A word game

A few years ago, some fellow unschoolers introduced us to Quiddler, a rummy-like game that uses letters instead of numbers. You gather letter cards to make words, and it's pretty fun.

This evening, Chloe and I used the Quiddler cards to play our own game. We used all the cards in the (large) deck to make a bunch of random words. Well, we used almost all the cards: we had one Q left over. Next, we tried to use all of the words in a bit of creative writing. I am not allowed to share Chloe's, but here's what I came up with. The required words are boldface.

A wiser Jack did dig that day
His one-quid tax resigned to pay,
"Hey, you there, Pearl!" he called with fear,
"Evil Nott has bid me quiz your lair!
"With thunder clap and roar of jet,
"His Key of Truth I must now get."

So while Heaven watched and Evil waited,
With Ruin, her gay air a-bated,
Jack the 'Niner, with ladle and drum,
Against the cliffs applied weary thumb,
Til in Zone of Six he found his cure—
The hope of hopes for one less pure—
And mounted his toboggan and left his woes
To pass beyond the status quo.