Graveyard journey.
Ghosts whisper, dance,
twist, shimmer.
Breeze skips through leaves.
Clouds balloon, curl, drizzle,
storm bubbles open.
Lightning sparks, sounds echo.
Dawn spills, melts rose-red.
Peppered blood-shadows
scar green spring grass.
Nervous giggle jars grin.
Cue shallow breath.
Still lull.
Death laughs here.
[INCLUDES ALL THE WORDS THUS FAR]
Quadrille – poem with exactly 44 words, sans title. dVerse Quadrille Mondays: every other week. Each time a word prompt is given: week #1 = Quadrille #1 and 1 word; Week #2 = Quadrille #2 and a new word; etc. We build to Quadrille # 44 in week 44 with still another word. We’re on Week #35 with Kim hosting and providing the prompt word “pepper.” Past words this series have included dance, bubble, grin, lull, melt, shimmer, twist, skip, green, breeze, spill, rose, journey, jar, leaves, open, shadow, cloud, spark, cue, breath, scar, curl, whisper, dawn, ghost, giggle, drizzle, still, echo, sound, storm, spring, and balloon. I tried to use all the words for #32 but mistakenly left out 2. All here this time and I’ve shifted the focus a bit. Photo: from our recent trip – Glendalough, Ireland. Bar opens at 3 PM Boston time. Come join us!
I like the staccato metre of this one. Nicely done. >
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Thanks! Hard not to do staccato when trying to fit in all the words!
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Nice use of all the words with the graveyard photo.
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Thanks, Frank!
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Groovy-Dark scenes. 😎😎🌹🌹🌹
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I must say, I’ve never liked eerie or scary movies but these words just took me there.
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Skillful use of all words … but death only laughed!
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Thanks, Bev. Glad you enjoyed!
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Wow–our minds grooved in similar veins–cinematic consciousness. Your poem is so vigorous & fun-loving. You. Bjorn & Paul do the “all the words” poems; quite the endeavor–but what happens when there’s been 44 of them; a conundrum for sure. I love your lines /peppered blood shadows/scar green spring grass/. I’m very envious of where you live, a perfect oasis for creativity.
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I think I may be good for 36…depending on the word. I may just quit while I’m ahead!
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Well, you left me speechless. I don’t think I could meet the ‘use all the words’ challenge.
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I usually can’t do these at all — take a list of words and fit them all together. I fail miserably at the magnetic poetry site. But for some reason, these just worked this time.
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Most definitely film noir and the perfect setting to create such a mood and include all those words, you clever lady.
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Thanks, Victoria. I think I’ll claim victory and quit at 35! 😊
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A wonderfully dark Quadrille, Lillian, with all the words and I love the ‘peppered blood-shadows’!
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Thanks Kim. Those words kind of surprised me when they popped out. I actually dislike scary movies so this is a side of me that only appears in poetry — and not very often at that!
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These really make me laugh. I don’t know how you guys keep pulling this off, using all the words on the list.
I like these lines best:
“storm bubbles open”
“Dawn spills, melts rose-red”
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Always happy to hand out laughs😊
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The first and last lines are fabulous! They could be a stand-alone poem by themselves 🙂
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Thanks, Jill. So glad you enjoyed —
and I went back to your Affair poem twice – and I still feel the rush and fear that comes from jumping into an affair – using that rushing train as a metaphor. Not my thing but somehow my head went there. I think that’s a compliment though — as once we put the words out there, we can only hope they somehow resonate with the reader — and that they did. So compliments to you! You struck my imagination as you did many others!
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That’s the beauty of poetry – the reader completes the circle!
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Very cleverly done, it worked beautifully.
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Thank you, Alison. So glad you enjoyed!
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Love the use of all the words… the word of the day especially…
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Thanks, Björn. And I suspect I’ll end with 35 — more than 35 puzzle pieces may be too much!
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This is deliciously dark and enticing! 🙂
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Mmmmm….glad you enjoyed!
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9 to go! Works so well, flows beautifully.
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I suspect I’ve hit the pinnacle here — 35 is about my limit!
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We’ll see! I have great confidence in your 😄
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Sounds like you’ve been dancing in the graveyard at midnight. Tap dancing on those headstones could make something bad happen, lol. I used to work in a cemetery. It never was scary, but I was still afraid to be there at night, eek!
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My tap shoes go safely in my drawer when the clock strikes 12! 😳
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Great weaving of all the worlds Lillian ~ That graveyard ending strikes with finality with death’s laugh ~
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Somehow they all fit. I suspect I’ll bow out at 35😊
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Beginning and ending match up so well here, Lillian. Wonderful setting.
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…and I actually dislike film noir — intensely! I’m a Sound of Music kind of gal 😊
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That’s funny. I am just the opposite.
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Suuuper creepy, I love it! I was especially taken with your description of the movement of the clouds.
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Glad you were “creeped out” with this one! 😳
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Wow! This is magnificent. As if writing a Quadrille on one word isn’t enough, you use all of them!! Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant 🙂
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Blush — many thanks. I’m bowing out at 35 — quit while I’m ahead😊
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Impressive, Lillian!
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Thank you! Somehow they all fit…a feat I don’t expect when we get to 36!
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Last line’s a killer, Lillian. Love it!
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Thanks, Sarah. I really can’t quite believe they all fit!
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WONDERFUL! 🙂
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Thank you!! Now that’s a time when all caps are good to read😊❤
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What a sport! Somehow, your unique style of lexical tapestry suits this game very well — amazingly uncontrived, may I say. 9 more rounds to the grand finale … I bet you won’t miss it. 🙂
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Hah! You are too kind, Colin. I’m thinking I’ve maxed out at 35.
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Then I must believe there’s more to life than the laughter of death!
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Wow, amazing to get all this in so seamlessly! Agreed, last line terrific.
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Thank you!!! So appreciate your kind words!
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clever montage
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Thank you, Sabio! Your comment is much appreciated.
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I like this, quite an Act to follow!
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So glad you enjoyed! 🙂
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Impressive..
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Thank you!
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Pleasantly chilling, Lillian!
Hank
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Haven’ “seen” you in a bit, Hank. Nice to get your comment here. Many thanks!
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Excellent use of all the words! Those last three lines really intensify the darkness in this piece. Love the photo!
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It’s getting to be a feat to use all the words. You did great! Bravo!
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