so this will be a pretty long one? or a couple of short ones?
delwind | 02.01.08 - 6:41 pm | #

deadline for entries?

j.
jlsnyc | 02.01.08 - 7:12 pm | #

okay -- a 1st stab at it:

Esai, "Ogee, Enya,
Ihop for a sloe aria."
"'Eri tu'?" "Yser -- esso right with me!"

;-)

janie
jlsnyc | 02.01.08 - 9:10 pm | #

Delwind: Short and droll, please.

Janie, let's say a deadline of next Saturday, February 9. Keep 'em coming!
Orange | Homepage | 02.02.08 - 12:05 am | #

thx, orange! you asked for it:

Adit up:
There Arno coincidences.
Eerie? Nee.

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.02.08 - 12:13 am | #

and one more before retiring:

Essene err dark side.
Eno it best
To tarn the oater chic.
[or: To tern the Oder chic.]

outta here --

j.
jlsnyc | 02.02.08 - 12:37 am | #

i lied... with 2/14 in the offing:

It Asta be said,
Amor, dea --
Ewer the Apu of my oeil.

*now* to bed!

j.
jlsnyc | 02.02.08 - 12:56 am | #

Oise upon a tyne
When ewer a rea of sun
Ogee, iMac moon.


~~~~~~


Aloe, sloe, etna
Stet alai spew ecoli
Elan the Ebro
barryf | 02.02.08 - 1:23 am | #

Set to buy an IMac
on Ebay, Igor
crossed an asp
PhillySolver | 02.02.08 - 11:06 am | #

an ecoli-spewing etna? an encounter with an asp?

eke!! ;-)

all good stuff --

j.
jlsnyc | 02.02.08 - 3:04 pm | #

Anka's ankh
Overboard on the Yser
The erne yearns
Wendy | Homepage | 02.02.08 - 6:14 pm | #

yep. some more. this is the kind of challenge i love...

---------------

Ilsa long way to Tipperary?
Per apse.
Try to goa gnu way.

--------------

"Aioli have eyes
For ewe." "O,Leo!" She could
Neva smell erat...

--------------

Amah teal ewe --
Erato be alar:
Neva cross ecru member!

;-)

j.

p.s. "the erne yearns" -- [sigh]
jlsnyc | 02.02.08 - 8:20 pm | #

This isn't what was asked for, but it the inspiration from the contest is clear, and is timely.

Away from the weather,
the greatest
team
untied
Dan C | 02.02.08 - 10:50 pm | #

(I didn't finish editing the intro sentence but you know what I meant.)
Dan C | 02.02.08 - 10:51 pm | #

matt's sunday nyt suggested some additional vocab, to wit:

Dessert Eder --
Always Asta oast
To "bring the pion!"

Anoa when to call it a day.

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.02.08 - 11:13 pm | #

Okay...only somewhat daunted by the fab efforts already posted, here's a first stab:

Eng tar tain mem Tun ite
Ain't Awl Axe ess
Hoy lea woo....[duh!]

I'll keep working.
Brian
Brian Lockwood | 02.03.08 - 1:09 am | #

morning musings...

Up and Adam,
Eger ones:
Life is A-test!

----------

Arn ewe voting?
Otoe have
Aleta who inspires!

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.03.08 - 7:52 am | #

Leo II and Ehud
Slathered oleo on the X-Men
SOS!
Wendy | Homepage | 02.03.08 - 9:10 am | #

yes. again...

Ebay at the moon
And boa viola.
My Eero!

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.03.08 - 9:14 am | #

tomorrow i'm back to work, where other time-sensitive challenges await (and will, by necessity, take priority... ;-) ).

meanwhile:

Fora face that glows,
Stet using the real dele:
Erle of ole!

j.
jlsnyc | 02.03.08 - 10:44 am | #

Anoa plys weir olaf
Vugs congo....
Oops antae ruth.

--James Taylor

B
Brian Lockwood | 02.03.08 - 1:01 pm | #

Janie, I was going to suggest an intervention ;) but work does have a tendency to moderate our addictions ....

Twas brillig ...
To the auk I say
Don't pion my
Flak jacket
Snicker snee
Satie on AANDE

What is happening to me?????
Wendy | Homepage | 02.03.08 - 1:23 pm | #

lol, brian -- syllable for syllable! ditto, wendy -- and thank you, madame, for your concern!! ;-)

