By Sarah Wolfe
NINE EXIST,
PRATS MOXIE CHEMIST
WART WARTS
ROLE HIDE MOLE CURE
HEWED WEED DEFT
TONE TONED WEND
HELP FLED
QUININE DICE
THINE THIN EQUINE QUINCE
NOTE NOTES, SOFA
RARE.
FORE FOND FORM ROOF
TRAY GARE FUND
WHEN HARE NARE HEIR
NEST TWEEN TWEENS SENSE TENSE JEST
NAME NAMES
AMEN AMENS
DAME DAMES
SENSE MENSE SENS TOSSER ROOT
TORT TORTE
TORTS TORTES
ROSE MASH MESH
MITRE MITRES DART ROTE
BOAR BORER
SEAR SEARER
LEER FAME GUMP FARE
TAKE PEAKER
REMAKE REMAKER
MARE.
HOORAY FOR A SARAH POST!!!! May it be the start of a trend. This poem is a very tough nut to crack. As a delirious Dad would say, "I'm so mysteryized." I kept trying to figure out some pattern of repetition of letters or words to no avail. Finally I had to call Ilaria to get the inside scoop. I will withhold further comment for now so I don't give anything away. Tom! Can you figure it out?
ReplyDeleteWell maybe Tom can crack this Quizzle, but I can't, however taken and a tongue tied poem with no puzzle to decode, it is a pleasant piece of poetic publishing.
ReplyDeleteWell, I guessed in about 30 seconds. Feeling Clever!
ReplyDeleteLaura and I got it pretty quick, mom confirmed we are right. 😎
ReplyDeleteGood job Tom Laura and Cristy! Excited about my CR debut.
ReplyDeleteI have been carrying this around for weeks, enjoying the rhymes and trying to parse the meaning. Why FUND? I shared this with a neighbor who is having horse trouble. He pronounced it EQUINESCENT!
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