posting poetic prose
13 Aug 2018 7 Comments
in quadrille Tags: bologna, box, brunch, buffet, lunch, sandwiches
Quadrilles (44 words) “in a box” served by De at dVerse poets’ pub!
Dad must have eaten
too many sandwiches
packed in cold lunch pail
over fifty working years
Probably seen enough
bologna to last another
fifty, sliced bread spread
in days before microwaves
Retirement home’s
elegant menu choices,
Sunday buffet brunch…
contrast supper’s disappointing
box lunch!
Shel Silverstein
31 Jul 2018 7 Comments
in quadrille, quote Tags: ape, beginnings, creation, evolution, poem, puzzle
“if it doesn’t have a tail,
it’s an ape.” – veggietales
does that mean we are
living on planet of apes?
evolutionary theory puzzles
over missing links
missing, non-existent,
pieces to puzzle
genesis one is epic poem
worth pondering
i believe God creates
beginnings!
We’re doing “puzzle” quadrilles with Mish at dVerse poets pub this week 😀
17 Jul 2018 21 Comments
in quadrille, rhyming verse Tags: anniversary, blogger, friends, niche, poets, tapestry
world of poets
online experience rich
blogger friends
a tapestry stitch
poetic minds wander like seven year itch
often words flow
without a hitch
but some prompts
induce writer’s glitch
while various sites
may bait and switch,
d’Verse welcomes all to find their niche!
Celebrate with us at dVerse Poetics Pub…cheers to seven years! (Pinterest quote by Markus Zusak)
21 Jun 2018 9 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cycle, fragile, life, nest, parents, son, thrill, wheels
teen-age male on
testosterone
in search of new
thrills-on-wheels
dreams of motorcycle;
engine roar combines
with speed’s blur…
wind-in-face freedom.
middle-age parents
experience concern,
envision fragile-ness
of life-and-limb;
postpone possibility
until son leaves family nest…
Forty-four word quadrille for “cycle” prompt at dVerse Poets this week…
04 Jun 2018 31 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cobblestones, dictatorship, freedom, injustice, Nicaragua, socialism
Current events quadrille for the Nicaraguan people…and dVerse!
Nicaraguans are
taking it to the streets;
cobblestone city streets,
paved with “somoza” stones
of past dictatorships;
socialism promised
justice but in reality
cobbled the people
who’ve had enough
of corruption and
being lorded over by
self-serving politicians
who bury citizens
under bureaucracy.
22 May 2018 24 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!
