Arsenic and Unhinged Grace
A Wicked Tale of a Crazed Wife45 total reviews
Comment from Jeffrey L. Michaux
Wow this is a bit morbid and sad. You have put quite a bit of information in here describing an informing men what not to do. This poor woman was pushed to the breaking point by so much neglect and abuse. You have done a superb job in bringing out your points. Very well done.
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Wow this is a bit morbid and sad. You have put quite a bit of information in here describing an informing men what not to do. This poor woman was pushed to the breaking point by so much neglect and abuse. You have done a superb job in bringing out your points. Very well done.
Comment Written 24-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hello Jeffrey,
Indeed... "a bit morbid and sad!" The story just grew as I wrote it!
Thank you for your thoughtful and complimentary review!
diane
Comment from cailinraine8
I absolutely love this!! What a laugh, the outcome could have gone either way, but I love that the woman won! This is priceless!! I envy your long, Michigan winters!! Keep writing... just hilarious.... great job.
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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I absolutely love this!! What a laugh, the outcome could have gone either way, but I love that the woman won! This is priceless!! I envy your long, Michigan winters!! Keep writing... just hilarious.... great job.
Comment Written 24-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hello cailinraine8!
So pleased you enjoyed my twisted tale! Thank you ever so much for your exceptional rating and complimentary review!
I bet I could tell this one by one of those campfires that "Old Coffee Jaws" might frequent! :) But folks would need more than coffee! :)
Thank you again!
diane
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Let's share that camp fire some time!! :)
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
This is a fun write about a serious murder! He he he a great write Diane, I know that movie and have watched it a couple of times. In Victorian Britain arsenic was used to murder wives and husbands because it didn't leave any trace and doctors would diagnose a stomach bug or one of the many other diseases that killed people then. But arsenic does leave a trace in the hair and nails for years to come and they exhumed many bodies in an attempt to convict and the problem became so big that they passed laws about obtaining arsenic over the counter in a bid to stamp out these murders! Anyway back to your poem, which has a comedy sentiment, a great work! Loved it, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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This is a fun write about a serious murder! He he he a great write Diane, I know that movie and have watched it a couple of times. In Victorian Britain arsenic was used to murder wives and husbands because it didn't leave any trace and doctors would diagnose a stomach bug or one of the many other diseases that killed people then. But arsenic does leave a trace in the hair and nails for years to come and they exhumed many bodies in an attempt to convict and the problem became so big that they passed laws about obtaining arsenic over the counter in a bid to stamp out these murders! Anyway back to your poem, which has a comedy sentiment, a great work! Loved it, love Dolly x
Comment Written 24-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hello Dolly!
Thank you ever so much for the complimentary and thoughtful review.
When I was newly married, a woman living in a small town northwest of us, poisoned her employers with arsenic. She still is incarcerated, I believe. And last year my daughter and I viewed a PBS production of a British woman living in the 1800s who murdered a number of her husbands with arsenic in order to better her lot in life! I believe she even murdered, or attempted to murder her own children figuring they were "bringing her down."
As for my sad wife, well, I know I must have been thinking of Arsenic and Old Lace - but then the story became all twisted - in the early hours of more than a few morning, and it just took off! It was a fun one to pen, nonetheless!
Thank you again, Dolly!
diane
Comment from rspoet
Hello Mrs KT
What an excellent and fun romp through this poem/story
Though I don't think anyone named Robert could be so foul
and deserving of such a dastardly, but, seemingly, well earned fate
Nicely rhymed with a quick pace
I've seen a high school performance of Arsenic and Old Lace
it must have been fun to actyally be in one
Well done
Best wishes in the contest
Robert
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hello Mrs KT
What an excellent and fun romp through this poem/story
Though I don't think anyone named Robert could be so foul
and deserving of such a dastardly, but, seemingly, well earned fate
Nicely rhymed with a quick pace
I've seen a high school performance of Arsenic and Old Lace
it must have been fun to actyally be in one
Well done
Best wishes in the contest
Robert
Comment Written 24-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Oh my goodness, Robert!
