posting poetic prose
19 Jun 2017 41 Comments
in quadrille Tags: chile, hatch, hot, New Mexico, peppers
follow
hot pavement
highway 26 winding
thru Hatch, New Mexico,
small, world famous,
village heats up
every Labor Day
weekend for
Chile Festival
greenest valley
of state grows
best peppers,
pecans, cotton.
also home of
Sparky’s
green chile
cheese
burger
you’ll
wanna
drive
in
Quadrille #35 prompt with Kim hosting at dVerse Poets pub this week…
24 May 2017 7 Comments
in quadrille Tags: clothesline, cloudburst, rain, sidewalk, umbrella, vine
pitter – pat – patter
google free image
on sidewalk
spitter – spat – spatter
on windowpane
beads drip
from
clothesline
baubles drop
from
leafed vine
gutters gurgle
cheerily
rivulets burble
merrily
umbrella unfolds
earthworm unholes
birdsong stills as
rain gauge fills
lightning tumbles
thunder rumbles
cloudburst pours
find shelter indoors!
Quadrille prompt on “sound” ideas with Victoria at dVerse…
24 Apr 2017 33 Comments
in quadrille Tags: calf, cow, granddaughters, kittens, push, stillborn
cow pushes
hard, long
granddaughters
come along
to witness birth of calf
girls interested in kittens
already few weeks old
realize something wrong
in birth canal – nose, one hoof
show but never second foot
leg bent unnaturally
cannot push out
(naturally)
must pull
stillborn
Unfortunately, this was our experience yesterday…linking quadrille to dVerse.
13 Mar 2017 32 Comments
in quadrille, question poem Tags: clock, daylight savings time, nightmare, time
twice every year
daylight savings time
messes with my inner clock
an insomniac’s seasonal nightmare
hard to say which is harder
on mind and body:
to spring ahead or fall back
why do we try to
interfere when time
doesn’t wish to be saved?
Time for quadrille #28 at dVerse Poets Pub this week!
14 Feb 2017 17 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cemetery, ghost town, schoolhouse, silver mine
tailings of silver mine…
restored schoolhouse boasts
plank floor, rolled maps, stove.
main street brothels burned,
rusty bank safe deposited
in dry wash, coal house and
water tank remember trains.
iron fence borders cemetery
atop boot hill, rock piles
mark graves of ghost town.
Kim hosts quadrille#26 at dVerse Poets…write 44-words, including “ghost”.
31 Jan 2017 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: dawn, love, nation, peace, race, renewal
Linking a quadrille on theme of “dawn” with dVerse Poets this week…
now
aurora breaks
this fresh beginning
pink bud of day’s flower
best chance to start again
chosen expect a new dawning
resurrection of men and women
of every tribe, nation and race
new beings recreated, whole
tread gently on new earth
live together in love
speak peace
then
16 Jan 2017 30 Comments
in quadrille Tags: camp, clouds, mountain, pines, smoke
breathe clear mountain air
camp beneath whispering
pines listen to nocturnal
noise as whispers of clouds
shadow dance with haloed moon
campfire embers glow while
smoke-curl whispers spiral up
i welcome irresistible tickle
when you whisper soft into ear
warm touch overwhelms words
Joining De and dVerse Poets at the pub for a round of quadrilles…
11 Jan 2017 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: arch, bridge, connection, fire
a bridge is a bridge is…
an act of faith
an art of engineering
an avenue of commerce
an advance of connection
a bridge is a bridge is…
an achievement of minds
an arch of triumphs
an arm of invasion
an altar of fire
Tuesday’s theme at dVerse Poetics is “bridge”…let’s play!
07 Dec 2016 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: blades, misadventures, scars, warts
Read more quadrilles (44 word poem) on “scars” at dVerse Poets pub.
scars are marks
of prized memories,
show ‘n tell skin events
have made us who we are;
our lifetime misadventures of
bicycle stunts, high climbing feats
fake sword fights, rake encounters of
the worst kind, dull slips of sharp blades,
removal of warts, crazy cow kicks, and birthing.
08 Nov 2016 14 Comments
in quadrille Tags: cue, pocket, pool, quadrille, read, stage
how to sink a
quadrille on “cue”?
first, eat plate of
tangy pork BBQ
at local pub
called “The Cue”
then, chalk up
tip of cue
call a pocket
sight level aim
at cue ball
in pool hall
take center stage
right on cue!
Linking to “quadrille Monday” at dVerse Poets with De. I already voted but may need diversion from the hotly-contested election today! Hope to read others’ poetry…
10 Oct 2016 37 Comments
in quadrille Tags: clouds, empathy, grey, mood, tears
Linking “cloud” quadrille (44 word poem) with dVerse Poets…(photo by lynn)
monday mood
in layers of grey
lowering, glowering
clouds are shrouds
for secret fears
and private tears
as each soul
only knows of
its own sorrows;
cannot fathom another’s
though true sisters/brothers
might try to sigh
with kindred spirit’s cry
in overcast
empathy.
“Each heart knows its own bitterness… ” -Proverbs 14:10
27 Sep 2016 14 Comments
in quadrille Tags: beloved, death, father, shadow
Dedicated to the family of Henry Wynia, who passed away 8-27-16.
Beloved,
bereaved by
an accidental fall
into valley of death’s shadow
dark night of grief
He bottles our tears
father’s life in our Father’s hands
He battles our fears
soul rests in relief
under his strong wings’ shelter
a providential call
comforted by
Beloved.
A quadrille/mirror poem linked to dVerse Poets.
a poem in my pocket 
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