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 wordspirit.”
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
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
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*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.”
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 exactly44 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
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
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
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
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.”
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Inspired by Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series