This poem (in the loosest possible terms) was written in response to the Genre Challenge:
https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/genre-writing-challenge-24/
Today’s Genre is FARCE
I have employed a very strange rhyming pattern, this was to create a sense of chaos that is a key element of farce.
The dinner party guests appeared quite a mismatched crew,
There was Lord and Lady Haw-Haw seated next to Cardinal Richelieu
and a Vampire-queen,
like youβve never seen
her dress revealing more than youβd care to view.
This was turning out to be
a night filled with possibility.
A man dressed up as a thief grinned in an impish fashion
and a Spanish matador flashed his cape with daring passion.
And then sweet Snow White
Had an awful fright
When the dinner gong rang suddenly, turning rather ashen.
This may well and truly be
The weirdest night youβll ever see.
As they shuffled into the dining room behind the towering waiter,
The incongruous group began to talk about what would be coming later.
And then the French maid,
Pulled out a long blade,
That sheβd found inside a stuffed alligator.
Crying βLiberty, Egaliteβ
And then she added βFraternityβ.
Then she started chasing all the guests, redolent of a farce,
Around the table, they all ran, though hiding places were rather sparse
The matador stuck out his hand
Grabbing the Maids small foot and,
She tripped and landed hard on her arse.
Then at the side,
The director cried,
βCut! Print! Releaseβ because you see,
It was all just a βcarry-onβ movie.
You may or may not be aware of the ‘Carry-on’ films that were made in the late fifties and into the sixties and early seventies in the UK. They are pretty much the epitome of farce.Β
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_On_(franchise)
This ‘poem’ contains the following prompt words:
FOWC with Fandango β Release
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/rdp-wednesday-thief/
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/impish/comment-page-1/#comment-18492
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/your-daily-word-prompt-redolent-march-27-2019/
haha! I love it!
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Thank you. It’s a bit of a strange one, but then farce is a bit weird. π
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You capture the essence of it beautifully. Really entertaining.
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Fantastic!
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Thank you. π I just kept thinking about the Carry On films which have smutty innuendo and lots of farce in them.
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Those carry on films were a riot in the day. I love the charactors you brought on stage.
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Thank you, Helene. I like some of the Carry Ons. Carry On Cleo was a good one, taking the mickey out of Elizabeth Taylor’s Cleopatra. I’m glad you liked that Ragbag of characters. It was a bit of fun. π
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*insert clapping hands* Love it! But then, I’m a Monty Python fan … which says a lot, or maybe not … about me. rofl π
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Haha, I should have had the spanish inquisition in there π Glad you liked it. π
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Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! π
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π Indeed.
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Hilarious!π
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Excellent, thank you π
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Youβre welcome π
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That was awesome!
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I’m glad you liked it. It was a bit of a strange one. π
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It was hilarious. And vivid imagery
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Thank you. I was going to write a story, but then decided to do a poem, but I have no idea where this weird rhyming pattern came from, but as It’s farce it fits, in a way.
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I love when that happens.
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