Light Show
In the Milky Way
A sliver of the moon
Winks in the sky
Like a hook to catch
A fish that might fly
The night is glowing
As stars dot the darkness
Like a breadcrumb trail
Brightening your way home
On a galactic scale
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to dVerse Poets – De Jackson’s Quadrille Challenge – Wink
A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words, not including the title
Photo by Benjamin Voros on Unsplash
Lovely…
Thank you Bette 🙂
Hi Christine! I enjoyed reading your poem here, it was well written… how hauntingly peaceful, a dark clear night sky…
…rob from Image & Verse
My “wink”
Thanks Rob … loved yours too! What fun 😘
Especially like…”As stars dot the darkness
Like a breadcrumb trail”. Very nice.
Thans Mish 🙂
I love that winking home brightening up our way home.
Thanks Grace!
Lovely imagery in this piece.
Thank you so much 🙂
A shimmery, glimmery rhyme, Christine!
Thank you Lynn! 🙂
Wonderfully ethereal and dreamy! ❤️
Thank you so much 🙂
Like a hook to catch
A fish that might fly. Love these words, they spark encouragement to try the impossible.
Thank you for saying that! Much appreciated 🙂
Oh I love to have a starlit sky to guide me.
Thanks Bjorn 🙂 Me too!
such a grand image – the wink like a fish hook that was such an amazing description
Thanks Gina. I almost went into a nonsense poem at that moment, but refrained! 🙂
BTW I love your new photo!
thank you my sweet friend! i was tickled by the thought of a nonsense poem from you, somehow you always spin your magic with words.
💕🙂
Beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Sadje 💕
You’re welcome dear.
Aww! Lovely Christine.
Awwww thanks. My nursery rhyme 🙂💕
That sliver of moon does seem to be winking.
I think so! Thanks Frank 🙂
Very celestial!
Thnak you VJ 🙂
Looooove that winking moon!
Thank you! I loved the prompt and I’m enjoying Quadrilles 🙂
Very nice. I am a sucker for moon imagery.
Thank you! Me too 🙂