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The opening poem should contain all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble and/or Wordle and/or Orijinz.
Comments are welcomed! And couching them in Poetry is NOT required.
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual Jumble or Wordle answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.
Comments are welcomed! And couching them in Poetry is NOT required.
Today’s Jumble haiku:
ReplyDelete(In olden times, no government respected a declaration of war unless the enemy’s representative could scare them.
This envoy grumbled that he was stuck with a smiling superior.
He tried to pump him up. “C’mon, Boss, let’s teach these little fish a lesson!…”)
“Let’s Show These—Anchovies!”
The cranky envoy
ushered in his ambassador.
“Give ‘em a fright, Boss!”
~ OMK
19 SEP ‘23
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Wordle 822 2/6
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W822
This one has many rhymes, heaven knows,
so I can’t just say, “Follow your nose.”
Try this:
When it’s nearly 5 o’clock, it may be time to “ …… .”
~ OMK
Shut it up, but nearby,
ReplyDeletePandora's box you may defy.
True to form
You're getting warm,
Is there a heteronym to try?
Wordle 822 4/6
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Orijinz:
ReplyDeleteThe Devil took his fiddling bit
To a bluegrass championship.
There he sawed,
Picked and clawed,
But his technique was judged unfit!
Pangolins sent an envoy to the aardvark clan
ReplyDeleteProposing an alliance against a human plan.
Pest control, they called it, in their human hubris,
Exterminating ants, formicide in extremis!
Myrmecophagous creatures, banding together
To close ranks against this nuoveau fumigator.
They would usher in a war, humans to get a fright;
Their feed stocks they'd defend, though it took a fight!
Fiddling echidnas, they were recruited, too,
Although known to be an unfit and cranky crew.
Much they loved their pizza "ant-chovies"
Still they predicted this war would never be.
"Half all the ants on Earth combined
Outweigh the total of humankind!"
Canadian Eh?, challenge accepted! (I needed that!)
ReplyDeleteNew jigsaw puzzle A Walk In The Park (Cottonwood)
ReplyDeleteThis was an open and shut case
ReplyDeleteWordle 822 3/6*
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Owen- the Orijinz stumped me today. It took me 1:38 and some red letter help
ReplyDeleteIn this dystopian universe, the chosen maidens were forced to repeat the following
ReplyDeleteChant “Ovaries”
The envoy was chosen to close the deal,
Then select only maidens fit as a fiddle,
Usher them in and give them a meal,
Ensure they did not decipher the riddle,
Do nothing to give them a fright,
Or make them cranky overnight.
For if he at this job did fail
There would be no Handmaid’s Tale.
Wonderful Owen. You got the J words, the W, and a different variation of the O (I had to look for it). I’m glad you rose to the challenge. Need to get my dictionary out for some of your words today.
ReplyDeleteOMK- your J haiku created a broad smile on my face today. Imagine teaching anchovies a lesson.
Thanks.
"Helpful Usher"
ReplyDeleteSheldon worked as an usher
in a movie theater,
where he kept things quiet as a husher,
so the surrounding stayed fair and square.
Scary movies gave viewers a fright
while comedies were a delight.
Some people made noises that were clanky
and that made the audience cranky.
Sheldon here had to act as an envoy,
to make sure all could the movie enjoy.
At intermission, all bought crackers and cheese,
with fancy toppings, like anchovies.
The usher made watching films a success,
and for this his audience did him bless.
Thank you, thank you, for giving us a helpful clue to get today's Wordle, Ol' Man Keith, more than just a bit near.
ReplyDeleteWordle 822 1/6
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Much appreciated, again, many thanks.
Dang!
ReplyDeleteI shoulda split my title, to stress the rhyme, viz.:
“Let’s Show These—
Anchovies!”
CEh! ~ A brilliant new intro to a “Handmaid’s Tale”!
I’m not sure how close it mirrors the original. I guess I should watch it.
Misty ~ Sheldon’s first 2 letters seem to have destined him for his occupation. If he crosses his theater bosses, he can always apply to be a librarian’s assistant. In school, we used to think that was a librarian’s main job!
~ OMK
Misty- I loved your usher/shushed Sheldon. You used all the J words well. I’m not sure I want to sit in a movie beside someone who has eaten anchovies, and I would be cranky too if they made cranky noises. Bless your Sheldon.
ReplyDeleteOMK - oh, I did miss the These/Anchovies rhyme. Thanks for editing.
Owen- I managed to include all the J, W, O words again today. And I completed the puzzle in 56 seconds. Thanks for that poem. Is there somebody in the tree?
Ol' Man Keith, I liked your cranky envoy this morning, and thanks again for all the help you gave us.
ReplyDeleteOwen, what an interesting assortment of creatures occupied your amazing verse this morning. I think you would make an excellent zoo-keeper. But I just hope all those ants don't organize and come after us.
CanadianEh!, Your feminist/maybe-not-quite-feminist verse intrigued me and I will try to remember to look up the Handmaid's Tale tomorrow. And thank you for your sweet wishes for Sheldon.
Have a good night's sleep, everybody.