A Dangerous Game
playing Cluedo with an old flame31 total reviews
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I played Clue as a child and as an adult. I really enjoy playing. Once again you have shared a wonderfully written and a smoothly flowing poem with your fans. Thank you.
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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I played Clue as a child and as an adult. I really enjoy playing. Once again you have shared a wonderfully written and a smoothly flowing poem with your fans. Thank you.
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Thanks, Barbara. I appreciate your review. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from krys123
Cheers, Tony;
-by viciously alive and exciting and extremely enlightening to be a witness and a witness stand listening to the obvious dialect or summation from a lawyer on how Col. mustard killed the victim with the candlestick.
-The imagery is so demonstratively descriptive and most excitingly and definitively expressive that I felt like I was there on the witness stand.
-Thanks for your author's notes they were very helpful in determining the obvious of what was going on with your poetry.
-Thank you for sharing and take care and have a good one, Tony, with all those that you love and care for.
Alex
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Cheers, Tony;
-by viciously alive and exciting and extremely enlightening to be a witness and a witness stand listening to the obvious dialect or summation from a lawyer on how Col. mustard killed the victim with the candlestick.
-The imagery is so demonstratively descriptive and most excitingly and definitively expressive that I felt like I was there on the witness stand.
-Thanks for your author's notes they were very helpful in determining the obvious of what was going on with your poetry.
-Thank you for sharing and take care and have a good one, Tony, with all those that you love and care for.
Alex
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Glad you were entertained by this bit of fun, Alex. I appreciate the six stars and your kind comments. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from Mitchell Brontė
I love cluedo and was only playing it last week when my 14 year old son guessed it correctly with the first guess........Aaaaahhh! Now that was frustrating.
This was super, and so clever...an excellent poem.
Have a great evening
Mitchell
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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I love cluedo and was only playing it last week when my 14 year old son guessed it correctly with the first guess........Aaaaahhh! Now that was frustrating.
This was super, and so clever...an excellent poem.
Have a great evening
Mitchell
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Thanks, Mitchell. I appreciate your review. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from MaggieF
I loved this and read that is was about playing cluedo with an old flame, then went and made the dinner, forgot about the cluedo bit when I read it and thought it was a real murder! Love all the references to candles and flames, very dark if you didn't know it was about cluedo (which I've played many times with my children when they were young) I loved the last stanza, perfect. MaggieF
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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I loved this and read that is was about playing cluedo with an old flame, then went and made the dinner, forgot about the cluedo bit when I read it and thought it was a real murder! Love all the references to candles and flames, very dark if you didn't know it was about cluedo (which I've played many times with my children when they were young) I loved the last stanza, perfect. MaggieF
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Thanks, Maggie. I appreciate your review. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from estory
Super poem, in a vibrant free verse style, with nice dramatic pauses in the lines, wonderful snippets of rhyme, and excellent images. I loved this image of the bottleneck, the candle without a candlestick. these are great obtuse images that can encompass many things, many experiences. Mostly there seems to be a sense of a worn out love. Of course there is the implied connection to the game Clue we all played as kids. I think one in its original box was appraised at $100 on Antiques Roadshow. estory
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Super poem, in a vibrant free verse style, with nice dramatic pauses in the lines, wonderful snippets of rhyme, and excellent images. I loved this image of the bottleneck, the candle without a candlestick. these are great obtuse images that can encompass many things, many experiences. Mostly there seems to be a sense of a worn out love. Of course there is the implied connection to the game Clue we all played as kids. I think one in its original box was appraised at $100 on Antiques Roadshow. estory
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Glad you were entertained by this bit of fun, estory. I appreciate the six stars and your kind comments. I think ours is in its original box, but after many years of family abuse, I doubt it's worth $100! Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from damommy
You had me going there for a minute, until Col. Mustard appeared.
What a wonderful poem about a board game. Only you could do this.
(I always loved the game. Haven't played it in a while.)
