it’s good to create
energy in a marriage
a bit of spark adds
excitement to any
couple’s relationship
but negative energy
will backfire on itself;
wound like [bam]
agitated boomerang
or spring [zing]
like wristwatch too
tightly wound, no
longer
synchronized
in time
together.
Lillian challenges us to write a quadrille (44 words) using both pronunciations/meanings of “wound”. Join us at dVerse poets pub 🙂
a poem in my pocket 
May 19, 2021 @ 14:40:53
Ouch, there are those poisonous relationships… once it starts it just gets worse.
May 19, 2021 @ 15:39:48
…and it’s not easy to unwind the clock or heal the wounds.
May 18, 2021 @ 15:24:35
This is so evocative. I like the comparison to the wrist watch too tightly wound. 💝💝
May 18, 2021 @ 21:51:50
Glad you like it, Sanaa…thank you!
May 18, 2021 @ 10:07:59
I like the title and the comparison of positive with negative energy: nice work!
May 18, 2021 @ 21:52:10
thanks so much, Ingrid 🙂
May 18, 2021 @ 09:47:41
I like how the last lines trend backwards instead of forwards. It calls to my mind science fiction and the things that we dreamed of nuclear power doing (like time travel).
May 18, 2021 @ 21:53:07
I appreciate your comments!
May 18, 2021 @ 08:18:38
Love the comparison to the wrist watch too tightly wound. Great use of the homographic pair! 🙂
May 18, 2021 @ 21:53:54
Thanks for the interesting prompt, Lill!
May 18, 2021 @ 04:55:14
👏 Lynn 👏
May 18, 2021 @ 08:14:28
i take a bow 🙂
May 17, 2021 @ 21:40:06
I like your formatting where it’s smooth until tweaking but tweaking can go too far and then things are all over the place, as your formatting shows.
May 18, 2021 @ 08:15:57
Glad you noticed that…sometimes we try too hard.
May 17, 2021 @ 21:14:32
Negative energy really does wind us up tight…Great poem Lynn!
May 17, 2021 @ 21:30:54
Appreciate you stopping by 🙂
May 18, 2021 @ 08:53:14
You are welcome!
May 17, 2021 @ 20:28:58
Oh yes!! Well done.
May 17, 2021 @ 21:30:28
Thanks, Helen!
May 17, 2021 @ 19:53:09
Love it, Lynn. Your writing are always on point
May 17, 2021 @ 20:01:40
Thanks a bunch, Brenda!
May 17, 2021 @ 20:02:21
…I want to keep my pencil sharp 😉