Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“bedlam” in exactly 74 words. Also for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge and the word “comedic”.
Sir Reginald attempted to wear a live turkey as a waistcoat, declaring it the height of autumn fashion. Of course, absolute bedlam ensued throughout the grand ballroom. Men shouted and women screamed, dodging erratic feathers and aggressive pecking, while chandeliers swung wildly in the breeze. Aunt Camilla fainted into a towering chocolate fountain, completing the utterly comical disaster as Reginald calmly adjusted the bird’s ruffled tail feathers and asked if anyone fancied a waltz.
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74 Words
This is “Wild As A Turkey” by Hayes Carll
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