unfrazzled

12 Aug 2019 24 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,

 

Grandma, screen-shot-2019-08-09-at-3.48.13-pm
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.

elusive dream

15 Aug 2017 21 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille Tags: , , , , ,

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”   – Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

What happened
to distinctly american
dream

of liberty & justice IMG_4629
for ALL,

equal opportunity
regardless
of race?

What happened
to respect
for human life,

our constitutional
law & order,

non-violent freedom of
speech & assembly?

What happened
to ONE nation

under God?

Wake to dream again!

 

 

 

Quadrille (44 words) for dVerse Poets  where De invites us to dream together!