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Kaleidoscope

For Heather Hubler's 'Unscramble' Challenge

By Paul StewartPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
Kaleidoscope
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Speck-

led, escalop/ed,

opalesce plea

*

spli/ced, s.l.i.c.e.d

(looped) scope

*

lace like

c o o l e d solace

*

special dose;

poolside e a s e

*

Slick/ed, silk,

poised lips

*

(Looped) locked,

cloaked ideals

*

Slip, s l i d e,

p-e-e-l, (peek)

*

deco decals

*

DEEP lido

*

Speck-

led l e a p

*

Sloped, spooled,

escalop/ed opalesce daps

*

sli/ced, e(clips)ed ideals

*

c e a s e

sleep

peace

*

Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: This is another entry for Heather Hubler's awesome little challenge. Follow the link below for more details. I wanted a more upbeat, but still tricky entry to balance off my last one...Also, check it, all words are bold. Meaning all words originate from the original word. Boom.

Also, this song was in my head at the time. Not exactly happy, but...it is still a classic...what the kids would say...banger!

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    Written by Paul Stewart