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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You had me going there for a minute, until Col. Mustard appeared.
What a wonderful poem about a board game. Only you could do this.
(I always loved the game. Haven't played it in a while.)
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Glad you enjoyed it Yvonne. It was fun to write this one!
Comment from Pantygynt
Gorgeous language here. I have often wondered why everyone goes for Colonel Mustard first off. Another lovely feature is the rhyme that seems to hide inamongst the varying length of line. This is great fun. Of course it had to be with the candlestick, and in these days of rapidly decreasing literacy the library would be the least likely place for anyone to go.
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Gorgeous language here. I have often wondered why everyone goes for Colonel Mustard first off. Another lovely feature is the rhyme that seems to hide inamongst the varying length of line. This is great fun. Of course it had to be with the candlestick, and in these days of rapidly decreasing literacy the library would be the least likely place for anyone to go.
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Thanks, Jim. Glad that this one gave a moment's amusement. Tony.
Comment from nancy_e_davis
I don't have a clue about the game clue. I was more open to Monopoly. LOL I bet Clue is fun though. I do love a good mystery. Good job with the poem Tony. Nancy
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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I don't have a clue about the game clue. I was more open to Monopoly. LOL I bet Clue is fun though. I do love a good mystery. Good job with the poem Tony. Nancy
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Thanks, Nancy. I appreciate your review. Best wishes, Tony.
Comment from Jesse James Doty
I was not familiar with the term "Cluedo" so, I was totally taken by surprise, by your ending. Wow, what a poem! I especially like the care, and placement, of your rhymes, and the rhyme scheme, itself. Very clever, and seemingly hard to do. But, you pull it off with panache, to beat the band.
I grew up playing, what we called, "Clue" in the U S, and loved the names and choices of weapons, etc., to the game. It was fun for the whole family, and I remember fondly, having a "game night" each week, where we would turn off the TV, and all play board games together. Ah, the good old days... Thank you for this delightful and intriguing poem! The story, the surprise ending, the rhyme scheme, all were brilliant! Thanks for sharing your talent with me.
Take care, Jesse
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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I was not familiar with the term "Cluedo" so, I was totally taken by surprise, by your ending. Wow, what a poem! I especially like the care, and placement, of your rhymes, and the rhyme scheme, itself. Very clever, and seemingly hard to do. But, you pull it off with panache, to beat the band.
I grew up playing, what we called, "Clue" in the U S, and loved the names and choices of weapons, etc., to the game. It was fun for the whole family, and I remember fondly, having a "game night" each week, where we would turn off the TV, and all play board games together. Ah, the good old days... Thank you for this delightful and intriguing poem! The story, the surprise ending, the rhyme scheme, all were brilliant! Thanks for sharing your talent with me.
Take care, Jesse
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Glad you were entertained by this bit of fun, Jesse. I appreciate the six stars and your kind comments. Best wishes, Tony.
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Yes, it was fun and well done! Thanks for sharing.
Take care, Jesse
Comment from rosehill (Wendy)
Ah, but the Axolotl has such a cute smile. From that I had assumed that the fire and Miss Scarlet in the kitchen would go hand in hand. A salamander become red herring? What a fun and steamy write, Tony. I enjoyed it from top to bottom. Makes me want to go back and have a re-do of my Clue poem, I think the first I ever posted here. If it pops up, you will know you were the inspiration to go back and practice what I have learned since. - Wendy
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Ah, but the Axolotl has such a cute smile. From that I had assumed that the fire and Miss Scarlet in the kitchen would go hand in hand. A salamander become red herring? What a fun and steamy write, Tony. I enjoyed it from top to bottom. Makes me want to go back and have a re-do of my Clue poem, I think the first I ever posted here. If it pops up, you will know you were the inspiration to go back and practice what I have learned since. - Wendy
Comment Written 27-May-2017
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2017
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Glad you were entertained by this bit of fun, Wendy. I appreciate your kind comments. Best wishes, Tony.