Puzzle Pic 14

[Cathrin]

Last word line 7 is 'Heal'
So could that be 'Falls ----- heal' ?

[Ann]

I'm wondering if it's the end of a 2 syllable word. Conceal keeps coming into my head, but I can't work out how it fits.

I'll copy and post the pic onto this page so we don't have to keep looking back.

[Ann]

April Tears

1. Oh how I long for summers ------ and flowers
2. Drear winter lingering ............... apace
3. With tears of April flowing all down my face
4. I prithee go and leave us ----hours
5. As up the street and in the town I wend (?)
6. What storm conspires to winter's woes to seal?
7. Oh smiles for May----- (waterfall?) ----
8. And beings from both rich and poor shall blend
9. That repented spent --- force
10. Burst and yield --- as surely flowers
11. 'Twere worth the........ lifetime's storms and showers
12. I sing at..........afoot...........angelic intercourse

[Cathrin]

Ann, I think the 4 dots just represent the number '4'

For up the street and int the town I wend
and
Burst and yield for surely flowers

... not sure now

[Ann]

I think it's probably time I found the solution, what do you think?

(I do think we've done remarkably well between the two of us!)

[Cathrin]

Please do Ann, I'm at a loss now as to where to go from here, and as you have done the most difficult bits I think you should take the most credit

[Ann]

Took me about an hour to find which volume I'd used - there are 7 or 8 that all contain puzzle poems. I finally got there and have filled all the blanks in the version on page 1 of the thread.

I was quite daunted to read that they had lots of correct versions and in order to sort out a pecking order, were down to looking at every little thing. I can't quote the entire report as it's very long, but one bit is:

"Of the twelve papers still remaining, only five were found to give the hyphen in pent-up; these naturally took the first place."

And,

"Never before has there been such a keen competition for the prizes, and failure caused by the omission of a hyphen or even of an apostrophe is surely no disgrace."

I think I can safely say that we wouldn't have stood a chance!

Want to try another?

[Cathrin]

I'm up for the challange if you are
Your right though, I think we missed more than just the hyphen :lol:
I don't think we did too badly, those ladys could spend 24/7 on these things and had nothing better to do, where as we are trying to fit these in in between work, hobbies and life!

[Ann]

We're at a huge disadvantage as we have 21st century mindsets and have to attempt to take on 19th century ones. When you take that into consideration, I think we do extremely well.

I'll get another one ready and post it.