IT COULD BE VERSE
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Nov./Dec. 1981
Eugene Maleska (from Take My Words)

Each of the following couplets has one word which, when anagrammed, fits in the blank. Can you spot the word, anagram it, and complete the couplets?

For example:      The timid witness did not curse,
                           And yet he ______, which is even worse.

The answer word would be swore, an anagram of worse.

1)
Your frail canoe may quickly tip,
If you should take that _______ trip.

2)
March has a certain _______ about it,
Though Caesar's ghost would surely doubt it.

3)
Said Papa, and his voice was gruff,
This steak _______ not be so tough.

4)
For Olympic athletes, strong and pure,
The ________ wreath has strong allure.

Answers:

1. canoe - ocean
2. March - charm
3. tough - ought
4. allure - laurel