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ReplyDelete“A Peak of UnSpeaking”
A big pack of dogs was howling out loud in the yards of our old neighborhood;
our newbie MinPin was joining in, and the din was not sounding good.
Joker is new to our home and, till today, he’s respectfully held his peace.
But now he’s grown to a new comfort zone, with innocence on the decrease.
Hey Joker, shut it! —like a ventrilo-puppet who’s fed not a sound or a word,
or as eagles in flight, so soon out of sight, their cries disappear unheard.
Oh, what we wouldn’t give for dogs corroborative, to enjoy the hush as before,
or, barring that, to have Joker go back to his magnum silentium—yore.
~ OMK
And then, of course, there’s this …
ReplyDeleteToday’s Jumble haiku :
(Some TV monitors are showing eagles’ nests to let observers see them hatch their young. Others in university labs take note of mother birds’ behavior atop zygote-dummies.
For the most part, in these latter cases, the birds don’t realize they are being fooled.
They never get to..)
“Sneak a Peek”
Unpack videos
of eagles on puppet eggs.
Nesting Jokers… yes?
~ OMK
Reposting...
ReplyDeleteI should have used SCUBA for the third stab on today's
Wordle 633 6/6
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
WC
The bluebird of happiness took a turn
ReplyDeleteAt getting breakfast that could still squirm.
But a mean old crow
Made her let it go --
You see, the surly bird gets the worm!
In the Elizabethan era, one’s destiny was often predestined. Once at the castle, always at the castle.
ReplyDeleteKeep at the Keep
Inside the castle turret
The joker unpacked his marionette;
Sir Lee played the fool
Though he had been to school.
He longed to fly on eagle’s wings,
But was bound to earth by his puppet strings.
OMK- I presume your first offering today may reflect real-life fun with your new Buddy. Noisy yes, but he is feeling at home.
ReplyDeleteYour haiku is funny, but also sad for those birds on puppet eggs. It reminds me of our discussion last week about the pair still trying to hatch their eggs - to no avail.
WC- I had not realized there were so many possibilities for the W first letter - C, B - what is the third?
Owen- your Wordle take on an old adage was hilarious. I am not an early bird, and after our change to DST, my mornings may be grumpy. But I don’t want any worms, thank you.
"Pet Bet"
ReplyDeleteThe parents decided to get
their little boy a cute puppet.
But the kid was a bit of joker
and turned out to be a good broker.
He told his parents he wanted an eagle,
knowing that they'd get him a beagle.
The kid has now learned to unpack
the new box, and gives his dog a snack.
He may be a bit of a geek,
but he sure knows how to climb a peak.
Yep, CEh!
ReplyDeleteYour presumption is correct! Our new lil’ pal, Buddy, has now joined the local vocals with his own evening howls. My first poem today is true to life in all respects, except of course for his name change.
You might also recognize that work as being in service to a fellow Canadian, one R.W. Service, whose ballads (e.g., The Shooting of Dan McGrew) inspire emulation.
Your note to WC inspired me to search for other starters to today’s 4-letter suffix. I began alphabetically, and soon realized it was unusual to hit upon a letter that was NOT acceptable. B and C we knew, but check out G and H. In the middle, M, N, and P—the list goes on…
(Fortunately, W doesn’t accept all the dialectical variants, even if dictionaries do.)
In your own poem, you cleverly fooled us with Sir Lee, who would very likely star in a puppet rendering as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night.
You are correct, of course, that in olden times (and not only Elizabethan) one’s birth was one ‘s destiny. From infancy on, one was formed to fit into a class through one’s speech and behavioral manner. Shaw’s Pygmalion, aka My Fair Lady tells the tale in a much more recent time.
~ OMK
Misty ~
ReplyDeleteYour “little boy” turned out to be a remarkable “broker” indeed, considering he was not only able to turn an “eagle” into a “beagle,” but to negotiate a mountain peak as well.
Some negotiation! Broker-ism at its finest!
~ OMK
OMK- yes, we had some references to the Yukon in yesterday’s CW, and reference to Robert Service poetry as well as Jack London’s writings. Great to be reminded.
ReplyDeleteRe the Wordle - the H and B can be used in combination. “When the H…. B….‘s done; when the battle’s lost and won.” MacBeth
And speaking of Shakespeare, you mention Aguecheek. I had almost forgotten him from my Grade 9 English studies. Sir Toby Belch was more memorable with his pun-inducing name.
Misty gives us a nameless boy today, who is a clever geek, but knows how to broker. I love it - a beagle instead of a more exotic eagle! I’ll bet he grows up to be a tech giant.
Lots of critters everywhere on the blog this morning--not sure if I can keep track of them all.
ReplyDeleteOwen, I wish that bluebird could have been an early bird and eluded that mean surly bird.
Ol' Man Keith, hope that Joker shuts up so that you can listen to your Buddy howling instead.
CanadianEh!, I'm guessing your Joker was pretty quiet, just playing with his marionette. And I bet he loved the castle.
I think my little boy figured out that the best way to keep his beagle quiet was by giving him a snack.
Hope all those critters have a good day!
CEh!
ReplyDeleteMy first thought, when I learned that Hurly could stand alone, was also of the Macbeth Witches. I thought the word was always in tandem with Burly, but found that each can carry its own weight.
Yes, It is easier to recall Sir Toby Belch because of his surname. Sir Andrew would be more memorable, I suppose, if we were to use “ague” in modern English, but it is simply too rarely heard.
The first time I had my photo in a newspaper was when I was playing Sir Toby in a high school Shakespearean workshop.
My pic was in the San Francisco Chronicle. The scene was when I was making my entrance as a stumbling drunk.
The photographer caught me when I was halfway to the floor. Not my finest pose.
~ OMK
Good on ya, Misty!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you + CEh picked the right start letter—at par!—well before your time ran out.
~ OMK