I do believe my victim's name was really.........Mortimer! How's that?
Goodness! What was I thinking! :)
So much fun to pen - even if a tad bit twisted!
Thank you for your complimentary and positive review!
diane
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Mortimer works fine. You could always call him Mort, for short.
Comment from charlene7190
LOL, I enjoyed this because I can see that poor woman after years of abuse. I can relate too. I was in an abusive relationship years ago and there were definitely thoughts like this but fortunately I found my love. I found no "glitches" in it.
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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LOL, I enjoyed this because I can see that poor woman after years of abuse. I can relate too. I was in an abusive relationship years ago and there were definitely thoughts like this but fortunately I found my love. I found no "glitches" in it.
Comment Written 24-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hi Charlene!
Glad you enjoyed my offering, and glad you found your truelove!
Thank you for your complimentary and thoughtful review!
diane
Comment from tfawcus
I remember the old movie with Cary Grant with a great sense of nostalgia! You have turned it into a delightful retelling in verse. What a worthy winner of the contest this would be! Six stars if I had them! Very much enjoyed!
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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I remember the old movie with Cary Grant with a great sense of nostalgia! You have turned it into a delightful retelling in verse. What a worthy winner of the contest this would be! Six stars if I had them! Very much enjoyed!
Comment Written 24-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hello tfawcus!
This tragic tale was a hoot to pen!
Thank you for the virtual six stars and your complimentary and positive review!
diane
Comment from kiwisteveh
An entertaining poem in the form (mostly) of a monologue from a husband-murderer. The short rhymed lines function quite well to keep the story flowing down the page as the reader gradually comes to appreciate the narrator's intentions and motivation.
As always in this kind of tale, we have more sympathy for the murderer than the victim!
Steve
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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An entertaining poem in the form (mostly) of a monologue from a husband-murderer. The short rhymed lines function quite well to keep the story flowing down the page as the reader gradually comes to appreciate the narrator's intentions and motivation.
As always in this kind of tale, we have more sympathy for the murderer than the victim!
Steve
Comment Written 24-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hi Steve!
Man! This is one twisted tale! I had a lot of fun writing it!
Thank you for your complimentary review...and for having sympathy for my "crazed wife!"
diane
Comment from For better for verse
Looks like it's all over for Robert.
Enjoyed reading this, great story well told and well rhymed too.
This is is a worthy contest entry......good luck.
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Looks like it's all over for Robert.
Enjoyed reading this, great story well told and well rhymed too.
This is is a worthy contest entry......good luck.
Comment Written 24-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hello!
Well, Forbetterforverse, Robert ended up worse than better!
So pleased you enjoyed!
Thank you!
diane
Comment from Sankey
This was a great read. I think I don't have a hope with my Story in a poem entry after reading this. Thoroughly gripping and you kept us in suspense all the way through. Wish you well in the contest.
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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This was a great read. I think I don't have a hope with my Story in a poem entry after reading this. Thoroughly gripping and you kept us in suspense all the way through. Wish you well in the contest.
Comment Written 24-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hi Sankey!
This was definitely a fun write. Not my usual bill of fare!
Thank you for your complimentary review!
diane
Comment from Sugarray77
This is a great spinoff of the Arsenic and Old Lace. It also reminded me of a movie with Elizabeth Montgomery called "The Black Widow". You did a wonderful job with the rhyming and the sequencing was perfect. Well done.
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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This is a great spinoff of the Arsenic and Old Lace. It also reminded me of a movie with Elizabeth Montgomery called "The Black Widow". You did a wonderful job with the rhyming and the sequencing was perfect. Well done.
Comment Written 23-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 24-Feb-2018
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Hi Sugarray77,
I do believe I remember the Elizabeth Montgomery movie...quite a change from Bewitched!
So pleased you enjoyed!
Thank you for your complimentary review!
diane