Bell, Book and Candle

 

 

Bell, book and candle

some say spell, I say scandal

on this theory, you have no handle

best left to your neighborhood vandal

 

Under cover of thunder, he'd storm inside

watching his back as he'd spin side to side

breaking and stealing things, he was quite satisfied

then he pushed over a bookcase, exposing a bride

 

She slipped into an alcove, the vandal intrigued

he didn't stop to think he was out of his league
until he followed her in and hit a wall of fatigue

 

"Why am I so tired?" he asked as he fell

the bride smirked and said "welcome to Hell

t'was not meant for you but, meh, a farewell is farewell"

and that that she reached for an intricate bell

 

He could see the bell's symbols from where he lay

and knew its evils, when summoned, would not disobey

but to death he defiantly said "not today!"

 

Giving the room a desperate look

he searched for anything to get him off the hook

his eyes spied an object over the bride, in a nook

perched precariously on a shelf, was a giant book

 

She followed his gaze and said with a laugh

"what, you want to read?  Don't be daft.

Now, what would you like written on your epitaph?"

 

Remembering the candle he stole from the hall

he sought to find a way to stall

he'd need momentum as the candle was small

but if he threw it just right, that book might fall

 

"You've such a beautiful dress," he said with a smile

the bride blushed for a moment, caught up in his guile

she gave him an inch, and he took a mile

 

He leapt to his feet and she took a step back

caught unaware, she didn't expect this attack

she lunged for the bell, but he was no hack

he heaved the candle, and it struck with a smack

 

Now he had aimed for the book, but instead struck her head

he watched as she fell, not sure if she bled

but he didn't stick around to see if she was dead

 

Bell, book and candle - the theories abound

the quest nearly put him under the ground

it was a lesson he vowed to expound:

don't seek that which should never be found.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  October 29, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 36.10 Topic:  Bell, Book and Candle

 

Bonus Prompts:

 

Hard (2 pts):  Use 3 compound words, but separate the words

(i.e., if you use the word "anybody" you have to use the words "any" and "body" separately) *

Easy (1 pt): Quote Herman Munster of The Munster (I did not)

 

* thunderstorm / backspin / overexposing (second stanza)

underground (last stanza)