The words in today's list are taken from one of my favorite stories by Edgar Allan Poe, called "The System Of Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether", in which the inmates seem to be running the asylum. Lovely!
Without further ado, here is your list, with particulars and rules and so forth afterward.
credential
lunacy
vulgarly
frenzy
amusements
gossip
oddity
lavish
lady
natural
cadaverous
degree
irrational
crow
gibbering
whisper
system
soothing
devilish
madmen
glasses
catastrophe
feathers
There you have it! 23 words, one from each page of the story in the volume I have in my hands. Now then, the rules: please use at least five of the words listed. You may, of course, use more than that, or even all of them. Write us a NEW poem especially written for this Get Listed challenge; no old posts dug out of their graves and sat up in the parlor as if they were lively and fresh. That would be macabre! Then sign the linky and let us come read what you have created.
Oh, and, since I'm running this nuthouse today....NO HAIKU! :-)
11 comments:
WAKE up, Toads, rise and shine! I am already up and peppy! My poem is already finished and linked! Who would like to smack me first? :-)
no smacking, but good morning, Shay!
I am up with my tale of mystery and crazed imagination. Thanks for this sip of Poe's elixir, Shay. which set me off into the realms of madness and lavish alliteration.
My monitor is still not fully functional, but I will be around later to read everyone's efforts through a glass darkly, which seems quite appropriate.
Another example of a poem that would NEVER have been written if not for a Toad prompt. I am SO glad I chose to photograph the chestnuts this past weekend!
This was great fun, Shay. I'm sure I work better from someone else's list than I do from my own head. As that brings the usefulness of my own head into question, I think I'll leave it there.
Luv, K
Great word choices, Shay, and an amazing poem. You're a tough act to follow.
Thanks for the prompt...had some funtime :)
Awesome word list, lady! I finally made it!
No haiku? How do you do? I composed a witchy-womany thing!
Late in, my apologies. Grimm for the holidays, a bit ~
All of you late birds are more than welcome, but it may take me a few days to make it to every entry. Thanks for participating!
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