posting poetic prose
02 May 2022 17 Comments
in quadrille
did you go rub that
balloon in your hair?
is that why it sticks
on the wall up there?
i don’t need your static
so please don’t touch me
ow! must you pass spark
of personal electricity?!
boys are such joys —
he laughs ecstatically
___________
A quadrille (44 words) for dVerse Poets pub. Mish hosts theme of “static” scene.
19 Apr 2022 14 Comments
in quadrille Tags: chalk, dad, fish, memories, year
my father
has been gone
exactly a year today
and the memories of
his dying taste like chalk
on a parched tongue…
but the memories of his living
smell like mountain trout,
burnt cream puffs, chlorine
of pool where he saved me
from drowning.
_______________
A quadrille of forty-four words linked to dVerse poets.
21 Mar 2022 29 Comments
in quadrille Tags: extra, world peace
A quadrille of 44 words on theme of “paper” linked to dVerse Poets
it’s world poetry day
but you probably won’t
read it in the newspapers
poems aren’t news any-
more than recipes are
novels but why not?
publish a peace poem
on front page of today’s
issue with bold print, yell
“extra, read all about it!”
07 Mar 2022 21 Comments
under oath, bound
it astounds
why witnesses testify
to different perceptions
of same event
are these misconceptions?
even siblings
possess varying views
more or less of
their mother and dad;
of growing-up,
experiences had
emotions come
and depart
through eyes of the heart!
This week at dVerse Poets, Bjorn invites us to use our eyes to write a quadrille (44-word poem). A post today by Pilgrim on a Long, Long Journey gave me the ideas for my poem. Image from http://www.mirror.co.uk
02 Mar 2022 26 Comments
in quadrille Tags: ekphrastic poetry, mountain, raind
war is a
desolate, cold mountain;
obstacle to and reason for refugees
where savage wind blows fear,
pelting rain drives misery,
grief burdens the weary,
even as
memories, dreams
ooze away with mud.
Linking this quadrille to dVerse for a “March wind” ekphrastic challenge with Merril…
30 Nov 2020 16 Comments
in quadrille Tags: abide, boat, disciples, Jesus, strom, waves, wind
Yesterday, Pastor John Lee preached on this text and reminded us that although God might not calm the storm outside, or quiet the storm inside us, Jesus always remains with us “in the boat”.
16 Nov 2020 32 Comments
in quadrille Tags: diversity, native americans, pilgrims, strangers, Thanksgiving
“Landing of Pilgrims” by Henry A. Bacon, 1877
november 1620
pilgrims land late, lost
with strangers in a strange land
such smallish ship
holds diverse perspectives
all agree on rules for unruly unity
possibilities vulnerable
nearly half don’t survive winter
makeshift common house hospital
native americans
share knowledge, resources,
reasons for thanksgiving
A quadrille on “possibilities” with dverse poets...
15 Nov 2020 Leave a comment
in quadrille Tags: faith, freedom, Mayflower, Puritans, worship
Mayflower II on the Open Seas by Montague Dawson
boatload of faith
puritans flee persecution
embark for freedom to worship
bible believers,
soldiers, profit seekers
travel together in tight quarters
illness on board
violent storms at sea
God’s providence holds fast
birth of child on
vast ocean of hope
blessing for future colony
Another quadrille about the pilgrims; written second but prequels my first…
03 Nov 2020 6 Comments
in quadrille Tags: happiness, mittens, trampoline
Happiness is…
mittens to wear
in crisp fall air
take off your shoes
(eschew bad news)
caterpillars wiggle
as grandkids giggle
jumping bean
on a trampoline
funny fun is the goal
as we slip, trip, and roll
bouncing past
into,
over
siblings and cousins.
Link to dVerse where Lillian hosts a happiness project…
21 Sep 2020 20 Comments
in quadrille, scripture Tags: freedom, hope, Jesus, sky, surrender
A photo and quadrille of 44 words for dVerse poets on “sky” theme…
i desire to be
a prisoner of hope
captivated by love
learning to surrender
to ultimate good will;
transformed, renewed,
impassioned and freed
to serve, unreservedly, as
we await full redemption
when Jesus, our glorious
hope, returns in blazing
sky with power to reign!
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. “
(Romans 5:1 & 2 NIV)
10 Aug 2020 16 Comments
in quadrille Tags: geraniums, gloves, peas, potatoes, salsa, tomatoes
Joining Victoria Slotto and dVerse poets in the garden…
robin dips in birdbath
tiller turns black loam
to plant potatoes early
sugar-snap peas on fence
deep red geraniums in pots
pick peppers and ripest
tomatoes for pint jars
of homemade salsa
memories embedded in
rubber palm, fabric back
of mom’s garden gloves
14 Jul 2020 9 Comments
in quadrille Tags: blue, chin, frozen, lips, razzberry
blue lips confess
tasting frozen delight
hyperactivity on a stick
fructose corn syrup high
flavors layered like the flag
cherry, lime, jazzy razzberry
hot july day at grandma’s
you know you want one
let taste buds explode
sweetness trickles in
cool
drips
off
chin
Join Kim at dVerse poets where we’re writing blue quadrilles…
a poem in my pocket 
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