Suspended temporarily, pending the
outcome of my rethinking content and
design.
Answers to November 6, 2011 Word Games:
"Be a saint, and try to rid this satin of that stain.
I would love to see the garment good as new again."
The women's matches furnished separate sport
To him--of idly watching "tens" cavort.
For their part, volleys at the nets their game,
They sent the balls with concentrated aim.
Norm, The Red Q
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Word Games
How about a couple of 'em to try this week?
Complete the poem(s) by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
"Be a _ _ _ _ _ , and try to rid this _ _ _ _ _ of that _ _ _ _ _ .
I would love to see the garment good as new again."
And another:
The women's matches furnished separate sport
To him--of idly watching " _ _ _ _ " cavort.
For their part, volleys at the _ _ _ _ their game,
They _ _ _ _ the balls with concentrated aim.
Answer to October 30, 2011 puzzle:
The country pace is slow, the mood just right.
Contralto calls by owls now fill the night.
A heifer lows while bedded in her stall
In eloquent acknowledgment of fall.
Till we meet again.
Norm, The Red Q
How about a couple of 'em to try this week?
Complete the poem(s) by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
"Be a _ _ _ _ _ , and try to rid this _ _ _ _ _ of that _ _ _ _ _ .
I would love to see the garment good as new again."
And another:
The women's matches furnished separate sport
To him--of idly watching " _ _ _ _ " cavort.
For their part, volleys at the _ _ _ _ their game,
They _ _ _ _ the balls with concentrated aim.
Answer to October 30, 2011 puzzle:
The country pace is slow, the mood just right.
Contralto calls by owls now fill the night.
A heifer lows while bedded in her stall
In eloquent acknowledgment of fall.
Till we meet again.
Norm, The Red Q
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Word Games
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
The country pace is _ _ _ _ , the mood just right.
Contralto calls by _ _ _ _ now fill the night.
A heifer _ _ _ _ while bedded in her stall
In eloquent acknowledgment of fall.
Answer to October 23, 2011 puzzle:
The pain is there, but why dare risk the cost?
What she holds dear could certainly be lost.
The "other woman's" note now read, her choice
Is not to give suspicion any voice.
Okay, knock yourself out. Yet ahead are longer and trickier words to play with.
Till next Sunday.
Norm, The Red Q
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
The country pace is _ _ _ _ , the mood just right.
Contralto calls by _ _ _ _ now fill the night.
A heifer _ _ _ _ while bedded in her stall
In eloquent acknowledgment of fall.
Answer to October 23, 2011 puzzle:
The pain is there, but why dare risk the cost?
What she holds dear could certainly be lost.
The "other woman's" note now read, her choice
Is not to give suspicion any voice.
Okay, knock yourself out. Yet ahead are longer and trickier words to play with.
Till next Sunday.
Norm, The Red Q
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Word Games
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
The pain is there, but why _ _ _ _ risk the cost?
What she holds _ _ _ _ could certainly be lost.
The "other woman's" note now _ _ _ _ , her choice
Is not to give suspicion any voice.
Answer to October 17, 2011 puzzle:
The night's storm passed; the compass lay destroyed.
Old navigation arts must be employed.
To Captain's "Bear on yonder star for now!"
The tars braced sea legs with the heeling bow.
My mystery, Sour Notes, has picked up several five-star reviews on Amazon, thanks to a recent promotional effort among members of the Kansas City Writers' Group. I'm grateful.
I know you'll enjoy reading Sour Notes, available on Amazon/Kindle for only $2.95. Your continued favorable response will inspire me to move ahead with the sequel, Disharmony.
Till next Sunday.
Norm Ledgin
© Norman M. Ledgin, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2011
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
The pain is there, but why _ _ _ _ risk the cost?
What she holds _ _ _ _ could certainly be lost.
The "other woman's" note now _ _ _ _ , her choice
Is not to give suspicion any voice.
Answer to October 17, 2011 puzzle:
The night's storm passed; the compass lay destroyed.
Old navigation arts must be employed.
To Captain's "Bear on yonder star for now!"
The tars braced sea legs with the heeling bow.
My mystery, Sour Notes, has picked up several five-star reviews on Amazon, thanks to a recent promotional effort among members of the Kansas City Writers' Group. I'm grateful.
I know you'll enjoy reading Sour Notes, available on Amazon/Kindle for only $2.95. Your continued favorable response will inspire me to move ahead with the sequel, Disharmony.
Till next Sunday.
Norm Ledgin
© Norman M. Ledgin, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Word Games
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
The night's storm passed; the compass lay destroyed.
Old navigation _ _ _ _ must be employed.
To Captain's "Bear on yonder _ _ _ _ for now!"
