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Todayโs Jumble haiku:
(Felice, my cat, doesnโt appreciate Roverโs lack of respect for boundaries.)
โ(Canโt) Stand (a) Whiff (of) Itโ
My witty catโll
chide your dog, peeing in her
box. (Then sheโll soften.)
~ OMK
"Farm Bargain"
His neighbors did the farmer chide
for they could not withstand
having his cattle roam far and wide
over their empty land.
The farmer came from the city--
inexperienced, but funny and witty.
He did his best the crisis to soften,
offering to give them milk very often.
The neighbors were pleased by this appeal,
and told him it was a deal.
A quiet start to our morning, with just Misty & me breaking verses together.
Her farmer starts off playing the role of the rancher in the old cattleman-vs-farmer movies. Back then, it was the poor farmer who wanted to fence off his plot of land. And the rancher โBossโ would use big shears to cut the wire, and he would hire gunmen to keep the range open for his big brand of grazing bovines.
But I get it. Mistyโs farmer is a multi-tasker. His neighbors are used to getting their milk at Albertsonโs, unaware of the process behind each carton.
What a clever negotiator this farmer-turned-dairyman turned out to be! The neighbors now benefit by getting free milk, and I guess they build some sturdier fences or take to growing flowers in window boxes!
~ OMK
Thankfully, this was not true of my W battle today (unlike yesterday).
Wordle 648 3/6*
๐จโฌโฌ๐จ๐จ
๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉโฌโฌ
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
Stand With Grit
No amount of chiding,
Or remarks quite witty,
Can overcome the sliding,
Into gloom re prognosis,
Or soften the blow so gritty,
Of a grim diagnosis.
The ailments that beset,
Must be battled as a threat,
So that we can withstand it.
Ol' Man Keith, your delightful haiku offers a good demonstration of why it may be better to have a home with either a cat or a dog, but not both at the same time.
And thank you so much for your interesting background information on how landowners and farmers might have to negotiate. Glad you think my farmer did a good job and that he'll continue to do well.
CanadianEh!, so nice to have you check in with us on this rainy day. If I have time, I might even give today's Wordle a try.
Wordle 29 March โ23
Par=5
Wordle 648 2/6
๐ฉ๐ฉโฌ๐จ๐ฉ
๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
Bibi, now rhymed
by the Knessetโฆ
~ OMK
OMK- your haiku gave me the smile that I needed today. I have been trying to assist an elderly family member through a health crisis, and it takes its toll. You can see where my thoughts were going by the depressing offering I created today.
Misty- your farmer used his wit to solve the dilemma and make his neighbours happy. Great story. Thanks to you also for a bright poem from the words we were given.
Just a FYI that I may be AWOL for a few days.
Just saw your verse, CanadianEh!, and thank you for kindly explaining the difficult family situation that might have inspired it. Take good care of yourself at this trying time.
And thank you for the kind comments on my poem.
Yes, CEh! I see how your difficult family situation bore down on your verse today. I sympathize, and hope for the most favorable possible outcome for your relation.
Your poem stands well on its own, with a propelling rhythm that presents a distinct feeling of the inevitable. It also covers the W- and J-words, except for the bovine one (unless โbattledโ is meant as an echo).
Congrats, too, on your 3-tiered W. That โs a victory because it was a strange word today, archaic really for part of its usages. I landed it in 2 because I thought I knew it from hints on line. Then I found it wasnโt my starter word after all.
Anybody wanna guess what I began with?
~ OMK
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