“The Tale of Nicodemus & the Black Bard”

[Lars]

I found myself trying to rhyme 'countryside' with 'most of his life' in the opener, no idea why. I'm obsessive on shit like that.

He invited his niece Genevieve for supper, feeling generously sweet
She had an energetic chic to her, sensuous, petite, clever to the teeth

I liked this couplet, second is really well written with the internal rhyme, liked the sweet and teeth thing too as the two related.

I thought the switch up in the next couplet threw me slightly, had to re-read to make sure I was at the right point in the story, the whole Phineas title had me lost completely because I'd no idea how to rhyme that place name haha! I love your batshit craziness creativity wise though, you're one of a kind in that sense, the characters and idea is completely out there.

The closing section was my fave, actually, a great little moral twist to it and to be careful what you wish for.

HOF