Jinxed by Jill
written by: Lynn White
She popped out of the vase
like a Jill-in-the-box
still holding on
to the carroty snake
she’d prised from the glaze inside.
He’d rubbed the vase hard
to dry to clean her up
but it made her pop out
like a Genie from the Arabian nights
but with curses flowing
from her forked tongue
when he hoped for wishes.
Jinxed by Jill, he thought darkly
breaking the vase too late
to break the spell.
NOTE:
Based on the Prompt – Reverse Fairy Tale
Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Rhysling Award. Her poetry has appeared in many publications including: Apogee, Firewords, Capsule Stories, Gyroscope Review and So It Goes. Find Lynn at her blog - Poetry - Lynn White.
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