Puzzle #346

[Elf Shadow]

M?

[Miss Z]

To the Cuc-oo

O blithe new~comer! I have heard,

I hear thee and re-oice:

O Cuc-oo! Shall I call thee Bird,

Or but a wandering voice?

While I am l-ing on the grass,

I hear th- restless shout:

From hill to hill it seems to -ass,

About, and all about!

To me, no Babbler with a tale

Of sunshine and of flowers,

Thou tellest, Cuc-oo! In the vale

Of visionar- hours.

Thrice welcome, Darling of the S-ring!

Even -et thou art to me

No Bird; but an invisible Thing,

A voice, a m-ster-.

The same in whom m- School~bo- da-s

I listened to; that cr-

Which made me loo- a thousand wa-s;

In bush, and tree, and s--.

To see- thee did I often rove

Through woods and on the green;

And thou wert still a ho-e, a love;

Still longed for, never seen!

And I can listen to thee -et;

Can lie u-on the -lain

And listen, till I do beget

That golden time again.

O blessed Bird! The earth we -ace

Again a--ears to be

An unsubstantial, faer- -lace;

That is fit home for thee!

William Wordsworth
Killearn Kitties: 91 Es + 42 Ss + 27 Ds + 20 Cs = 271 pts
Randi: 61 As + 47 Hs + 48 Ns = 217 pts
wombat2u2004: 65 Os + 68 Ts = 198 pts
JuniorxMyxLove = 54 Is = 108 pts
lvpets2002: 18 Bs + 10 Vs + 19 Us + 15 Ws + 11 Fs = 81 pts
sumbirdy: 44 Ls = 44 pts
Karen: 36 Rs = 36 pts
Elf Shadow: 16 Ms = 16 pts
sweetpatata6: 13 Gs = 13 pts


JKPQXYZ

Well I'm off on holiday tomorrow, so if I don't get a correct answer sent in by tonight then it'll go to the highest scorer.

[sumbirdy]

J, please!

[Miss Z]

Seeing as no-one sent in a PM, then I guess it's going to Killearn Kitties, so well done! Here it is in full:
To the Cuckoo

O blithe new~comer! I have heard,

I hear thee and rejoice:

O Cuckoo! Shall I call thee Bird,

Or but a wandering voice?

While I am lying on the grass,

I hear thy restless shout:

From hill to hill it seems to pass,

About, and all about!

To me, no Babbler with a tale

Of sunshine and of flowers,

Thou tellest, Cuckoo! In the vale

Of visionary hours.

Thrice welcome, Darling of the Spring!

Even yet thou art to me

No Bird; but an invisible Thing,

A voice, a mystery.

The same in whom my School~boy days

I listened to; that cry

Which made me look a thousand ways;

In bush, and tree, and sky.

To seek thee did I often rove

Through woods and on the green;

And thou wert still a hope, a love;

Still longed for, never seen!

And I can listen to thee yet;

Can lie upon the plain

And listen, till I do beget

That golden time again.

O blessed Bird! The earth we pace

Again appears to be

An unsubstantial, faery place;

That is fit home for thee!

William Wordsworth


Killearn Kitties: 91 Es + 42 Ss + 27 Ds + 20 Cs = 271 pts
Randi: 61 As + 47 Hs + 48 Ns = 217 pts
wombat2u2004: 65 Os + 68 Ts = 198 pts
JuniorxMyxLove = 54 Is = 108 pts
lvpets2002: 18 Bs + 10 Vs + 19 Us + 15 Ws + 11 Fs = 81 pts
sumbirdy: 44 Ls + 1 J = 45 pts
Karen: 36 Rs = 36 pts
sweetpatata6: 13 Gs = 13 pts


KMPQXYZ

[Killearn Kitties]

Well are having a quick game of pass the parcel at the end of this puzzle! I would not be able to host a puzzle for a few days, so Randi, as the next highest points scorer, has said that she will host the next one. Take it away Randi!

I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle. It was nice to have a longer one, and lovely to have some more verse.

[Randi]

OK, I have agreed to host the next, will set it up tomorrow - probably a short one.