my
little
brother
was three
when he
memorized
maurice’s
book about
wild things who
enjoyed a good
rumpus; now i read
to grandkids who
join with:
hoots and howls
grunts and growls
caws and claws
adding pent-up
sound effects
to rollicking
rampage of
pages
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A quadrille to join in the rumpus hosted by Kim at dVerse poets this week with credit to Maurice Sendak, author of children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are.
a poem in my pocket 
Sep 01, 2025 @ 12:00:54
Love how your quadrille captures the joy of passing Sendak’s rumpus down through generations, Lynn—those “hoots and howls / grunts and growls” make me smile. Feels like the pages really do come alive in your reading.
~David
Sep 02, 2025 @ 09:07:30
One of my favorite children’s books to read aloud 🙂
Sep 02, 2025 @ 09:12:20
Mine too ❤
Sep 01, 2025 @ 02:12:26
Rollicking indeed, such fun and fond memories, evocative.
Sep 02, 2025 @ 09:08:11
Thanks, Paul !
Sep 02, 2025 @ 10:32:52
with pleasure Lynn
Aug 27, 2025 @ 16:59:49
Nothing more satisfying than reading to our grandchildren, to our children. The light in their eyes, the delight in their smiles is priceless. Your quadrille is beautiful, Lynn.
Aug 27, 2025 @ 19:32:59
Yes, it is a delightful way to spend time with them!
Aug 27, 2025 @ 11:55:15
I love that you went back to Sendak to inspire your quadrille, Lynn. I too read it to my grandchildren, and we love joining in with the ‘hoots and howls, grunts and growls, caws and claws’ – great use of alliteration and onomatopoeia – and the ‘rollicking rampage of pages’.