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Sunday, November 14, 2021

Sunday, 14 Nov. 2021

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|Smiley face| _sprawl, unroll, enzyme, divine, hiatus, proven, serve her purpose.
Image(s) from the Internet.

The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
Comments are welcomed! And couching them in Poetry is definitely NOT required.
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.

8 comments:

Ol’ Man Keith said...

I figured the way to take a Day Off is not to not even look at the new Jumble before declaring my “holiday.”
So that’s what I’m doing now.

I’m not lookin’ at the letters,
but’ll leave ‘em to my betters.
Wishing all a bright & fun day;
I’ll look in later—Go, Sunday!
~ OMK

Misty said...

"Wall Art"

When she did her scroll unroll,
Polly had reached her goal:
the art-work did beautifully sprawl
across the wall in the mall.

It functioned like an enzyme,
putting viewer's vision in line
with the colors and shapes that did shine
and create an image divine.

Shoppers in the mall on hiatus
found the art-work a plus
and made a joyful fuss
that proved her success and thus
happily served Polly's purpose.

OwenKL said...

Click on the lower cartoon and view it to see the cartoon on the guy's T-shirt. Krazy Kat an Ignatz.

Ol' Man Keith said...

Polly the artist is inspirational, Misty, enjoying a stretch of expression* that goes well beyond mere mortals.
Anyone who can use the chemistry of an enzyme to persuade viewers of the beauty of her art deserves all the public approval she can get.
"Brava!" I say.
~ OMK
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*
Although I must demur in her use of tense:

I confess I oft have written
in past perfect; I’ve been smitten
with its air that all’s well done.
But positive past tense? Ain’t no fun.
How awkward ’twas when I did write
of things "I did already sight."

Using “I did see” instead of “saw”
we should preserve for any and all
we did contraDICT—that’s all!

Ol' Man Keith said...

Sunday is the day
the NFL to assay...

How relaxin' to be probin'
the Chargers & the Vikin's.
Tho' things ain't goin'
to Minnesota's likin's.
~ OMK

Misty said...

OMK:

Did unroll, did sprawl, did shine?
I guess Polly's author's grammar is not fine.

Misty said...

OMK. on the other hand, I am smitten
by what you have just written.

(P.S. notice, I did not say:

I saw with delight
what you did write.)

Ol' Man Keith said...

Thy last re-write
shineth most bright,
and as a grammatical rite
it doth me delight!

Thou hast it well-timed,
and pleasantly rhymed.
Much better timin'
than my football* chime-in.
~ OMK
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*
Alas, I spoke too soon for you Chargers,
not to join your many disparagers.
I didn't give the Vikings their due,
so they upped & clobbered poor you.
~ OMK