A quadrille (44 words) on the word “lull”, linking to dVerse Poetics.
no one sits
on their front
porch anymore or
talks to neighbors
across backyard
patio fences.
no children play
on neat lawns
or ride bikes
together down
uneven sidewalks.
plugged-in society,
as dull hum of
blue screens
lull us all to
fitful sleep.
a poem in my pocket 