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
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Very nice. I am a sucker for moon imagery.
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Thank you! Me too 🙂
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Looooove that winking moon!
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Thank you! I loved the prompt and I’m enjoying Quadrilles 🙂
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Very celestial!
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Thnak you VJ 🙂
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That sliver of moon does seem to be winking.
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I think so! Thanks Frank 🙂
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Aww! Lovely Christine.
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Awwww thanks. My nursery rhyme 🙂💕
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Beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing
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Thanks Sadje 💕
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You’re welcome dear.
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such a grand image – the wink like a fish hook that was such an amazing description
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Thanks Gina. I almost went into a nonsense poem at that moment, but refrained! 🙂
BTW I love your new photo!
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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.
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💕🙂
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Oh I love to have a starlit sky to guide me.
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Thanks Bjorn 🙂 Me too!
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Like a hook to catch
A fish that might fly. Love these words, they spark encouragement to try the impossible.
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Thank you for saying that! Much appreciated 🙂
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Wonderfully ethereal and dreamy! ❤️
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Thank you so much 🙂
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A shimmery, glimmery rhyme, Christine!
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Thank you Lynn! 🙂
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Lovely imagery in this piece.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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I love that winking home brightening up our way home.
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Thanks Grace!
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Especially like…”As stars dot the darkness
Like a breadcrumb trail”. Very nice.
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Thans Mish 🙂
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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”
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Thanks Rob … loved yours too! What fun 😘
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Lovely…
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Thank you Bette 🙂
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