MONDAY 8th MARCH 2021
This is a response to a Flash Fiction prompt from ‘Putting My Feet In the Dirt’, Writing Prompts hosted by ‘M’.
Which can be found by following the link below..
Prompt ~ SPICY TONIC PUMPKINS
SPICY TONIC PUMPKINS
by John Yeo
How to keep your sculptural creativity in train
When you are hollowing out a pumpkin head
By sharpening up the Halloween creativity train.
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The Jack-o’-lantern needs help to maintain,
With a nip of spicy tonic pumpkin beverage
Helping to keep your sculptural creativity in train.
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Spicy pumpkin tonic has gained universal fame
To sharpen up the mind with a keen cutting edge.
A spicy concoction to stimulate the creative brain.
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Taken with or without gin, if you usually abstain,
Your carving will fill passing witches with dread
By sharpening up the Halloween creativity brain.
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A smooth cinnamon tonic with pumpkin in refrain
and a spicy bouquet infusing a tasty herbal bed
Is a delicious concoction to stimulate the brain.
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Spicy tonic pumpkins will always be hard to explain
When carving the Jack-o’-lantern’s head,
How to keep your sculptural creativity in train
By sharpening up the Halloween creativity brain.
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