| fairy, begun, valise, inward, "sub" warfare. |
| flinch, should, karate, rudely, placid, import, "clothes-knit" family.
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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
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Here's my take:
The j4 clues were very easy, and the solution was fairly obvious. I just didn't think it was was funny. It was a pun, alright.... senses of humor differ, of course.
The j6 was another story. The clues weren't a problem, though some came more easily than others -- except for clue three which I couldn't figure out at all. I even got the solution, a word at a time, so I knew what two letters came from that clue, but just couldn't see it. Finally looked it up. D'OH!
The solution is a really clever multi-word pun, I think.
"Cruising in Depth"
A voyage of self discovery is only begun
when you're truly ready to seek and affirm
your inner fairy. This is the spirit, the non
pareil, that sparks your creative fire--the germ
of which you'll feel as you start your inward cruise.
So pack your valise--your "baggage" if you choose--
(and be sure you add a responsible share of booze).
~ OMK
Sandy ~ I had trouble too with the "K" word on J6. But it all fell into place.
I'm too sleepy to try a 2nd poem, so I will just address the punny solution in my somewhat clumsy Spoonerist fashion, as follows:
A clique of boys at our high school thought it a smart game to sneak up on classmates and snap their fingers on their victims' noses.
On this particular dry, chilly day, they could be found busily administering their nose-flicks, clamily.
~ OMK
At the dojo seeing the bright young boys you'd agree
That master and children were a close knit family
The placid Sensei awarded various belts
All were welcome the rotund and the svelte
"These lessons constitute the Eastern way:
Never flinch in fear or alarm
Treat rudeness with stoic calm
Should you fail, be gracious
Victory's not for the bodacious
For honor and serenity are the import of Karate"
Now that's an efficient division of labor!
Wilbur's J6 opus & my J4 lick the platter clean.
'Tis truly the way to treat a neighbor,
to scratch that pesky, hard-to-reach spot, unseen.
~ OMK
I read that you needed a break, OMK. If one has had child(ren) , one knows the dojo.
"Poetic Advice"
A poet should never flinch,
and work hard her rhymes to clinch.
You know that you really should,
so show us that you really could.
A tough poem takes verbal karate,
and for that you can't be dotty.
It's important not to speak rudely,
so don't handle anything crudely.
Keep ideas peaceful and placid,
and your words clear and tacit.
Your verses are best kept short
so don't compound words import.
Enjoy your poetic spree--
You belong to our family.
Maybe some mental Tai chi,
(added to Misty's "verbal karate")
will assure that we three
won't get too haughty.
For our task is to serve
as we pad out our oeuvre.
~ OMK
Sandy, I prefer to mention this over here. I liked your response to BE's blatant political post today. A double dip on dissing MAHER and BLM.
I've never seen the "knee" as being dishonoring veterans. Rather as a way to draw attention to useless police shootings. Since OMK will surely read this I'll add….
To address police random shootings I suggest "Follow the Money". Remuneration of police is tied to arrests, warrants and effectively revenue rather than public safety. Not to speak of police safety: They prefer to tackle unarmed minor lawbreakers rather than serious criminals.
This correlates in florida to 90mph plus "racers" on I75 speeding with impunity while 81 will get you a ticket on State Police revenue drives.
Again, I'm glad you spoke up. CC came down on Picard for an MLK link while ignoring far right rants. You are correct that that ilk doesn't grok that many CC'ers don't share those opinions. fe this entire blog.
WC
Wilbur, thanks. I find this site less intimidating than the Corner, so I rarely post there. But Big Easy, it seems to me, does tend to think of his political opinions as facts.
BTW, Wilbur, Thiem is losing -- badly. So far, 6-2, 6-4, 2-1 and Zverev is serving.
Belated comment to say I very much enjoyed your poems, Wilbur and Ol'Man Keith. Many thanks to you both.
Somewhat to OMK's lead I varied my style a bit today. Also, Misty, it seems we both tried to use the other meaning of import. As a noun / verb vs straight verb.
And you can Google U.S. Open 2020 results, Wilbur. Right now,they're on serve in the fourth set.
Hey, Wilbur. In case you're not googling, Thiem just took the fourth set, 6-3. They're all even now!
Wilbur ~ Not sure what you meant by my "lead."
I try to vary my poetic forms often, mainly moving between pentameter & 4/3 beats, and changing the rhyme from ABAB to AA/BB.
Sometimes free form, but it has to show discipline.
I'll try a limerick or a haiku or even a Shakespearean sonnet.
I guess my favorite form now is a decastich--ten pentameter lines, consisting of two quatrains and a couplet.
I like switching to the couplet for a final punch. It makes almost any sentiment seem profound. (Note: I said "seem.")
~ OMK
In case anyone is wondering, Wilbur and I were switching back and forth between here and the Corner. I think we've settled on here, though.
Saw you on the Corner, Sandy ~ & raised you one Big Easy slam.
~ OMK
Yahoo, Wilbur! Them was playing catch up so much of the way. Four hours and he did it in the fifth set tiebreak!!!
That's THIEM!
Sandy, I finally got it on YouTube. Tiebreaker. Wow.
OMK, I tried an AABB A BBCC A
Theim wins. Zverev let him off the mat.
One for the ages. That's what happens when the big three aren't in there.
Congrats Sandy
As I said, OMK, I seldom post on the Corner, but have been wanting to say something to Big Easy for awhile. Hope I was polite.
Zverev's only 23; he'll have lots more chances. But I really felt that it was Dominic's turn.
Zverev is making such a heartfelt speech right now. Dominic is giving it right back to him.
Sandy ~ You were quite correct with him. "Cranky old man" is certainly proper and more than he deserves.
I suspect a latent white supremacist--with his reference to German speakers and meanness about "America the Beautiful."
I trued to be subtle in my reminder about who won the War.
~ OMK
Or perhaps not so latent.
Sandy, I switched over to football after the match. The tennis honcho was just too wordy.
Aldi, I should have made my last line a couplet eg.
For honor and serenity
Are the import of Karate"
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