posting poetic prose
22 May 2018 18 Comments
in quadrille Tags: clouds, hair, humidity, mind, mist, mood, rain, reign, veil
Kim at dVerse Poets hosts “rain” quadrille (44 words) prompt this week…
mist hangs thin veil
covers landscape,
shrouds horizon.
sky heavy with humidity
air’s mood presses in,
mildly claustrophobic;
when clouds cannot rain.
hair hangs thick veil
covers face,
shrouds emotion.
heart heavy with futility
mind’s mood presses in,
wildly claustrophobic;
when tears cannot reign.
10 May 2018 7 Comments
in quadrille Tags: calves, chores, farmers, herd, microbe, muddle
A quadrille muddle at dVerse Poets pub this week…
it’s chores time on our family farm
calves gathered in a huddle
to vaccinate from microbe harm
we chase them, catch ‘n cuddle
sometimes the work goes like a charm
sometimes the herd’s befuddled
calves vs. farmers by the barn
in an unlucky, mucky muddle!
“innocence” – lynn
25 Apr 2018 16 Comments
in quadrille Tags: confrontation, gather, healing, home, instruction, Jesus, street, synagogue
Lillian “gathers” poets to write quadrilles at dVerse this week…
Gather
for instruction
in synagogue
teacher sits down,
unrolls scripture scroll
“I have come”
Gather
for confrontation
in street
demon-possessed boy
falls, foams, rolls on ground
“Evil be gone.”
Gather
for healing
in home
lame man stands, rolls up mat
“You’re made whole.”
photo by lynn
09 Apr 2018 16 Comments
in quadrille Tags: color, fruity, imagination, life, paintbrush, zip-lining
De at dVerse challenges us to write a quadrille (44 words) with a little “zip” in it!
hey, bae, it’s okay
take poetic time-out
creative juice surf’s up
let your imagination
go zip-lining!
paintbrush crush
colour your wourld
kiwi lime and cyanberry
don’t refrain
your right(eous) brain
from livin’ life out loud
make magnetic magic
taste tangy tangerine
whee feelin’ gigglee!
26 Mar 2018 33 Comments
in quadrille, shape poem Tags: egg, humor, spring, write, yolks
Kim hosts an “egg” quadrille prompt for dVerse Poets this week before Easter…
18 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in quadrille Tags: lamb, lent, lion, roar, sheep
prince of this world
like a lion in lamb’s wool
sneaking, seeking prey
as one who would devour
we like sheep sleep
King of the universe
like a Lamb led to his
shearing, spearing, pray
to One who would ransom
sheep from death’s sleep
lion statue – pexels.com
13 Mar 2018 10 Comments
in etheree, quadrille Tags: crash, grateful, hope, pressure, stress
An etheree poem with 10 lines of increasing syllables.This is also a quadrille of 44 words, including the word “fire”. Read more at d’Verse Poets pub
stress
hard pressed
fire’s hot test
find release valve
to manage pressure
start to count love’s good gifts
name all that makes you grateful
hold joy in life’s little moments
live each day with enthusiasm
clinging to hope, you will not crash and burn
It’s calving time on the farm and our manager/son had an emergency appendectomy so he’s laid up for a month. The rest of us are working hard trying to cover for his absence!
02 Mar 2018 11 Comments
in letter, quadrille Tags: anger, boy, father, rage, violence
another absent father
whether unwed, divorced,
or imprisoned.
family needs stability, child lacks security
boy without manly model,
abandoned heart.
educational system poor fit,
disillusioned mind.
socialization by bullies,
tormented soul.
when slow burning anger eventually flares into violent rage,
why are we surprised?
An open letter in quadrille form, linking to d’Verse Poets.
29 Jan 2018 48 Comments
in quadrille, rhyming verse Tags: botanical garden, chocolate, foliage, tour, tropical
A quadrille (exactly 44 words) for Victoria’s poem prompt at dVerse this week. We recently visited Princeville Botanical Gardens in Kauai and enjoyed a fabulous tour!
helaconia spectabilis
Tour of
garden botanical
on island tropical
inspires poetical verse.
We admire
foliage fantastical
blossoms symmetrical
design creational diverse.
To explain
health benefits topical
know ripe fruits medicinal
guide is natural nurse.
To taste
dark chocolate delectable
cacao content palatable
tourist opens available purse!
05 Dec 2017 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: abortion, death, infant, life, mother
how long believe
blind rhetoric?
why hire doctors
to do harm?
instrumental rape
violates mother with child
what kind of ghastly
choice is offered?
by salt poisoning, chemicals,
or crunch of infant skull
when will men honor
mothers’ calling?
where have hope’s
children gone?
Linking with dVerse Poets quadrille prompt…sorry this topic is neither pleasant nor Christmasy. Yet our brokenness and sin is why Christ came…as an infant to a poor, young woman in seemingly scandalous circumstances. Would we have aborted Jesus?
21 Nov 2017 20 Comments
in list poem, quadrille Tags: Christ, rocks, stones
“Q” for quadrille at dVerse Poets and “Q” for queue as in a line up of rocks.
Rock & Roll
Rosetta Stone
Rock of Gibraltar
Stonehenge
Ayers Rock
Easter Island
Rocky I & II
Blarney Stone
Plymouth Rock
The Sphinx
Rock-a-bye Baby
Rolling Stone
Hope Diamond
Rocky & Bullwinkle
“On Christ the solid Rock I stand; all other ground is sinking sand.”
06 Nov 2017 23 Comments
in quadrille Tags: america, cars, cruise, past, Route 66
Joining dVerse poets with quadrille #44 for “kicks” tonight 🙂 A “quadrille” is a poem of exactly 44 words, not including title…I counted hyphenated words as 2.
since nineteen
twenty-six, midway
thru roarin’ twenties,
classic car aficionados
cooly cruised or raced
rip-roarin’ midway
across america’s past,
passed, and passing
drive-ins, diners,
and wigwam motels
motoring along
singing a song
wheeling to
get their kicks
on route sixty-six!
