This poem was written for the Haunted Wordsmith’s Genre Challenge.
Todays Genre is: Locked Room — a mystery in which the crime is apparently committed under impossible circumstances (but eventually elicits a rational explanation).
I have also included the following Word Prompts:
https://lightmotifs.wordpress.com/2019/03/31/three-things-challenge-pl46/
Today’s prompt: gizmo, champion, parrot
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/down/
https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/rdp-monday-fool/
https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/your-daily-word-prompt-fool-april-1-2019/
Which was made easier because three chose the same word: FOOL.
A Foolish Murder Mystery
The room was locked
That was for sure,
and so, I charged
and broke down the door.
The body lay
Against the fender,
The wound was bloody,
Red and tender.
Who could have killed
This dear old man?
He was all alone
And so, I began
To search for clues
To find the truth,
I became a champion,
I became the sleuth.
I searched around
Both high and low
And then I found
A strange gizmo.
I picked it up
Then heard a squawk
I saw a Parrot
That began to talk.
“Who’s a fool? You’re a fool!”
It clearly said
Then I saw the blood
From the old man’s head.
My fingerprints
Were now upon
The object that was
The murder weapon.
I realised late
Why the Parrot exclaimed.
I was a fool
And I’d been framed.
Copyright: Kristian Fogarty 01/April/2019

A clever plot. Great deduction.
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🙂 Thank you.
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You’re welcome 😉
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Lol…good one 🙂
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Stitched up by a Murderous Parrot, maybe not that likely. The Parrot’s name was Hercule Parrot by the way. 😉
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Kristian, this was fantastic!!! Bravo, my dear friend!! 🤗 🤩
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Thank you. It’s a light hearted one this time. 🙂
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LOL! I just completed a harmless non-fictional piece with Fandango for “Fool” I couldn’t resist. LOL!
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I’ve just read it. Super. 🙂
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Very creative. A very wise parrot, too!
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Thank you. Yes, a very clever Parrot. 🙂
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Amazing poem and a clever plot, enjoyed thoroughly 😁
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Thank you very much. 🙂 It was a clever, murderous Parrot. No one ever suspects the Parrot 😉
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You impressively got fool x 3 in there!
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HAha, Thank you for noticing 🙂 I like to be thorough. 😉
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You are welcome 🙂
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Fantastic, Kristian! I love this. 😊
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked it. It was a bit quirky, and I do love the idea of a murderous Parrot framing someone. 🙂
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You are welcome. It was indeed remarkable.
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