Tell me a story, magical and gentle,
like Shasta daisy petals
dancing in soft winds.
Lullaby me through foamy seas.
Envelop me in undulating waves.
Stir my imagination
beyond daily doldrums.
Guide me into Neverland
on etheral dream wings,
soaring beneath sand encrusted lids.
Quadrille (poem of exactly 44 words, sans title) written for dVerse, the virtual pub for poets where De asks us to use the word “stir” within the body of our poem.
Photo taken on La Jolla, CA coastal walk last week. Pub opens at 3 PM Boston time. Come join us!
lillian the home poet 
Nice line about those lullabies on foamy seas.
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Lovely! ❤
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I once remember staying in a hotel right by the ocean and the sound of those waves was the best lullaby I ever have heard.
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Oh, that took flight a little. And what a lovely swooping photograph.
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You had me at /Shasta daisy petals dancing in soft winds/. A lovely dreamscape with wonderful word-smithing.
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Relaxing to read and the photo is fabulous!
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One of my all time favorite places ro visit. This is lovely and soothing Lillian. And your photo is spectacular.
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There is nothing like the lullaby of foamy seas! Beautiful image compliments your words and stirs my longing for my ocean home!
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It’s strange how many poems have been about dream worlds. This is a good one 🙂
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Like an incantation!
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Now, I would take that journey as well…anytime!
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a softly stirring poem with some beautiful verbs
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“Lullaby me”
Lullaby as verb is fantastic, Lil. And I recognized La Jolla even before I read your caption. Gorgeous photo, and poem.
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Sounds like a great walk!! A great photo too! I could feel and hear it in your poem. Nicely done.
Pat
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Sounds like a great walk!! A great photo too! I could feel and hear it in your poem. Nicely done.
Pat
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I love that you verbed “lullaby”!
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Food for stirring dreams.
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A beautiful beach to walk on and a sweet dream to remember it by!
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Beautiful!
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ahhh. the lullaby me is so peaceful and dreamy. the entire quadrille is. ❤
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Such a nice rhythm to this, entrancing – and a great photo (including those pesky cormorants :-))
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Wow! You had me floating on foamy seas.
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One in a while it is good to let oneself lose in day dream!!
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A magical walk to the dreamland!
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“Lullaby me” is actually what my grandson requests. This is so beautiful on so many levels.
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Dream wings, yes, I want that.
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I love how you got the flowers and the shoreline in that photo!
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Thanks for taking me there! This is beautiful.
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What a delightfully peaceful poem!
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I’m sorry for the late response–it’s been a crazy week. I got such a sense of peace from reading this–and what a beautiful place!
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