more of them would settle for rhyme.
~ OMK
Andy and his cohort were trying to spoil the happy thoughts
ReplyDeleteOf wedding bliss that otherwise glazed Chet's dreams
He vowed to manage those moods and not come apart at the seams.
"Drench your mind in happy things and don't get all tied up in knots"
Bouncing between bedlam and bliss was a sure bet to wreck
What should be a pleasant promenade from sordid seedy bars
To that walk down the aisle, vows with his miss, on her lips a peck.
Dancing to beautiful melodies ,
[a congo by popular demand?]
no more 'that's mine' but 'all is ours'
Discord at the office should not cause a problem with the spiritually
Connected self. Just bounce the negative off for God is my ally.
WC
8 J's and 2 riddle-solutions: C-eh, before DH finishes the Jumble you can compare lists for Thursday
ReplyDeleteOMK, I wrote the poem before I saw your alliteration comment. This should suffice
Speaking of cohorts at the "Office"? Did anybody watch that show. It was on for many seasons and apparently was popular. I caught a few minutes here and there. Same for Friends.
Misty, if you come here before doing Thursday's Jumble you can make a list too.. OMK do you want to play??
WC
Spoiler alert:
ReplyDeleteWC- can I guess the Thursday Js now?
Cohort, Knot or Peck, Bedlam, Congo
Come Apart at the Seams
I’ll see tomorrow how accurate I am.
Bzzzt, 0 for 4.
DeleteHere's my
ReplyDeleteWordle 509 3/6
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AA has that word in its major principle motto
WC
My goodness, Wilbur what a worrisome prelude to Chet's wedding--hope it won't cause any real problems. And remarkable how you work all the J words and solution into your verse in ways that make them almost invisible, or should I say silent. Wonderful piece of work.
ReplyDeleteWell, it's bedtime, but I'm not sure how to prepare for tomorrow at all, and am puzzled about how things will go? Guess I'll just have to wait and see.
But in the meantime, I wish you all a good night's sleep.
Yeah, Wilbur, I’m with Misty: we don’t need to have the lead-up to the wedding ruined by anyone seeking to upset Chet’s good spirits, just because an office mate like Andy thinks it’s fun to be a “spoiler.”
ReplyDeleteYour poem builds tension nicely, along with suspense. But do we really need either of these now?
Can’t we relax and enjoy the festivities? Do we have to wait till St. Patrick’s Day?
I watched The Office faithfully, a favorite show of mine. And yes, there was an Andy in that cast, acted by Ed Helms.
But the real spoiler among the office staff was Dwight Schrute, nastily played by Rainn Wilson. (Hissss. Boooo-oo.)
Sorry, WC—it’s too late to play the guessing game.
It’s already past 2:30 here, and I finished the Thursday jumble at my usual time, around 1:30 Pacific.
~ OMK