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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.
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Today’s Jumble haiku:
ReplyDelete(Dashiell Hammet knew his favorite PI’s limits. Could it be Mr. Spade might have favored cannabis? He certainly couldn’t stand being around alkies—drunks—and he wouldn’t tolerate more than a single shot himself. It could wreck his timing & skill as a detective, and—worse!—it might make him less than cool…)
“ Sam and Weed?”
Spade can’t abide wrecks.
One slug! then off, with a snap
of his fedora!
~ OMK
Sea and (no) Wade
ReplyDeleteThis poem a Debbie Downer will be!
Fedoras are removed in memory.
The Titanic band played Abide with Me,
Those left aboard sat on the deck,
Playing mournfully til the wreck.
No mania, no lifeboat bottleneck,
No rescue, whether slow or snappy.
OMK- wow, we certainly did take today’s words in different directions. You were very creative with both title and haiku. I liked the “snap of his fedora” imagery.
ReplyDeleteWhen I added the W and O words, I was sent down a somber path.
Misty will lighten the mood I’m sure.
"In the Water"
ReplyDeleteSam worked as a sailing guide
And to wide interests did abide.
By taking good advice from a tech
he always avoided a wreck.
His manners were airy and snappy
and this made his customers happy.
His fedora they liked to see,
when later they waded in the sea.
I knew it. Misty gave us a happy poem with guide Sam who avoids wrecks. His customers were happy and even his hat had a pleasant atmosphere (unlike my fedoras which are sombrely removed). As OMK sad a few days ago, the given words can be made more pleasant. Nice work,
ReplyDeleteQuite right, CEh! Our two pieces were far apart in direction and tone.
ReplyDeleteI like the moodiness of yours, starting with the mournful melody of the Titanic hymn, following with the committed silence of those left on board.
Yes, my snapped brim suggests a very different kind of energy. I envision Dick Powell--or even Bogie in one of his lighter moods.
Misty, curiously, starts with my "Sam." Somehow, this also conjures Bogart who in private life was a regular captain of his own sailing yacht (not to mention his late career role aboard "The African Queen").
But I take this Sam to be a guide to tourist groups, with a hat that helped his fans gauge the depth of the ocean!
~ OMK
Ol' Man Keith, I've never heard the word "alkie" and it took me a minute to realize it referred to alcoholics. The things one learns on this blog! And nice to see you remembering Sam Spade.
ReplyDeleteCanadianEh!, your Titanic verse is very moving. It's so easy to think of sailing as a joyful, happy time at sea, that it's important not to forget the incredible tragedies that it can also cause.
I was very lucky that I had a wonderful time coming to this country from Austria on a large U.S. Army ship (my widowed mother had married an American G.I.) for two weeks when I was 11 years old. I spoke no English and was terrified at the beginning of the voyage. But it turned out that there was a playroom reserved where the children of soldiers could play games and hang out with each other every day. The children were almost all American, and playing with them every day for two weeks was enough to have me learn German so well, that when we landed and I was taken to school to start what we assumed would be 4th grade again, they decided that my English was so good that I could actually start 5th grade.
I've never really wanted to take a trip on a ship again because I remember the air outside on deck being full of smoke and unpleasant. But my memory of my childhood trip will always be a delight.
Sorry--I meant "to have me learn English so well," in addition to the German I spoke as an Austrian.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind comments on my Titanic poem.
ReplyDeleteMisty- thanks for sharing your memories of shipboard friends and learning English.