okay, here we go again:

-----
Seth TSE:
"DUI dare to
Edda peach?"
-----

cheers,

janie (who really *does* have a life apart from posting on orange's blog!!)
jlsnyc | 02.03.08 - 3:06 pm | #

someone shoot me...

Enote, etail, ecard, et al.
Enow for an eon.
Time for an Eban!!

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.03.08 - 4:21 pm | #

An American Tragedy

Arlo ogled Ella.
Ella got gat.
1-Down.
Penny | 02.03.08 - 6:34 pm | #

Aim hie? Apso-lute-lei --
Cos egis might succeed
If Essen the stars!

you know who...

;-)
jlsnyc | 02.03.08 - 7:36 pm | #

Here's my 1st stab:

Anoa beau
Said Oona
Ennui gouda!
Paul | Homepage | 02.03.08 - 8:43 pm | #

oh, good -- 2 *more* players!

--------

Adam and Eve
Estee in Eden for Eder.
Enya dreams!!

-------

my last.

tonight.

;-)
jlsnyc | 02.03.08 - 8:54 pm | #

I'll throw my hat in the ring with this little entry:

Olmec Deion
Etta Tarn
EEO
Alex | Homepage | 02.03.08 - 10:08 pm | #

Oleo, LeoII
Ihop thee but
untie the obi sloe
PhillySolver | 02.03.08 - 10:27 pm | #

A Quarrel

Stet! Dele!
Two cross words
My Orange flees



RandR, AandE
Rex and Adlai
Ntuple possibilities
PhillySolver | 02.03.08 - 10:56 pm | #

Was Anais an AOLer?
Yaz an NLer?
Nein!
Roux, Roo, Eroo!
Wendy | Homepage | 02.04.08 - 7:27 am | #

Much like a puzzle grid, I like the idea of the haiku fitting into form:

In pen or pencil?
Ebony box. Ivory Square.
Namibian Shrub?

jay-san
flipperista | 02.04.08 - 9:44 am | #

From the jungle (in four part harmony)

Ipod
Ulan
ouis bees
chin pans zees

to make it read a little smoother at the expense of the all four letter words consider,

Imac
Ulan
oui bee
chin pan zees

what do you think?
PhillySolver | 02.04.08 - 11:51 am | #

A ewer for the olio, Enos!
Oleo, oleo and ale!
Fill the olla Onan!
Anoa olio is near!
rick | 02.04.08 - 2:18 pm | #

The Tailors' Tragedy


emend mai tai
Ego end peon nit
dey sew sari now

Penny
Penny | 02.04.08 - 3:07 pm | #

Better Basho:

Since mai hawse burr ned down
ainu half abettor vu
eff die rai zing moon
Cole | 02.04.08 - 3:55 pm | #

On Solving Crosswords


Poisoned
the solution came
one day late


alas
making too many errors,
she resolved


puzzled
up and down
she went awry


The constructor
hid the answers
in his rebus
PhillySolver | 02.04.08 - 4:08 pm | #

The Gambler's Tragedy

Pedro's ante
Tijuana bet. Alas.
Mi casa es su casa now.
Penny | 02.04.08 - 4:46 pm | #

Elia takes the stoa way
In his kayak.
We Aral Ena same boat now.

-----------------

"Alar one."
"Yoda guru, zen."
Ohm..........

;-)
jlsnyc | 02.04.08 - 7:57 pm | #

(from a lurker)

I'm scratching my head,
Gnawing my pencil to shreds.
Squares won't fill themselves.
Pat | 02.04.08 - 9:01 pm | #

Correction...

Alas!
Making too many errors
she resolved
to finish.

and maybe clearer in xword typing...

POISONED
The solution
came one day late.

and forgotten...

The sad truth,
he relied
too much on her
blog.
PhillySolver | 02.04.08 - 9:40 pm | #

The yodel doth Eco
From tor to tarn:
"Alou-ELee-Ulee-alee!!"

---------------

Low heard in the lea
From Elsie (ova it all):
"O,moo..."


;-)
jlsnyc | 02.04.08 - 11:17 pm | #

What in tarn a shun?
Omani otoe set-to...
Eno,eno I say!
barryf | 02.05.08 - 1:10 am | #

Amana otoe go sloe
Given your nave tee
But oui make erestu
barryf | 02.05.08 - 1:15 am | #

Oona cabin oona canyon
Amah adit all aloe
Sept giant eli eritu
barryf | 02.05.08 - 1:23 am | #

My second attempt:

Ravi
Raja of Raga
Rues Rupees
_
Paul | Homepage | 02.05.08 - 6:19 am | #

Atta girl
Emoted Erle--
But IOU the ante from last eve's ado.
