Malengine Malediction
Now, curtsey when you meet the master –
Follow the game rules and don’t despair,
The aftermath will bring you the answer
To the question you ne’er asked.
“Malengine malediction” (you’ll hear the master wail)
“Swear ne’er go near the zombie mash!
And when stalking the castle keep –
The ghoul must walk next to the old bat …”
“The most important rule to know,
Which you must always remember,
Don’t debase the scrawny black cat,
For she’s your magic succubus!”
“When the werewolf and the ogre wail …
Throw your shoe at them … but I swear,
T’is better to honor, the gargoyle in his lair
And the Jabberwocky’s sacred tree.”
Once the game is over my dear,
Curtsey once again and then,
We’ll eat hot flambéed plum pudding
And open all our gifts …
We’ll have such lovely holiday fun!
A right rum scary Halloween …
uhm … I mean …
We’ll have a merry Christmas day!
Mindlovesmisery’s Menagerie’s Weekly wordle:
1. Curtsey 2. Debase 3. Game 4. Answer 5. Plum 6. Real 7. Swear 8. Shoe 9. Aftermath 10. Malengine (evil machination, deceit) 11. Stalk 12. Master
ghoul, bat, wail, ogre, succubus, zombie, werewolf
What a creative use of the words.. and I love the wink to Lewis Carol.
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LOL glad you enjoyed the use of the words 🙂 Thanks for the cool wordle!
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This was fun Georgia loved it! I love the Nightmare Before Christmas
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Me too and this cover by M. Manson is creepier than the Disney one … I was going to write two different poems, but when I saw the word Malengine, Malediction came immediately to mind and so i thought I’d put the two wordles together to write about a game (like Magic or D&D) and then it took it’s own direction.
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A great choice =)
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🙂
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Fabulous piece Georgia, great use of the words especially malengine, not one we use everyday. And as Bjorn says lovely reference to Lewis Carrol.
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Funny enough malengine was what started the whole thing off … as you say, you rarely (and I’ve never) see this word … but malediction came to my mind and I took off from there. I didn’t have enough monsters to do the whole poem … which of itself is a bit of nonsense, so the jabberwock seemed a logical addition. 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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Very, very, very cool!
Never heard the Manson cover — very creepy indeed. [shudder]
And yes….. better honor those gargoyles. They get cranky. 😉
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Ah so glad you liked the poem and I loved the Manson cover … happy finally read this and the reference to your gargoyles .. I thought I’d surprise ya 😉
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I was very surprised indeed! Happily surprised!
😀
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LOL!
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