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Attribution: Elene Usdin
Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag (here)
Bjorn's given words:
grimoire scrump wreath
alder dell grampus orchard
grimoire: a book of magic spells and invocations
scrump: steal (fruit) from an orchard or garden:
grampus : another term for a killer whale.
alder : softwood tree of the birch family
dell: a small
valley, usually among trees
Tried as she might but to no avail
Painstakingly rummaging through the old grimoire
She was sure there was to be a cure
Grandma gave the
assurance before
For every ailment the book had an answer
How she would love it
To daintily skip across the dell
As she used to do with the boys
Scrumping from
the orchard
Running through the clumps of alder
Being chased by the grumpy grampus of an old salt
She could picture him waving a cane above his head
Jumping a little running a little
"Heard say he was a one-legged pirate
No small wonder we made the slip all the time"
There she was on the floor
The witch had cast a bad spell on her legs
She managed to slip out of bed though
Slowly inching her way on the carpet
She would love to go out in the open again
The door barely seven feet away
How she would love it
The good times!
But where are the boys?
Certainly not a wreath as a substitute!
She cried!
No working legs would be awful, i think it hit home just fine without a punchline
ReplyDeleteHigh emotion...constructed well.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to end up on the floor like that .. Devastating really.
ReplyDeleteTouching one.
ReplyDeleteHope the evil witch's spell is broken soon & our heroine walks & runs again!
Very emotional Hank. Used made good use of given words, Wel done,
ReplyDeleteOh vivid story......well woven.....the spell is a sad one....
ReplyDeleteOh those witches....
ReplyDeleteWitches on every continent. Beware.
ReplyDeleteLooks to be, yes! Do we have enough within our means to counter them? Frightening!
DeleteHank
Have to beware of witches
ReplyDeleteintense feeling...enjoy reading!
ReplyDeleteIndeed well woven....
ReplyDeleteI wonder if 'scrumpy', meaning rough apple cider, once had the meaning of 'cider made from stolen apples'?
ReplyDelete'Scrumpy Jack' may have explaining to do!
DeleteHank
imaginative and so creative!
ReplyDeleteOh my will she ever find the boys, and be rid of her spell- silly witch, how could this happen!
ReplyDeleteThose pesky witches...
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