Sum days her mirror reflects the years.
Grooves etched beside eyes,
crevices left from emotional stress.
Blue veined highwayed hands tattle,
leaving behind tremor shaken script.
But open-toed shoes reveal her true self.
Shining sterling peace-sign toe ring,
defiant purple glitter-polish on her nails.
Quadrille written for dVerse, the virtual pub for poets. Today De is hosting and asks us to use the word “groove” or a form of the word, in our Quadrille (a poem of exactly 44 words, sans title). Image from Pixabay.com
lillian the home poet 
Yes!!! Keep it up – happy, carefree, shining with peace sign !!
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Yes!
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Goodness, Lill. These lines are just fantastic:
“Blue veined highwayed hands tattle,
leaving behind tremor shaken script.”
So good!
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Thank you! Those are my hands…..but those are not my toenails 🙂
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Oh I love an attitude like that… those groves are secondary to the purple glitter.
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I’ve always been partial to glitter!
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Oh definitely groovy ☮️. Loved this Lillian ❤️
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So glad you enjoyed.
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Peace and love to you Lillian ❤️❤️
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Ah yes, the title says it all.
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It does indeed. Sometimes we can’t control what happens to us but we can control how we react to it.
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Both you and Merril have peace signs and the colour purple, which must have been the iconic colour of the 1970s!
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And there’s a famous poem about “I will wear purple and a red hat” about a woman who is defiant in old age 🙂 Can’t recall the name of it….but it’s a fun one. There has even been “Red Hat Clubs” that have begun in response to the poem. The women go on outings, have lunch etc wearing red hats and purple clothes!
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Jenny Joseph. It’s her most famous poem. A great ode to non-conformity!
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From the choice of ‘sum days’ to the tips of the toes, loved this. Authenticity continues through life and hers is captured in your delicious words. Wonderful, Lillian!
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MANY thanks! So glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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I love a groovy chick with attitude!
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Me too! Once while walking in Bermuda, we came upon an elderly woman who was also out walking and she was literally ensconced in purple! Even to her hair which was a light violet in color! 🙂 And oh my, she gave us a wonderful and cheery hello!
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Nice poem 🙂
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Thank you! So glad you enjoyed.
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Nice one luv that her toes sparkle purple
Happy Monday
Much💛love
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Sparkly toes makes looking down happy 🙂
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purple toes and peace great combo . groovy poem indeed.
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Glad you enjoyed!
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No matter your age, there’s always a way to express your groovy side!
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Exactly!
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I love the defiant purple. Creative use of the prompt word.
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Purple here….the joi d’ vivre!
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Rebellious toe nails – love this!
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So glad you enjoyed!
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You go girl!
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Power in the attitude…..purple polish forever! 🙂
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Very cool. I’m diggin it!
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Glad you enjoyed!
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What a great twist of self-confidence. A woman who defies aging and does it her way! Great poem Lillian.
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Glad you enjoyed! Sometimes there’s a sassiness in our independence 🙂
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Yes!
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I like the defiance of purple glitter polish….
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Me too!
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🙌❤️
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“Blue veined highwayed hands tattle”
But I love the defiant purple glitter polish! I like her attitude.
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Me too! 🙂
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Rocking the purple and the quadrille.
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Glad you enjoyed, Carol!
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The defiant purple glitter polish is certainly groovy! Love it.
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I’m always a sucker for glitter!
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Oh, yes, Lillian. Mirrors, the bearers of more bad news good news. Great attitude in this poem.
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It’s all in the attitude. Many times we cannot control what happens to us (IE the aging process), but we can control our response to it!
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I really loved this line: Blue veined highwayed hands tattle, —- very evocative, as is the poem, showing that the reflected mirror self isn’t really the honest truth – it’s about the spirit, which clearly lives on in the toes/feet – which perhaps, metaphorically, keeps you “grounded” in the groovy! Keep on keeping on!
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grounded in the groovy…..oh my yes!
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😂✌
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Yay, Glitter Polish… another choice! What a lovely poem. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you!
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Think you found a way into my makeup bag …. the only thing that glitters on my person is groovy nail polish and the occasional swipe of glitter lipstick and eye shadow! Thank goodness for makeup foundation to cover unsightly age spots on my hands. Great Quadrille.
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I love glitter! Age spots haven’t made their way to my hands yet….but I sure have a highway of blue veins on them and yes….in recent weeks, the hand tremor has appeared. Frustrating as I used to have beautiful script. Oh well….aging is a process and aren’t we glad we’re engaged in it?
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A carefree attitude makes a difference . I have a flower toe ring I wear sometimes in the summer. Sounds like a woman who has found her grove.
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But open-toed shoes reveal her true self.
Shining sterling peace-sign toe ring,
defiant purple glitter-polish on her nails.
Love the close Lillian. Cleanly and nicely a picture of friendliness at the feet. Funny enough the feet are the ones firstly noticed by others upon approaching them!
Hank
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simple & ingenious, Lillian. I read that one line several times just because I liked it so much!
❤
David
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Love it. Great first line & cool polish!
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