posting poetic prose
27 Aug 2025 9 Comments
in quadrille
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.
14 Jul 2025 22 Comments
in quadrille Tags: adventure, map, travel, turn
have you heard that “one
good turn deserves another”?
i concur; especially while
traveling, we agree (husband
and me) “there are no wrong turns
on vacation”; thanks to
global positioning systems
and map app which adeptly
reroute us as we discover
another alternate adventure!
We are on our way to Alaska with our pickup and camper…check out my post(s), “alaska or bust” for haiku and a few photos of our trip. Linking to dVerse Poets quadrille prompt.
02 Jun 2025 29 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cloud, depression, faith, helpless, midnight, mood
Lillian hosts dVerse poets pub where she’s serving quadrilles till sunrise.
dark cloud
gathers
over house,
heavy weight
of self-pity
settles in;
crawls into
bed with
depression to
brood sombre
mood;
unsettling
helpless inhabitants
who desire respite
but cannot
escape
shadow of
“woe-is-poor-me”
midnight feeling
…unless
faith dawns
miraculous
at sunrise.
24 Feb 2025 25 Comments
in quadrille Tags: batik, blue, cloth, dreams, dye, indigo
indigofera tinctoria
grows in exotic rhyme;
soaking leafy euphoria
creates true blue in time
beat limed water, oxidate
into beautiful navy froth;
overnight paste will precipitate
filtered through cotton cloth
add sugary schemes,
ferment in vat for
tie-dyed indigo dreams!
Lillian hosts Monday quadrilles at dVerse Poets on “indigo” theme. I found this website that describes process of making indigo dye.
27 Jan 2025 24 Comments
in quadrille Tags: camper, cold, home, snow birds, south, warm, wind
snow birds flee midwest
home for warmer climes
south but cool vortex dips
down to hitch a ride atop
their fifth-wheel camper;
wear winter coats to ward
off winds pushing against
leaf-stripped palms around
covered swimming pool…
Hint: no place like home ?!
Mish hosts quadrille prompt at dVerse: can you take a hint?
09 Dec 2024 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: door, love, sleep
try (fitfully)
to sleep; i’m
depleted from
preparations:
hop, shop, clean,
bake, make room
in “mama’s inn”
for (too late… or
too early?) arrival
so….. please (!)
don’t bang that
door (again) !!
yet, come & go,
and also know
you’re more
cherished
than sleep
to me .
My 44-word quadrille for dVerse as we end poetic year with a bang!
26 Nov 2024 11 Comments
in quadrille Tags: Emmanuel, holidays, merry, relatives, shopping
Linking with Lisa and dVerse poets for quadrilles at the pub!
for some people,
holidays may mean
over-the-top sumptuous
feast with relatives
for others, it’s a
shopping frenzy of
over-the-top frivolous
spending with credit
for all us mortals,
let holy days celebrate
over-the-top gracious
presence, Emmanuel:
God With Us!
29 Oct 2024 13 Comments
in quadrille Tags: faithful, gossip, hymn, lies, promises, trust, vows
promises made to be broken?
passion’s romantic love turns cold
marriage vows end in divorce
friendships sometimes betrayed
how good is your word?
gossip gives slight exaggeration
everyone tells little white lies
who can be trusted?
God’s promises have always
proven faithful and true.
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What a blessing to hear my grand daughter, Anna, spontaneously sing the classic hymn, “Standing on the Promises” while playing at my house…of course, I joined in!
Linked to dVerse poets’ quadrilles prompt hosted by Lillian.
Can’t account for the unusual format…thanks to WordPress 🙂
03 Sep 2024 12 Comments
in quadrille Tags: circle, google meet, links, refresh, reload, spinner, zoom
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circle on screen spins
as computer “thinks”;
interminable spinning
seeks missing links, or
while waiting for host to
allow guests and greet
to zoom room gathering
or another google meet.
trying desperately to
reload, refresh, retool
but constant spinners
make one feel dizzy fool!
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A quadrille for dVerse with a “spin” 🙂
31 Jul 2024 7 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cattails, goldenrod, grass, prairie, redwing blackbirds, sunflowers, wild bergamot, wildflowers
A summery quadrille (44 words) for dVerse where De is hosting…
summer shared on prairie
(local scene) seen as more than
one season if so pleasing
redwing blackbird pairs nest
best in wetlands of cattails
goldenrod bursts heady clumps
lavender bergamot follows thistles
whistles of insects through wild brome
sunflower beguiles smiles above it all
04 Mar 2024 28 Comments
in quadrille, rhyming verse Tags: poetry, shakespeare, sleep, slumber, tea
slumber party hosted by famous bard?
i’ll sleep not a wink while genius sleeps hard
thoughts of sonnets and great theatrical works
poetic lore over snores, s’mores, and smirks;
in my warm flannels with hot cup of tea
i’ll dream of writing brilliant poetry!
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Punam hosts our quadrille prompt (44 words) with slumber party theme 🙂
a poem in my pocket 
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