668 : Trinkets for Muddled Minds

Sunday Whirl (Wordle #144) presents a list of words

that we must incorporate in a writing piece.  

The words this week are:

twine, conjure, nest, carry, spirits, bend,

through, curl, trinkets, neglect, cap, back, sigh

Trinkets for Muddled Minds

Greek Chorus,

To be murmured off-side:

Oui, Ja, Yes, No,

Nothing but 

a shyster’s show.

Here.  Listen.

Conjuring up the dead

With strings and mirrors 

To distract, or so it’s said,

Is the way to open purses.

Twine is string, right?

Can I use twine?  Does it matter?

And, what say, the back of a tin lid?

Not a mirror but it could be worse.

Would that be just as mystic as…

What? Smoke and mirrors?  Curses!

But the lid’s fine, right?

Just need and upturned cup.

Oh, glass, cup, what’s the diff?

Please don’t sigh and curl your lip,

And don’t roll back your eyes, either,

If you help me through here, 

There’s money to be made

From people who will pay their shilling

Money for jam, 

From people who believe


The spirits are there and very willing.

Just need to flesh it out a little bit

And neglect the logic quite a bit

And bend the truth somewhat too,

OK, a lot, but you get the idea.

Should work, they’ve come this far,

Cap in hand, wanting success,

So our chances are increased,

Should be able to carry it off,

With their help, the simple dears,

Life is good, knock on wood,

When the sheep are wanting to be fleeced,

N’est pas? Understood?

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2014

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