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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 NOT required.
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Today’s Jumble haiku:
ReplyDelete(Sometimes poetry provides a way to say unpleasant things. Often it can point to an unexpected good consequence from an otherwise negative event.
What, for instance, might we…)
”Make (a) Poem Say?”
Think of plague years as
a real mercy, unloading
maws from starving lands.
~ OMK
At the Rodeo, the bronco veterinarian
ReplyDeleteProved to be quite a contrarian,
"The perfect quadruped
Is the horse," he said,
Which disgruntled all of the dairy men!
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Fake Poem Eh!
ReplyDeleteFrom the Ten Plagues and the Red Sea,
To the Ten Commandments of Mt Sinai,
I could unload tales of woe or glory.
But think of it this way, this time;
It’s a mercy I create any rhyme.
Don’t covet my style - it might be AI!
FLN- enjoyed you all yesterday, but got back too late to post. I especially liked Misty’s use of alpha as work and not a male.
ReplyDeleteOwen- great W poem, but I am at a loss to find any W hint.??
OMK- look how we made different spooners! And yes, your haiku does allow you to bring up an ethical dilemma of who gets fed when there is a famine. Mercy or cruelty? Share and share alike, or survival of the fittest? A decision I hope never to be required to make.
Much like C-eh, Mr Haley paid a visit to
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He was just jealous. I spotted Owen's hint and OMK 's haiku enabled me to grok the riddle-solution on the J
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WC- now I see Owen’s split of the W in the first line. Clever!
ReplyDeleteI think we went with Mr. Haley because that letter was first in the alphabet-run.
"Jaded Job"
ReplyDeleteThe maid's chores were unclear and vague
and she found her work a plague.
She had groceries to unload
and rips in clothing sewed.
Her employers treated her tersely
and gave her little mercy.
Washing dishes at the sink
she finally began to think
that with her minimal take-home pay
it was time to go away
and start a better and happier day.
Here’s another dilemma, from the P.O.V. of a Hollywood Heavy:
ReplyDeleteCould I appropriate
others’ belongings to
vanquish my
earnest jealousies & desires?
Then, why should I not?
~ OMK
CEh! ~ Check his first line, last 2 words.
ReplyDeleteI am sure I needn’t hint at mine.
Your poem is a delight. I’m pretty sure it’s not AI, but who knows? This whole blog might be a mutual dream, fostered by a Bot looking for stuff to randomly censor.
~ OMK
Misty ~ The maid’s poem is one of your best contributions. While I sometimes don’t appreciate your twisting of syntax, I enjoyed “rips in clothing sewed” very much.
ReplyDelete“Washing dishes at the sink” reminded me that dish washing was always a time for serious meditation. At least for me.
Wilbur ~ Yep, Mr. Hayley made the rounds today. Even with a hint in a different direction, I had to invite him to stop by.
Glad I could help with the J.
~ OMK
Very interesting verse, Ol' Man Keith. But for whom would those starving arriving people be such a mercy? And please tell that guy in your second verse not to appropriate other people's belongings. He could end up in big trouble.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you bring up complicated issues and complicated solutions in your verses, and I love the fun way you rhyme the Jumble solution in your haiku title.
Finally, thank you for your special, kind response to my verse. Once again, you've made my day.
Owen, you're right: why couldn't the perfect quadruped by a cow?
CanadianEh!, your daily tales of woe and glory covering the world are a total delight. Keep them coming!
OMK and Misty- thanks for your kind comments on my poem. For the record, it is not AI.
ReplyDeleteYes I found Owen’s well-hidden W.
Misty - isn’t it just sad when employers take an employee for granted, thinking that their work is menial. I am glad that your maid has enough money saved up to feel confident in leaving that Jaded Job. Kudos and good luck to her. (I liked your vague/plague and tersely/mercy rhymes.)
As to the Cow being the perfect quadruped, I'm reminded the cartoon (in the New Yorker?) that shows a cow standing in a field.
ReplyDeleteShe is being interviewed, maybe interrogated, by a strange-looking ET, standing outside its flying saucer.
The ET speaks the caption: "And then they DRINK it?!"
~ OMK
Misty ~ Glad to compliment your verse. You are welcome!
ReplyDeletePresumably those who survive the plague--the living-- receive the mercy, and the remaining food rations. I am with CanadianEh in being grateful I needn't make such a choice.
Meanwhile, it is a happy sign we live in a wealthy world, that most of our public care is directed toward the vulnerable rather than "survival of the fittest."
There is more at stake in my 2nd verse. But if you are not doing the W, it won't matter. If you are, however,
ask yourself what...
"ousness" is being referenced?
~ OMK