Constance La France Poet Narrative

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    A Strange Invitation

 

A Strange Invitation

A very strange man moved into ...
    my apartment building ...  he was very oddly put together
      though he was quite sophisticated and polite
        but, oh my he was tall
    and huge
but I liked his voice

      ~  it was baritone like one would expect in an opera
and I had heard him singing
          through his apartment door ~ 

        I met him in the elevator one day
   having just come home from grocery shopping
my arms were full and I struggled
and he offered to help me carry my groceries
        I did not hesitate

~  at my door I had a closer look at him
           it looked like he had been in a terrible accident
don't pity me Miss, I have had these scars
            all my life  ~  

Not long after I received and invite
        to a tea party hosted by him
          I thought it strange that a man would have a tea party
      but I thought why not (the note said must wear mask)
        so on the day noted I made my way  ...
     to his apartment ... and knocked 
he opened the door with a flouish (do come in) ...

          ~  it seemed I was the first to arrive for the party
I looked around his apartment and his gruesome mask
                           oh that was his face 
        the room was filled with antiques... it suited him
.... he brought out the tea and cups ~

Oh, Mr. Frankenstein should we not wait ...
    for the others to arrive .... to begin the tea party
      oh, there will be no others, he replied
        this is a tea party for two 
    and he smiled strangely at me

      ~  no others I gulped, no others he repeated
I was never heard of again though the police looked
you see, Mr. Frankenstein was making himself
                     a  wife  ~  

    when the police knocked on his door 
                            ...   the apartment was empty
except for a teapot and two cups (and a mask) ...
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July 31, 2021


Poetry/Narrative/A Strange Invitation
Copyright Protected, ID 07-1376-764-31
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France

Written for the Standard contest, Frankenstein's Tea Party
sponsor, Joe Maverick, Judged 09/26/2021

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David Mchattie July 31, 2021 at 12:26 PM What an interesting topic for a poetry contest and you nailed it. Well written from start to finish. Be well my friend. Constance La France July 31, 2021 at 12:36 PM David, thanks so much for your visit and compliment, but I did not nail it as I am off the theme... seems the contest has to be something about covid and masks and world leaders ? but I like my poem so I am keeping it ~peace and tranquility _Constance

Unseeking Seeker July 31, 2021 at 8:38 AM Promises to develop into a gripping tale! Constance La France July 31, 2021 at 8:44 AM Seeker, thank you, still a work in progress but I will let you know when it is done ~ peace and tranquility _Constance