Even Prompter

The Secret Box

The Secret Box

To find the secret box you must
investigate old grampa’s desk,
inspect each cranny and clear the dust
from every nook and arabesque.

With time and care then you will find
the unknown path to the secret box;
in one far corner out of mind
there lurks a lever without locks.

Press twice upon the furthest end
and mutter words like “espadrille,”
a concealed panel will then descend,
mysterious chamber to reveal.

Reach within the space so dark
and you will find the box you seek;
bring it to the bright light stark,
lift carvèd lid with nervous squeak.

A slip of paper you will find,
folded once and twice and thrice;
those creases you must now unwind,
and read these words beyond a price..

“To find the secret box you must
investigate old grampa’s desk,
inspect each cranny and clear the dust
from every nook and arabesque.”


Line count: 24
Rhymed abab cdcd
For Promptly Poetry, Week 33
Prompt: Use this as your title and allow it to stir your imagination: "The Secret Box."