She bloomed in every setting.
Rose patterned everyday dresses,
cherry cheerful flannel pajamas,
fruit speckled summer skirts.
Wisteriaed wall paper
wooed her to sleep each night.
Bougainvillea borders
bedecked her breakfast nook.
She lived up to her name,
Lily lived a lovely cheerful life.
Written for Quadrille Monday at dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe. Today I’m hosting at the pub and asking folks to write a Quadrille (a poem of exactly 44 words, sans title) that includes the word “bloom” or a form of the word.
Image: Hopie in the Garden, painted in 2021 by Hilary Pecis, on display at Boston’s Museum of Fine art in their Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination exhibit.
Explanation of Tussie Mussie: During Queen Victoria’s reign (1837 – 1901) a small bouquet of flowers called a tussie mussie was a common accessory. Flowers were considered more modest adornment than jewelry for young women.
lillian the home poet 
It sounds so wonderful with so many flowers… and flowernames for girls is wonderful
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Thanks, Bjorn. I am Lill through and through. Lillian was my name all through high school. Went away to college and the first person who asked me my name, I said “Lill”! My mother saw fit to give me the middle name of Mae and thus my cousins tormented me with Lilly Mae! UGH….but in this poem, Lily seems appropriate 🙂
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I love the thought of blooming in every setting, Lill. Made me think of Laura Ashley back in the day.
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Ahhhhh I remember Laura Ashley! I always wanted one of her blue flowered bedspreads….never got one but I sure loved walking through the Laura Ashley sections of stores!
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Oh how I adore those “fruit speckled summer skirts.” Exquisitely woven, Lil! ❤️❤️
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I was just so taken with her skirt and straw hat in this colorful painting!
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What a lovely bouquet of blooms! I adore, “Bougainvillea borders
bedecked her breakfast nook.”
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Thank you! After my afternoon at the Museum with all the flower bouquets and the Garden exhibit…I was on an emotional high….just blooming with joy!
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I adore the alliteration. Somehow it enhances the flowers, making the poem feel like a beautiful bouquet!
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What a lovely comment to read. Many thanks! So glad you enjoyed.
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I loved it!!! Such a delightful, and cheerful poem!! Loved how its autobiographical in nature, just perfect!!🩵
BTW thanks for the great prompt today and hosting!!!
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I always love tending the pub and creating prompts. So glad you enjoyed the poem…I really had fun writing it.
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A beautiful blooming quadrille, Lillisn
Thanks for dropping by my blog
much love
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Colorful poem! Love it.
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Lovely graphic, and your (outstanding!) flowing verse is a perfect match. Great work, Lillian. And THANKS for hosting the cool prompt.
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Beautiful and lovely painting too 💐
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I love all the flowers, Lillian. What beauty you’ve awakened in Lily’s life. I love flower names. This makes me happy: “cherry cheerful flannel pajamas…” 🍒🌸
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I love how her personality is reflected in her clothes. Sounds like a person full of life.
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Floribunda! So colorful, quite quadril-lilyish.
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A perfectly plucked 44! So clever and I enjoyed the alliteration and colorful imagery, Lill. This is a poem to return to for a cheerful lift!
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Nicely alliterated, Lillian 👏 It gives some musicality to the words.
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What a cheerful and life-affirming write – Jae
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