dVerse Poets – Meet the Bar – Lists
Bjorn at dVerse has invited us to work with a list to write a poem.
Photo: Cluedo set, found at en.academic.ru
“There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.”
The Plot
Some soap
tea
rope
you
choke
haggis
natal plums
insurance
nectarine
eggs,
the plot thickens.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Note: the acrostic works off strychnine.
Paul, pvcann.com.
Ha! Very clever! I love a good murder mystery. But poor, warm-reekin’ haggis, to be equated with strychnine, for shame! 🙂
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Och aye laddie! 🙂 Humous didn’t quite fit 🙂
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And then the murders began
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So red the rivers ran.
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At last, the perfect crime…committed through words!
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If only 🙂
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It certainly does!
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🙂
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Mr Plum in the library with the haggis??/
Hysterical 🙂
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Needs more salt. Lol, thanks Chris.
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Well done!
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Lock the doors 🙂
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So clever Paul 🙂 It works great for the list prompt!
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Thank you Christine, best lock the doors though 🙂
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Haggis? You are a desperate soul!😄
Sent from my iPad
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It may not be kosher either.
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😄
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Nice last line to the list. It makes me look forward to more details.
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Yes, a nasty end.
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Many thanks Frank
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lol an Agatha Christie lean … but not rushing to try your cooking!
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It does need more salt, mind you the pot is huge.
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lol best way to be!
Mind you those monasteries have to climb a ladder to add ingredients 🙂
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🙂
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I enjoyed the prompt, the poem, and the comments! Thanks for the evening brightener.
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But lock the doors 🙂 thank you Liz, much appreciated.
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And the basement windows. 😉
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Lol, yes! 🙂
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we love playing cluedo and now make it more interesting with a speed round. your poem was quick and succinct. made me realise that is the way to go about lists, quickly and efficiently. well listed Paul!
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That is a generous encouragement, thank you Gina – Cluedo is such a great game.
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Wow! Very clever, Paul.
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I had such fun Punam, thank you for reading and sharing, much appreciated.
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Yeah, I could make out it must have been fun! Always, my pleasure. 🙂
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🙂
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That Clue movie is pretty good too.
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Ah, haven’t seen that one – thank you.
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You would enjoy it. It’s got Christopher Lloyd of Back to the Future fame in it, and it’s quite ridiculous.
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My idea of fun, I must track it down.
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Interesting poem – you have lost me on this one – too deep for me
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🙂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Beware, lock your doors.
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That’s no joke! Heard about some break-ins?? Thanks for the Heads up!
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Same here, but I was feeling peckish
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Yip and be watchful!1
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Indeed 🙂
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Haggis hiding the hemlock
the butler did it.
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Lol, you’re onto it, beware the butter.
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Clever made, Paul!
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Lock your doors
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Thank you, Paul! Dont worry, they dont will knock on them. 😉
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😉
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