posting poetic prose
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…
06 May 2019 24 Comments
in quadrille Tags: breakfast, early, father, kids, mom, nerf, stairs, TV, upside down
kids up too early
cranked TV up
LOUD
running up & down
the stairs with nerf
guns
whooping-it-up
you decide it’s time to
MOM UP
and whip-up breakfast
before natives turn
entire
house upside-down;
sssshhhh, don’t wake
~ UP ~
your father now!
44-word quadrille for dVerse Poets where De chose the word (you guessed it): UP!
22 Apr 2019 24 Comments
in quadrille, rhyming verse Tags: crucifies, hate, kiss, lives, Messiah, rise, soldiers, tomb
disciples and Jesus
share passover meal
Judas betrays him—
kiss seals the deal
arrested, on trial
in kangaroo court
soldiers spit, hit,
crown him for sport
Pilate denies
hate crucifies
Messiah dies
tomb found empty
wondrous surprise
because he lives
we, too, will rise!
The day after Resurrection Sunday and linking a quadrille (44 words) for dVerse prompt using the word “rise”.
09 Apr 2019 10 Comments
in quadrille Tags: ace, aircraft, drone, goggles, pub, root beer, sopwith camel
snoopy as flying ace
the world war one
flying ace sits at a
table in local pub
drinking root beer
when the ominous
drone of an enemy air-
craft sounds overhead.
pulling down goggles
and wrapping on scarf,
he hops onto trusty
sopwith camel—
“curse you, red baron!”
Posting as my response to De at dVerse poets with quadrille prompt on word: “ace”
11 Feb 2019 24 Comments
in quadrille Tags: bride, courtship, father, kiss, wedding
“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth– for your love is more delightful than wine.” –Song of Songs 1:2
A quadrille (44 words) for dVerse poets
29 Jan 2019 9 Comments
in quadrille Tags: drive, dunes, sand, steeps, tea, travel
after the
tea steeps
let’s pour it,
steaming, into
travel mugs to
drive south
away from
bitter winter
over steeps
across desert
through cities
onto island
where sun
smiles for
sandy miles
where we
hide from
hazy sea-spray
between
steep dunes,
sipping tea
Mish invites us to write a quadrille (44 words) on word “steep” at dVerse Poets
14 Jan 2019 21 Comments
in quadrille Tags: changelings, chest, face, identity, mask, mousse, youth
we pull on a mask
or put on the face
true identity, you ask?
hidden without trace
surgery can reduce
or augment one’s chest
we wax, tan, and mousse
to look (expensive) best
switch your gender
buy youth extender
monied culture of pretender
ch-ch-ch-changelings!
Join De at dVerse…for a change
a poem in my pocket 
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