posting poetic prose
08 Sep 2026 10 Comments
in quadrille, Uncategorized Tags: Christ, marble, rocks, sculpture, stone, xenolith
who expects classical sculpture
in rural iowa town?
life-size figures of carrara marble
(think italy and michelangelo)
set with care inside massive stone shrine
rocky labyrinth of many rooms, this grotto of
the redemption hides like xenolith within prairie bedrock
created by concrete-mixing priest.
Melissa hosts quadrilles (44 word poems) at dVerse Poets. Theme is”xenolith” which is a fragment of foreign stone trapped inside larger igneous rock. Photos by lynn_
27 Jul 2026 35 Comments
in quadrille Tags: apathetic, care, noncommital, opinion, phrase, point-of-view
Perhaps the phrase
is meant to be
nonchalant
but it comes across as
noncommittal,
holding out/holding in
your real opinion.
It’s pathetically apathetic
not to speak your mind
with honest clarity; to own
your own point-of-view.
i don’t care? oh, yes, you do!
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Sanaa hosts quadrilles at dVerse, if you care to join us.
15 Jun 2026 19 Comments
in quadrille Tags: fairy tales, horn, parade, unicorn, vest
have you
ever seen real
unicorn in uniform
march in parade, wearing
best tailored vest
with tassels?
‘tis no hassle
for mythical creature
that’s known
how to play its
own brassy horn
since magical day
’twas born,
before the fairies
ever began telling tales.
De delights in mythical quadrilles at dVerse Poets pub tonight…improv on 44 words.
18 May 2026 6 Comments
in quadrille, rhyming verse Tags: chef, crawdad, doggerel, feast, poet
proper poet can understand rhyme
personal chef pan-handle thyme
thus, poet with pen sits by yon pond
whilst chef, he pulls wet waders on
hip boots for catching crawdad feast
silly verse to tame clawed beast
poet writes fresh doggerel
quick chef dodges froggerel
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It’s quadrille Monday at dVerse where De invites us to write 44-word poems including a form of the word “dog”.
22 Apr 2026 9 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cobblestone, dignity, dinner, indigo, old man, seaside, village
old man wanders
cobblestone streets
of seaside village in
Ceredigion county
(though he’s not
indigenous welsh)
his pedigree and
dignity are both
wrapped warmly
in indigo cardigan
as he digresses
from one quaint
little shop to another
in search of dinner
worthy of digestion.
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A fun little quadrille for dVerse using some form of the word “dig” (used nine times, including title).
06 Apr 2026 12 Comments
in quadrille Tags: angel, bone, Easter, grave, ham, stone, witness
A quadrille (44-word poem) using word, “bone”. Linked to dVerse poets.
leftover easter ham
bone boils for bean
soup; missing stone
ponder holy day past
woman in blind grief
chosen as eye witness to
her resurrected rabboni
he walks garden alone
when angel rolls rock away
so disciples could view
no body in empty grave!
23 Mar 2026 10 Comments
in quadrille Tags: music, ocean, stars, surf, waves
Today is quadrille Monday at the poets pub where Lillian calls for “silence”.
twilight walks along beach as
wild breakers come crashing in
unpredictable, yet regular rhythm.
out-loud ocean overpowers, while
leaving salty foam, capsized shells,
strands of seaweed in its wake.
distant stars silently appear,
blinking at watery tempest below;
can anyone hear their celestial song?
27 Jan 2026 17 Comments
in quadrille Tags: life, ocean, poem, rhyme, rhythm, ship, shore, trip, waves
A quadrille (44 words) for dVerse poets where Punam invites us to take a trip!
life’s poem logs distance trip;
soulful body-travel thru time
like one-way passage by ship
on waves of rhythm ‘n rhyme.
when reeling lost, lone, afraid
in ocean breakers’ angry roar,
trust good Captain who stays on
watch, steering us safe to shore!
“We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it!”
(Ephesians 2:10 from The Passion Translation)
24 Oct 2025 2 Comments
in quadrille Tags: Christ, light, love, shine, sparkle, spirit, Word
his spoken word
created light to shine
into chaotic darkness
God’s voice as big bang
trinity of love plays with clay
spark of divine – imago dei
his begotten Word
bursts into our world
starlight announces birth
recreated in Christ’s love
we sparkle, we shine
“… so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky. “ (Philippians 2:15)
06 Oct 2025 10 Comments
in quadrille
what to wear october night
when costumed kids say boo?
could dress up as a purple cow
say “trick or treat” with mooo
or maybe hop up to the door
like zoot-suited kangaroo?
if costume’s too convincing
…you might do the boo in zoo!
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Writing quadrilles (44 words including “boo”) with De at dVerse poets 🙂
22 Sep 2025 27 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cheeks, cuddles, kisses, Maggie, preborn, rosebud
dear little Maggie,
we look forward to meeting you,
our newest granddaughter
in December; counting weeks
but not knowing exactly when.
as you form delicately
in your mother’s womb,
we pray for blood
and bone and soft-
petaled cheeks…
anticipation of cuddles and kisses!
❤ ❤ ❤
Lillian is hosting quadrilles at dVerse today…the word is “petal” 🙂
10 Sep 2025 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: deep, green, jade, lake, mountains, much
For dVerse poets pub where De hosts quadrilles with “much” finesse…
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doubt anyone could get
too much of muncho lake
in beautiful british columbia
although one could say its
sheen shines much too green;
deep water minerals display
way too cool shade of jade
stretching twelve kilometers
along alaskan highway, lake
mirrors mountain forest serenity
a poem in my pocket 
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