Here's an olla of oreos, but I already et tu
Frances | 02.05.08 - 10:00 am | #

Ilsa alit with eclat as she tried to estop
Eero from marring the apse with an IHOP
Frances | 02.05.08 - 10:20 am | #

at last: "et tu."

lol!

;-)
jlsnyc | 02.05.08 - 11:31 am | #

ACPT Final Prediction

Amy makes an entry
Trip'n a clue
and Tyler, too.



Without a strong Will
an enigmatolist
solves nothing.
PhillySolver | 02.05.08 - 12:10 pm | #

Aye luv ewe,
I do -- yew don't,
Eye dew... adieu.
pmerrell | Homepage | 02.05.08 - 12:31 pm | #

The Tragedy of Poor Planning.

Vidi part. Hoo gnu?
I Cain.
I Esau.
I Concorde.
Penny | 02.05.08 - 1:55 pm | #

An Irish Haiku (Haiku de Eireann)

Ere I saw Enya,
Erato sang e'er to me,
Teaching me Erse tunes.
Pat | 02.05.08 - 3:42 pm | #

The Tragic Tale of Fluffy

Unc toss turn moan. Unc sleep.
The cat emu.
Antebellum.
Penny | 02.05.08 - 4:39 pm | #

Poor Hamlet: Kant decide
To be Orne Ott to be.
Poor Hamlet: up etui!

----------

An auk alit on an atoll.
"Olla! Alai did
Was go with the floe!"

;-)
jlsnyc | 02.05.08 - 7:20 pm | #

The lei was alee
As it lay on the lea.
It implied an "aloha" from Robert E Lee
Frances | 02.05.08 - 8:54 pm | #

yes, i have to say it, frances:
i read your verses; my heart dances!

;-)
jlsnyc | 02.05.08 - 9:21 pm | #

Tragedy at Sea: Anode.

Captain cocked. Wheel locked.
Docked. Shocked.
Mooring Becomes Electrode.
Penny | 02.06.08 - 7:43 am | #

Too Many Cooks

Gourmet? eh? Ray?
Yan? Puck? Do Tell! Ram...say?
Idi Amin.
Penny | 02.06.08 - 10:00 am | #

I have nothing witty to add, but I've been very impressed with the submissions. It will be hard to choose! I think you have the makings of an anthology here!
Jan (danjan) | 02.06.08 - 7:44 pm | #

I have a few favorites too and they aren't mine :-) Amy certainly gave us all a chance to have a good time. Well, a good tragic time in my case.
Penny | 02.07.08 - 2:41 pm | #

Are you planning to publish again Amy?
Penny | 02.07.08 - 2:42 pm | #

(with a tip o' the hat to alan arbesfeld's "talkin' crosswordese blues:)

Two by two, the moa and goa
Board the proa.
Deja-vu: emu-lation of Noah.

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.07.08 - 3:19 pm | #

The Song of the Volga Boatmen:

Oleo
Ohoh

(repeat till appropriate senryu syllable count reached)
barryf | 02.07.08 - 5:01 pm | #

Sent are ewe?
Nae, nor hifi aye rime skein abba,
Nora high cue.
barryf | 02.07.08 - 5:07 pm | #

Nsultryu (old form, three syllables, always insulting):


Enya face
barryf | 02.07.08 - 5:08 pm | #

Friday's Puzzle

Haven't a clue,
but it will come to me
tomorrow.


Crosswords

I reason the grid
is poetry
without rhyme
PhillySolver | 02.08.08 - 3:54 pm | #

Wye ask wye -- it adze up:
"Alia need is love."
Ute best believe it!

-----------------

Ms. Lee lowers her boa:
"Let me ent-ort-Ainu,
And we'll have aril good time!"

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.08.08 - 7:25 pm | #

The peon pushed a roc
Across the arete.
Faroe was pleased.
---------
I-beam, T-bar, A-line, F-stop --
Must you be letter perfect?
(It's not an eider/Orr question...)

winding down....

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.08.08 - 7:55 pm | #

torch song senryu...

"Alas -- he's agon and left me, esne?"
"Obi still -- Uzi really want?"
"Nene -- I got Erato sing the blues!"

and possibly the swan song as well!

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.08.08 - 8:29 pm | #

Oyez -- smee again. [Ono!]
Until we meet, adieu,
Ave and toot-Alou. Taa.

it's been *great* fun: evoe!

;-)

j.
jlsnyc | 02.09.08 - 10:03 am | #