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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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Comments are welcomed! And couching them in Poetry is NOT required.
ReplyDeleteTodayโs Jumble haiku:
(When a supposedly abstinent alcoholic was found to be carrying a half pint of rye on a nature hike, his friends were entitled to reach an unhappy conclusionโฆ)
โTake a Sip atโฆโ
Hadnโt he taken
a flask along? That attaches
or invests ill thoughts.
(And hereโs an extra:)
Before I could shake
one, all the sticks were taken.
Stickless shakes be fine โฆ
~ OMK
"Couple Security"
ReplyDeleteThe couple did happily bask
as they drank their beer from a flask.
After enjoying a breakfast of bacon
they had other pleasures taken.
They were such a happy match
and did close to each other attach.
Now the time had come to invest
and they wanted to do their best
and safe investments make
that would not their security shake.
So to solid projects they did stick
though raising cash would not be quick.
But their income was safe and sure
and this made them feel happy and secure.
Your happy couple, Misty, made me happy too.
ReplyDeleteThey caused me to think, โIf onlyโฆ!โ
This time their story arc was pretty flat: they started happy, continued happy, and ended up happy.
Still, this reader stayed with them.
All the way.
~ OMK
I moved from a horrible bug to the stage.
ReplyDeleteWordle 875 4/6*
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๐จ๐จ๐จ๐จโฌ
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Thank you for your kind response to my happy couple, Ol' Man Keith. A little drama would have made their life more interesting, but I just couldn't let that happen to them.
ReplyDeleteSorry that your abstinent guy fell back on his commitment. I hope your shakes ended up as a good alternative to the bad stuff. But I couldn't figure out your solution to his "stickless shakes."
I tried to look them up and found "protein shakes, nutrition shakes, snickers shakes, skim cow low fat shakes," and even "images of stickless shakes" which looked very healthy and tasty. But what sort of a "fine" product could they be? But I have to admit that it's fun to have your
"fine" ... leave me guessing.
Back a sure bet in comedic performance -
ReplyDeleteStake a Shtick at
Invest in our comedy routine;
No strings attached to this scene.
The starring actor is hilarious,
If he doesnโt become gregarious.
Just be sure his flask is taken!
Misty ~ Youโre overthinking it. A โstickless shakeโ is merely what happens when you want to โshake a stick atโ something, but to do it without a weapon.
ReplyDeleteCanadianEh! ~ Your advice is sound for many a comedic performer whoโs inclined to be garrulous when juiced.
As for todayโs W-word, I noticed one of the hints on line is โAll the worldโs a stage, and all the men and women merelyโฆโ
Of course, the answer to that is โplayers,โ not exactly the correct W.
~ OMK
Delightful verse about a comedic performance, CanadianEh!. I'd actually love to see it!
ReplyDeleteOMK- your haiku made me think of WC and the 12 Step program. Hopefully your hiker contacts his sponsor and gets back on track.
ReplyDeleteI did smile at the โsticklers shakesโ.
I rather liked my Yiddish Shtick!
Misty- your couple sound like such a happy pair. Imagine beer and bacon for breakfast, and then โother pleasuresโ! Iโm glad they decided to stick with safe, secure investments. Your usual rhyming couplets are similar, making us happy and secure.