The _ _ _ _ braced sea legs with the heeling bow.
Answer to October 10, 2011 puzzle:
Shut apart, secure through custom's power,
The manor lord stood gazing from his tower
At serfs' poor huts, then meditatively
Mused, "Thus it's been and evermore shall be."
Have fun with these, and please keep those comments coming.
They're like _ _ _ _ _ to my ears.
I'm considering posting these on Sunday mornings, because there's a Sunday spike in the visits to The Red Q. Please give me your thoughts on that. Thanks.
Till next Monday.
Norm Ledgin
© Norman M. Ledgin, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2011
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
The night's storm passed; the compass lay destroyed.
Old navigation _ _ _ _ must be employed.
To Captain's "Bear on yonder _ _ _ _ for now!"
The _ _ _ _ braced sea legs with the heeling bow.
Answer to October 10, 2011 puzzle:
Shut apart, secure through custom's power,
The manor lord stood gazing from his tower
At serfs' poor huts, then meditatively
Mused, "Thus it's been and evermore shall be."
Have fun with these, and please keep those comments coming.
They're like _ _ _ _ _ to my ears.
I'm considering posting these on Sunday mornings, because there's a Sunday spike in the visits to The Red Q. Please give me your thoughts on that. Thanks.
Till next Monday.
Norm Ledgin
© Norman M. Ledgin, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Word Games
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
_ _ _ _ apart, secure through custom's power,
The manor lord stood gazing from his tower
At serfs' poor _ _ _ _ , then meditatively
Mused, "_ _ _ _ it's been and evermore shall be."
Answer to October 3, 2011 puzzle:
Her gaze was rapt as he secured their gear.
The tarp would keep it dry. Now he drew near.
Was her part destined, cued by raindrops' fall,
The tent a trap for romance after all?
I'll be back next Monday. Meanwhile, enjoy.
Norm Ledgin
© Norman M. Ledgin, 1982,1983, 1984, 2011
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
_ _ _ _ apart, secure through custom's power,
The manor lord stood gazing from his tower
At serfs' poor _ _ _ _ , then meditatively
Mused, "_ _ _ _ it's been and evermore shall be."
Answer to October 3, 2011 puzzle:
Her gaze was rapt as he secured their gear.
The tarp would keep it dry. Now he drew near.
Was her part destined, cued by raindrops' fall,
The tent a trap for romance after all?
I'll be back next Monday. Meanwhile, enjoy.
Norm Ledgin
© Norman M. Ledgin, 1982,1983, 1984, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Word Games
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
Her gaze was _ _ _ _ as he secured their gear.
The _ _ _ _ would keep it dry. Now he drew near.
Was her _ _ _ _ destined, cued by raindrops' fall,
The tent a _ _ _ _ for romance after all?
Answer to September 26, 2011 puzzle:
The artist views the farm with practiced eye.
He knows which oils and brush strokes to apply
To catch the silo rising near the field,
A monument to soil and labor's yield.
If you're enjoying these Word Games, or even if you're getting stumped, please post a comment to tell us what you think of them.
Thanks.
Norm Ledgin
Monday, September 26, 2011
Word Games
I've got word puzzles for you.
I'll try to be consistent about putting up one each Monday and furnishing answers to the previous week's puzzle. Probably my audience is so intelligent that you'll complete each puzzle long before I post the answers.
In the good old days when the Saturday Review was still publishing these were called "Wit Twisters." In the 1980s I ran original ones in my weekly paper, The Blue Valley Gazette, and referred to them as "Word Games."
The way these work--
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
The artist views the farm with practiced eye.
He knows which _ _ _ _ and brush strokes to apply
To catch the _ _ _ _ rising near the field,
A monument to _ _ _ _ and labor's yield.
Y'all have fun, and one day maybe I'll explain why I call myself The Red Q, which could be a puzzle by itself.
Norm Ledgin
I'll try to be consistent about putting up one each Monday and furnishing answers to the previous week's puzzle. Probably my audience is so intelligent that you'll complete each puzzle long before I post the answers.
In the good old days when the Saturday Review was still publishing these were called "Wit Twisters." In the 1980s I ran original ones in my weekly paper, The Blue Valley Gazette, and referred to them as "Word Games."
The way these work--
Complete the poem by thinking of the one word whose letters, when rearranged, will yield the appropriate word for each series of blanks. Each dash corresponds to a letter of the word.
The artist views the farm with practiced eye.
He knows which _ _ _ _ and brush strokes to apply
To catch the _ _ _ _ rising near the field,
A monument to _ _ _ _ and labor's yield.
Y'all have fun, and one day maybe I'll explain why I call myself The Red Q, which could be a puzzle by itself.
Norm Ledgin
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