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Caro Henry's avatar

New nursery rhyme 😉

A song of sixpence

Pocket of ergot and rye

Dead blackbirds in pie

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Honeygloom's avatar

I love it!!! Like a Halloween version! 🖤

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Caro Henry's avatar

That darn song (the original) has been an earworm that comes and goes for weeks. I have no idea why. I thought rewriting it might snuff it out. 😊

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Honeygloom's avatar

And…?

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Caro Henry's avatar

Still there. I'm working on something a little darker and with a higher word count to do it in. 🙂

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Honeygloom's avatar

Haha! That’s the spirit!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Dark. I quite like it.

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A.C. Cargill, Author's avatar

You are nothing real

A conjuring from my mind

More toast for me, please

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Honeygloom's avatar

This is so great🖤 I love the attitude here.

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erniet's avatar

You are dead, Jacob;

I buried you years ago.

Ergot, I am tripping...

😁 (see what I did there?)

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Honeygloom's avatar

😂

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

RYE … WHISKEY

Amber elixir

Aged in charred oak, spicy kick

Rye whiskey's soul song

Sipped neat, smooth velvet

Cradled in crystal tulip

Rye's silken caress

Manhattans beckon

Rye's rich depths elegantly

Mingled with sweet vermouth

Crusty rye bread's mate

Savory spirits entwine

Delectably paired

Pour me another

Rye's warm solace by night's fire

Life's sublime pleasures

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Honeygloom's avatar

You’re making me thirsty… and it’s only 10am😅

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Bye-bye, Miss American Pie

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Kait Zeller's avatar

Ouuu this one is good!!!

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Samantha Zeller's avatar

Tricksy little ergot

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Ivy-Rose Opal's avatar

I have seen new worlds,

Wrapped in sky, fear and time.

Ergot's final kiss

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Honeygloom's avatar

This darkly beautiful, I really enjoyed it 🖤

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Ika Wright's avatar

I like the connotation to your prompt. Nifty little tidbits I learned from you are also cool. Thank you.

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Honeygloom's avatar

I have so much fun researching! I’m glad you’re enjoying it.

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