posting poetic prose
04 May 2020 24 Comments
in quadrille Tags: bubble, cell phone, goats, grandma, silly
Lillian invites us to lighten up and get a bit silly at dVerse poets’ pub tonight 🙂
did you ever leave cell phone behind,
family must ring your number to find?
did you ever blow gum bubble in space,
stretch it bigger till it burst in your face?
did you ever play three gruff goats billy,
game with granddaughters giggling silly?
“Grandma” by Ruth
06 Apr 2020 33 Comments
when restaurants close,
drive throughs open double lanes
to serve safely.
when schools close,
teachers open online rooms
to teach remotely.
when surgical centers close,
hospital personnel open doors
to care courageously.
when church buildings close,
God’s people open united hearts
to pray faithfully.
Linking to dVerse Poets quadrille prompt…44 words on “close”.
24 Feb 2020 6 Comments
in quadrille Tags: apple, onion, peelings, potato, song, teardrops
peelings, nothing more than peelings
trying to remember apple peelings of life
teardrops rolling down on my cheeks
trying to forget onion peelings in sink…
woo-oo, peel potato in my hands
slip like never lost u
slide like never leave u
again in garden…
My apologies to songwriter Morris Albert who wrote 1975 hit, “Feelings”. I’m linking this to dVerse quadrille prompt on “peelings” 🙂
16 Dec 2019 13 Comments
in quadrille Tags: alley, cats, garbage, glow, hustlers, neon, snow
hey man, whatsup?
’tis the season to glow
hustlers glitter under streetlight
like shards of broken window
neon sign blinks cheap hotel
alley cats’ eyes flicker between
garbage dumpsters in row
yowling fight over dead fish
it’s Christmas eve, yeah
sell me some snow!
Linking with dVerse poets where Lillian hosts a “glowing” quadrille…
11 Nov 2019 2 Comments
in quadrille Tags: confidence, faith, heart, life, memories, smile
keep the best memories
let unpleasant ones go
keep faith in truth
turn from all false-ness
keep forward movement
stop procrastination now
keep expressing your heart
ignore rude criticism
keep head held high
don’t lose confidence
keep smiling at life
watch life smile back!
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Too late to link but inspired by Kim at dVerse to write quadrille (44 words) on “keep”.
08 Oct 2019 12 Comments
in quadrille Tags: chat, guest, porch, setter, sunset, tea
don’t be upset by
my russet setter
on the side porch;
step over him and
please, have a seat
on my satin settee
here we’ll have tea,
chat, recite verset till
supper; then play
games after sunset
until we settle into
long moonset night.
Joining dVerse poets writing quadrilles (44 words) using the word “set”.
29 Aug 2019 3 Comments
in quadrille, Uncategorized Tags: beach, clouds, dreams, foam, sand, seagulls, surf
Lillian at dVerse invites us to write a quadrille (44-word poem) on the most beautiful word in our language: tranquility
adirondacks sit on
porch of beach house
surf flows in, lightly froths
foam over fine sand…
sucked back to sea,
leaving castaway shells.
seagulls perch on pier…
launch upward in lazy arcs
where white clouds float,
billow, accumulate into
tranquil dreams…
of sunny tomorrow.
photo by lynn
12 Aug 2019 24 Comments
in quadrille, Uncategorized Tags: children, grandma, great aunt, obedience, respect, voice
Grandma, 
who bore seven children,
rambunctious and noisy,
marveled
over my great aunt,
who raised six children,
so well-behaved
that following a meal
she would direct them
once
in a very soft voice…
they would immediately
clear the table
and
wash the dishes.
A quadrille (poem of exactly 44 words) for dVerse Poets Pub with De.
29 Jul 2019 24 Comments
in quadrille, rhyming verse Tags: bananas, freckles, kids, speckles, toads, trout
kids have ‘em on their noses
toads have ‘em on their toes-es
bananas get ‘em when yummy ripe
trout wear ‘em with tummy stripe
speckles of sunlight shine upon leaves
treckles of water dripping from eaves
when all’s said and done
freckles are fun!
charlotte sun
No changing freckles and no editing this poem 🙂 It’s a quadrille with exactly 44 words for Mish’s prompt at dVerse poets pub tonight.
17 Jul 2019 13 Comments
in quadrille, quote, scripture Tags: climate, earth, green, life, light, planet, sun, war
I’m linking this “sun/Son” quadrille (44 words) to dVerse Poets pub where we’re diving into the subject of climate crisis this week…
powerful star
commands our
entire system solar
glorious light
shines too bright
for human sight
his light maintains
so life sustains
planet’s green plains
will we war
for what we adore?
been done before
apostasy done
spiritual war won
when earth falls into sun
“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” (Psalm 2:12 KJV)
17 Jun 2019 17 Comments
in quadrille, Uncategorized Tags: child, cousins, fret, grandma, lesson, tantrum
little buddy red-
faced, setting the stage
to fly into kicking and sweating rage
wiser granny said-
stop your fretting, my child
there’s no use getting unruly riled
now go to bed-
buddy, until lesson you learn
to let kissing cousins have a turn!
Quadrille (44-word poem) including the word “fret”… with Kim at dVerse Poets
04 Jun 2019 16 Comments
in quadrille Tags: dragon, evil, hellfire, lies, sinners
that ancient dragon
cunning serpent
epitome of evil
father of lies
the deceiver
our accuser
murderer
satan still prowls
“seeking whom he may devour”
whether sinners, saints, saviors
his loyal minions
destroy families
enslave addicts
abuse children
pervert truth
entice fools
incite wars
beware!
Linking with dVerse Poets where De Jackson invites us to write a quadrille (44 words) on “dragon” theme…
