Master of Deception – A Quadrille

Master of Deception

The tongue smooth
and the voice syrupy
Luring those with a sweet tooth
Like bees to a honey pot
Once captured the tone would change
Becoming peppered
with stinging hot jabs
meant to harm
like salt in a wound
Beware the master of deception


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Punam is hosting Monday Quadrille at D’Verse.  The prompt tonight is “Pepper” in any form.
A quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words, excluding the title. 

  17 comments for “Master of Deception – A Quadrille

  1. Christine Bolton
    June 1, 2023 at 8:58 am

    Xx

  2. May 31, 2023 at 5:12 am

    Well written. I feel like I know people who are like this.

    • Christine Bolton
      May 31, 2023 at 9:07 am

      Thanks. Yes, many of us do 😦

  3. May 30, 2023 at 5:28 pm

    This is a quadrille that morphed from something innocuous to something quite dark. Beautiful write.

    • Christine Bolton
      May 31, 2023 at 9:08 am

      Thanks so much Helen. I squeezed it in those 44 words! ☺️💕

  4. May 30, 2023 at 4:37 am

    Sounds dangerous, Christine! I’ve just finished reading a book called Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant about a con man who grooms a younger woman into working with him. Your quadrille is a perfect description of that character. I like the lines:
    ‘The tongue smooth
    and the voice syrupy
    Luring those with a sweet tooth’.

    • Christine Bolton
      May 30, 2023 at 8:55 am

      Thank you Kim. That sounds like a good book !

  5. May 29, 2023 at 11:13 pm

    A dangerous type of person

    • Christine Bolton
      May 29, 2023 at 11:28 pm

      Yes creepy 😳

      • May 30, 2023 at 12:16 am

        😱

  6. May 29, 2023 at 7:45 pm

    And peppery deception is the worst! Well done.

    • Christine Bolton
      May 29, 2023 at 10:53 pm

      Hey thanks Dwight! ☺️

      • May 30, 2023 at 9:03 am

        You are welcome!

  7. May 29, 2023 at 7:19 pm

    Yes … beware of anyone who thinks he is a master …

    • Christine Bolton
      May 29, 2023 at 10:53 pm

      That’s for sure Ivor! 😳

      • May 30, 2023 at 3:24 am

        Love this, Christine, how from sweetness it changed, leaving a bitter taste in mouth. Thanks for joining in, my friend. ❤️😊

      • Christine Bolton
        May 30, 2023 at 8:54 am

        Of course Punam. Thank you for all you do ☺️❤️

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