De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) is hosting at dVerse Poets pub for Quadrille 93. “Pen us a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting the title), including some form of the word spirit.”
Spirit of Light
A star in the dark shall be woken
light from the shadows shall spring
spirit so strong can’t be broken
bells too long silent won’t ring
remember to listen and hear
when one star stands alone in the darkness
then every nightmare shall fear
word count 44
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Whimsygizmo is hosting quadrille night at dVerse Poets Pub tonight and bids us take a crack at poeming.
My Wabi Sabi* Heart
my wabi sabi heart
is filled with cracks and holes
letting in the light
that colors up my soul
cerulean blues, volcanic reds
and yellows
kaleidoscope colors of my years
and I am grateful for every shade
bright white laughter
and glistening black tears
word count 44
*Wabi-Sabi is a Japanese word with many meanings relating to observance of the impermanence and imperfections of life. The definition I have always found most enjoyable came to me from a street vendor in Osaka, Japan “it is a way of living that focuses on the beauty within the imperfections of life and peaceful acceptance of the natural cycle of decay.”
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Kim is hosting this week’s quadrille at dVerse Poetics and our challenge is “I’d like you to take any meaning, form or compound of the word keep, and write a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting your title), including the prompt word.
Dragon’s Keep
Shining stars of diamonds
sparkles glint off walls of gold
water runs in wide rivulets
the sound like clinking coins
changing hands
The walls are slick with damp
dank smells burn the eyes
the shadows lengthen
dark and deep
here within the dragon’s keep
word count 44
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Merril is hosting at dVerse Poets Pub tonight for Quadrille Monday. She bids us consider “It’s afternoon here in New Jersey, where we’re having a warm and breezy October day, but maybe the sun is setting now in your part of the world? Perhaps you’re about to set down your work to pick up your poetic pen? Open your mind, what you think is not set in stone. Or is it?”
The Ever Changing Sky
Across the umber hills
I watch the changing sky
waiting for the sunset
to bring the cooling night
colors constantly change
from darkness into light
Seasons come and go
set sure upon their path
as daylight swiftly flows
and years go by too fast
word count 44
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Today Lillian at dVerse Poets asks us for a quadrille based on “the 10th most beautiful word in the English language was identified as tranquility. So – that’s the word for today’s Quadrille. You must include the word tranquility, or a form of the word, in a poem of exactly 44 words, sans title.” Quite a challenge – I’m game how about you?
Ode to Autumn – a Quadrille
the sky shines bright and blue
leaves dance on gentle breezes
tranquility abounds
like the precious golds
and softer browns
too soon will come the cold nights
and the depth of winter slumber
but today with autumn’s
gentle kiss
we say goodbye to summer
Word count 44
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Unbidden Prayers
there is beauty undefined
in the silence
of early morn
the grey of near dawn
when the sun still sleeps
and the birds
have not yet found
their voice
the stillness of the trees
as through the dampened air
the forest whispers
unbidden prayers
Word count 44
For dVerse Poets – Quadrille Monday — Voice
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Sun and Moon – a Quadrille
The Sun burns until rains fall
in twilight breezes’ cooling thrall
the night rolls in with silent step
stars that twinkle and brightly jest
the Moon looks on in quiet beauty
guarding night, her solemn duty
night ends, Moon subsides
once again, Sun rise
word count 44
For the Monday Quadrille at dversepoets.com
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
I couldn’t resist a revisit to the dragon quadrille post, it’s all just so much fun, so for your consideration, another mighty tiny poem
for Quadrille Monday on dVerse Poets
Just pen us a poem of precisely 44 words, not counting the title, and using some form of the word dragon. Then drag your cursor on over to visit some of the fieriest poets on the ’net. And as the week drags on, we’re not done yet! The Quadrille prompt is up all week, and multiple posts (perhaps two-headed beasties?) are welcome. And hey, drop us a hello in the comments below. Maybe let me know who’s your favorite dragon? (Game of Thrones? Tolkien? Rowling? Or maybe Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon?)
Mighty Rufous
a tiny scarlet hummingbird
as fierce as any dragon
drinking sweet nectar
from a trumpet flower flagon
it flitters to and fro
wings just a blur to see
passing beauty, fragile joy
a dream of what might be
for all who would fly free
word count 44
Inspired by a Rufous hummingbird
Til next time ~Peace JPP
for Quadrille Monday on dVerse Poets
Just pen us a poem of precisely 44 words, not counting the title, and using some form of the word dragon. Then drag your cursor on over to visit some of the fieriest poets on the ’net. And as the week drags on, we’re not done yet! The Quadrille prompt is up all week, and multiple posts (perhaps two-headed beasties?) are welcome. And hey, drop us a hello in the comments below. Maybe let me know who’s your favorite dragon? (Game of Thrones? Tolkien? Rowling? Or maybe Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon?)
The warrior drew his sword
advancing on the beast
a child blocked his path
not frightened in the least
The warrior laid his weapons down and
said with open hands resting beside him
“Brave men don’t slay dragons child
brave men … ride them.”
word count 44
Inspired by Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Down and Up
Looking down,
I see the ground
firm beneath my feet
Looking up
I see the sky
Sunshine bright and sweet
I feel the world
and all that whirls about
me every day
I hear the birds
songs they sing that
chase the blues away
Word count 44
For dverse poets quadrille prompt UP
and a little music for the prompt
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Wide Eyed Wonderings 