Bloody Unusual

My
uncanny heart
is a lair
for numerous bloody unusual
tales.





Liner Notes for this Groove: This poem was created for the Weekly Scribblings prompt at Poets and Storytellers United - Unusual, Uncommon, Uncanny.

Also, on the advice of cleverer poets, a last minute word swap was made which makes it much better IMHO... "several" for "numerous".
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38 comments:

  1. Debra She Who SeeksJune 1, 2021 at 11:09 PM

    Oh, I just bet it is, LOL! And I love the photo you chose for this post!

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    1. RommyJune 3, 2021 at 2:39 PM

      I adored that picture the moment I saw it.

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  2. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJune 2, 2021 at 12:09 AM

    I love the idea of your heart being a lair! But I imagine it must harbour numerous rather than merely several such tales?

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  3. MarjaJune 2, 2021 at 3:37 AM

    Good one yes hearts have their own agenda

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  4. Old EggJune 2, 2021 at 7:26 AM

    How important it is to be ourselves and not be copycats all the time.

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    1. RommyJune 3, 2021 at 2:39 PM

      Being a copycat sounds terribly exhausting

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  5. Gillena CoxJune 2, 2021 at 8:17 AM

    Nice one Rommy

    Much🌷love

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  6. Magaly GuerreroJune 2, 2021 at 11:11 AM

    I completely agree. Which might be why reading this elfchen makes me want to reread "What's a Little Blood to a Mother's Heart". So, I will.

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    1. RommyJune 3, 2021 at 2:40 PM

      Ha! I am delighted if reading my work inspires people to read more of it. :D

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  7. indybevJune 2, 2021 at 12:07 PM

    I hope your lair has room for some happy thoughts!!

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  8. JimJune 3, 2021 at 12:42 AM

    And you know, some readers think this is actually you if you write in first tense.
    ..

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    1. RommyJune 3, 2021 at 2:43 PM

      I'm OK with people bringing their own interpretations of what things might mean.

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  9. Magic Love CrowJune 3, 2021 at 9:10 PM

    Be you! Love this Rommy! Big Hugs!

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  10. Laura MorriganJune 5, 2021 at 12:50 AM

    Heehee! We know it! Love your uncanny tales!

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  11. J CJune 5, 2021 at 8:08 AM

    "Numerous" works. There are many more than "several" within you. Somehow I know this. ;)

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    1. RommyJune 7, 2021 at 3:10 PM

      LOL, sometimes it takes time for better words to float into my brain. :D

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  12. scotthastiepoetJune 6, 2021 at 3:35 AM

    Such richness and truth here, dear Rommy...

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  13. Khaya RonkainenJune 6, 2021 at 4:50 AM

    Delightfully unusual!

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  14. Gillena CoxJune 6, 2021 at 5:29 AM

    MY POST TODAY

    Wishing you a Happy Sunday.

    Much💛love

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  15. Ron. LavaletteJune 6, 2021 at 7:34 AM

    'Numerous' is much more effective, I think. Excellent work, as usual.

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    1. RommyJune 7, 2021 at 3:13 PM

      Definitely agreed on the word choice. Thanks!

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  16. LisaJune 6, 2021 at 1:35 PM

    The first time I read it, it was tales of blood, "bloody tales," the second time it was that the tales are "bloody unusual." Then, a lair would be full of either, so thank you for waking me up to ponder on it!

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    1. RommyJune 7, 2021 at 3:14 PM

      I love when I can make little lines hold twice their weigh in meanings. :)

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  17. Susie ClevengerJune 6, 2021 at 5:19 PM

    Love it... So like "uncanny heart".

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  18. HelenJune 6, 2021 at 8:07 PM

    Marvelous ... BLOODY well done!!!

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  19. purplepeninportland.comJune 7, 2021 at 7:42 PM

    One can only imagine the tale that correlates to that photo!

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