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Monday, May 16, 2022

16 May 2022

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|Smiley face| _aware, minus, baboon, defeat , "maine" road.
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.

9 comments:

Sandyanon said...

It certainly was! Homophonic pun at its best.

Ol' Man Keith said...

FLN, Misty ~ Yes, That’s the right “Braque,” the pooch & not the famous fauvist.
I chose the breed ‘cuz it was a near homophone for “broke.”

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Today’s little verse may be sung in the harmonious…

Rain Mode

Because baboons aren’t
aware of defeat, they live
minus any loss.
~ OMK

Ol' Man Keith said...

Another tough W.
So far from my openers…
Wordle 331 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
~ OMK

Wilbur Charles said...

First there's Wordle 331 3/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My opener was the first CC word I saw

Fln, why Dubuque? Because Cleveland didn't rhyme

Sandy, this quiet wedding idea may be wishful thinking. AAers naturally think that EVERYONE is invited to any party.
I'm thinking if there's alcohol served to guests it may not be wise to have the AAers there

WC

CanadianEh! said...

I had a Maine Coon,
But was minus my baboon,
And could not delve into the reason.

I then was aware,
That in spite of my care,
The ape went on the road in high season.

The defeat of my plan
For a zoo on my land,
Was certainly not very pleasin’.

Wordle 331 3/6*

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩


Misty said...

"Pet Owners"

Mark was over the moon
when the paper published the cartoon
about a pet baboon.

The deal was fair and square
and he was quite aware
that the income he'd have to share
with his wife, who was the finest
artist with no minus.

The couple did happily compete
and suffered no defeat.
They bought a new abode
on their town's main road.
And for an extra boon
they acquired a pet baboon.

Wilbur Charles said...

Misty, it appears you are a natural at wordle. The first guess is random and then the logical reasoning sets in.

WC

Ol' Man Keith said...

Enjoyed your poem, Misty; mulling it over and over, aiming to decide if the shared income came from her prize as an artist, or a contest he won,
either inspired by a baboon, or the first baboon pet was merely incidental.
That income was surely a great deal, to afford both a house AND a baboon!
~ OMK

Ol' Man Keith said...

CanadianEh! ~ Thanks for your very neat verse. Sorry your baboon took off like that.
They can be awful ingrates.
But…Welcome to the club! It’s good to see another poet picking up The Quill.
~ OMK