Lustred jewels and promises draw our eye,
Halt us in our tracks. Spellstopt by words
we foolishly took for wisdom.
They’re no more than paste baubles.
A cheap trick. Yank on the
fraying string and watch
them skittering
down the path
one by
one.
Linking this to The Sunday Muse Blogspot http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/ with Carrie’s smoking selection of images and also to d’Verse Poets https://dversepoets.com/2022/06/13/quadrille-154-casting-a-poetic-spell/ where Sanaa is serving tonight’s quadrille challenge to write a poem of exactly 44 words using the word (or form thereof) ‘Spell’.
Writing Whatnots 
Gosh this is absolutely mesmerizing! I love; “Spellstopt by words,”.. so creative! Thank you so much for writing to the prompt ❤️❤️
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Aah, thank you so much Sanaa! And thank you for the prompt – such a great word to use in a poem. I cannot claim ‘spellstopt’ however, (wish I had), it is in my dictionary.
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Love the ending. The words and the line breaks are so perfectly chosen
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Thank you so much JYP! I enjoy writing reversed etherees – the diminishing syllables really suit some images.
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An interesting poem. The first two lines really drew me in. Lovely poem.
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Thank you so much!
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Great poem. I like the way you described the truth being revealed at the end and your use of these words, “Spellstopt by words.”
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Thank you so much Ali!
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The spell is still cast even with tumbling plastic pearls.
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We are easily bewitched …
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I can’t help but think of Amber Heard as I read this!
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Ahah, yes. I can see why!
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We do like glitter, too often above substance. (K)
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Absolutely, Kerfe. The shinier the better it seems sometimes.
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Yes, “yank on the … chain!” I’d get slapped and then probably kicked!!” And sued because I’m not Johnny Depp.
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Ouch – I hope not Jim!
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Spellstopt nice word coin.
Thanks for dropping by my blog Marion
Much❤love
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Thank you Gillena. ❤
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Some words are cheap pasted bobbles to catch our attention. What a great metaphor!
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Thank you Dwight!
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So true, pretty words can be deceiving. Love how you unravel the end!
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Thank you Tricia!
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I love this! Especially the ending.
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Thank you Kate!
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Nice! Great merge of the form with the sense of the poem! One lone pearl on the string at the end!
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Cheers Qbit!
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Yank on the
fraying string and watch
them skittering
down the path
Love the idea, Marion! One way of looking at it. Many things may not be what they really are. Wonderful form!
Hank
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Thank you so much Hank! (Reversed Etheree is one of my favourites).
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Some promises are empty word indeed. I am so sorry I am so late getting here Marion. It has been a very busy week.
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I know the feeling, Carrie. Hope all is well with you.
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So finely crafted. I love “spellstopt.” 🙂
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Thank you Merril!
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Love, “spellstopt”!
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Marion, the reverse etheree worked wonders here. And like everyone else I love “spellstopt”. ❤️
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Thank you Punam!
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