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"Creepy Binoculars" by David Astle

across

Why laugh for ignorance?
Press on, absorbed in remedy,
One twister completed, bar final pains.

down

Weather chaos. Expose new means to focus.
Be partial and avidly get closer
To superb revolution.

answers

Climb trapeze, more or less.



note: David composed this Crossword Poem using the Master Puzzle from his new book, Puzzled.

Daivd Astle's "Puzzled" features Crossword Poems

Aussie puzzle-maker David Astle talks about my Crossword Poems and includes two of my poems in his latest book: Puzzled.

http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781742372785

I've just begun reading the book. It is a real find. David Astle looks at puzzles and the obsession of puzzles from every angle and brings his theme to life with surprising, humanistic and funny anecdotes and historical references.

Today's Poem - a holiday spent

6/17/2005

the holiday spent

across

lake

slide show

a doctor's request

little gray kitten

washed fruit

down

some letters

loose ends

drifts

answers

a face

and the water in vases

--
The above poem was composed using only words found in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. The "across" section of the poem uses words from the across clues to the puzzle. The "down" section uses words from the down clues. The "answers" section uses words from the answer grid. The title of the poem uses words from any section. I write these poems Monday through Saturday and post them on my website:

http://www.hungrybutscared.com/todays_crossword/today.html

If you would enjoy receiving these poems, please send your email address to peter@hungrybutscared.com and I will add you to the list.

today's poem - i lost my train of thought...

6/16/2005

i lost my train of thought...

across

i view summer like
a library of morning
i like the library
i like the
world to
put things
in places
i thought
i lost
the things
rows of
summer
morning

down

and peace....

a trumpet sound from under our glazed passionate hearts

answers

where we hid this stuff for

now


--
The above poem was composed using only words found in ttoday's puzzle. The "across" section of the poem uses words from the across clues to the puzzle. The "down" section uses words from the down clues. The "answers" section uses words from the answer grid. The title of the poem uses words from any section. I write these poems Monday through Saturday and post them on my website:

http://www.hungrybutscared.com/todays_crossword/today.html

If you would enjoy receiving these poems, please send your email address to peter@hungrybutscared.com and I will add you to the list.

Yours,

Peter Valentine
www.hungrybutscared.com

Today' Poem - the dance of the bashful sailors

6/14/2005

the dance of the bashful sailors

across

while dressing in the other room
the singer thinks of her life

down

of love and salt
and shaving lotion
and the writer (old yet) asleep there

answers

nicer
under the darkness

--
The above poem was composed using only words found in the New York Times
Crossword Puzzle. The "across" section of the poem uses words from the
across clues to the puzzle. The "down" section uses words from the down
clues. The "answers" section uses words from the answer grid. The title of
the poem uses words from any section. I write these poems Monday through
Saturday and post them on my website:

http://www.hungrybutscared.com/todays_crossword/today.html

If you would enjoy receiving these poems, please send
an email to peter@hungrybutscared.com and I will add you to the
list.

Yours,

Peter Valentine
www.hungrybutscared.com