I promise, she shyly whispered,
to only stomp in mud puddles
when the grumbles grab me.
To weave daisy chains
when the nervous-nellies strike.
To concentrate on blessings
like tulips, birch trees,
snow flakes, puppies,
and sweet juicy peaches.
And her guardian angel smiled.
It’s Quadrille Monday at dVerse today, the virtual pub for poets around the globe. As pubtender for the day, I’m asking folks to include the word “promise” in the body of their poem of exactly 44 words, sans title. They may use a form of the word “promise” but a synonym will not suffice. Stop by and see what folks are writing about – I promise you’ll enjoy! Image by ymyphoto from Pixabay
lillian the home poet 
I love the idea of only stomping in mud puddles ‘when the grumbles grab me’, Lill – and making my guardian angel smile! I’m busy packing and then I’m going to bed for an early start. Have a lovely time reading quadrilles, and enjoy the rest of the week. See you next Monday for Prosery!
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I used to LOVE stomping in puddles when I was young…it strikes me it would be a good way to work out any frustration feelings as well as anger! 🙂
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Such a sweet image of the girl stomping on mud puddles. Love her list of daisy chains and blessing of puppies and peaches.
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Went the sweetened way with today’s prompt 🙂
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I absolutely love this, Lillian! 🥰 We should always count our blessings. You have got me longing for sweet juicy peaches now ❤️❤️
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Juicy peaches in season are the best!!!! Dripping down your wrist as you put it up to your mouth for the second and third bites 🙂
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Yes, absolutely! 🥰🥰
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full of charm in every line Lillian
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Thank you, Laura!
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A worthy pledge to a guardian angel.
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I truly believed in guardian angels when I was young 🙂
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You don’t now? What changed, and when?
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Actually I still do….most recently when my spouse had a 6 minute cardiac arrest on October 14, 2013 (not a heart attack). So many things fell in to place in terms of timing, where he was, who answered a knock at the door to assist, elevator doors being open, living across the street from Mass General Hospital (so the man who sold us our place in ’97), kids being home, etc etc etc that I often said then and still say about the time, there were “angels along the way” that brought him back to us, and 100% cognitively okay.
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This is supercute, I love all the things little girls should be doing (and maybe boys too)
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I had fun writing this one. sometimes it’s good to write something sweet and sort of fluffy, if you know what I mean. Sometimes we need that.
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That is just so beautiful…but it makes me miss my daughters so, so much….
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So very glad you enjoyed. Daughters are special gifts, right?
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Fanciful fun!
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Always happy to provide some fanciful fun! Especially in stressful times.
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“I promise, she shyly whispered,
to only stomp in mud puddles
when the grumbles grab me.”
So tender and sweet, Lillian. Thank you!
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Sometimes if just feels good to write something sweet and tender! 🙂
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Indeed it does! 💙
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Beautifully done, Lillian. I love the nervous-nellies!
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haha…my mom always used to say “Calm your nervous nellies!”
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This is the first I have heard that expression!
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Lovely quadrille.
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Thank you!
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It is what we say or do when “the grumbles grab” us that matters. This poem made me smile.
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Always happy to create smiles! 🙂
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So very sweet!
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Thank you. Sometimes we just need to write a bit of sweetness!
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Delightful, Lillian! :]
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Thank you! In these stressful days before the election, always good to write a little delightful!
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You paired your sweet quadrille with the most adorable picture Lillian. I can hear her voice ☺️💕
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So glad you enjoyed!
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that’s a good promise. Thanks for the prompt Lillian.
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Glad you enjoyed the prompt! It’s Wednesday and folks are still writing to it!
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This is delightful. Thank you, Lillian
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In these stressful days before the election here in the US, it’s always good to write a little delightful!
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Yes, I understand 🩵
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what a beautiful picture you paint with this poem.
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Thank you, Rog. So glad you enjoyed.
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A lovely optimistic poem, Lillian. Thanks for the prompt. 🙂
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Always good to hand out a little optimism, right?
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Yes, indeed!
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Oh that’s a very cute promise indeed. 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed!
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My goodness, Lillian .. your quadrille touched every tender place in my psyche. Thank you for this quadrille and for the challenge.
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Glad you enjoyed my quadrille and the prompt. In these days before the election, always good to hand out a little tenderness and sweetness, right?
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What guardian could ask for more than this from such a sweet child, Lillian…
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What a lovely response. Thank you, Andrew!
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l love this Lillian. “…when the grumbles grab me…”, really made me smile. Thank you.
Pat
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Always happy to hand out smiles! 🙂
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I really love this, Lillian. It feels filled with gratitude. At first I thought it might be a parent writing about a child, yet the more I read it the more it seems like a reminder to an adult you (or us) to not take life so seriously, to balance the negative parts with something fun and playful.
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I think writing something playful, fun and sweet is just what might be needed to calm nerves and anxiety during these days before the election! 🙂
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Lillian, your poem beautifully captures the joy of simple promises and the magic of finding blessings in everyday moments!
~David
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What a lovely comment to read! Thank you, David.
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This is such a lovely quadrille full of promise, Lillian! Your upbeat poem has me counting blessings…better than “nervous nellies” before an election 🙂
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Love this line “when the grumbles grab me”! Great!
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A lovely, happy poem!
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When the grumbles grab me – so love this line
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