Fret Not

Please, love, fret no more
Crying will make it worse
If words of anger are spoken
It does not make a curse  
 
The air had been very heated
and emotions were running quite high
Hurtful things were conveyed
but your tears will eventually dry
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Kim, from Writing in North Norfolk, is hosting
Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets tonight.
She has prompted us with the word Fret which
can be a verb or a noun. I chose the verb.
A Quadrille is a poem with exactly 44 words
excluding the title.

25 thoughts on “Fret Not”

1. I like the rhyming pattern in this piece. Nicely written quadrille.

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   1. Thanks so much! 🙂💕

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2. This poem appealed to me. Loved the artwork. I am studying Creative Writing: Structures and Forms this study period as an elective for my degree and poetry will be covered as a topic and assessment option.

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   1. Thank you! I’m so happy for you and your studies. Enjoy every minute! I love the Quadrille form. It is a useful form for something fun and lighthearted too. 🙂

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      1. I do read your poetry even if I don’t comment it. I checked out your resources page for some inspiration. Many thanks.

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      2. Oh my pleasure! 🙂💕

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3. wonderful….really iNspirational

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   1. Thank you, as always. I appreciate it 🙂

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4. I agree this is a comforting, encouraging poem. ☺️

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   1. Thank you so much Crystal 🙂💕

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5. I love the way you have talked about the emotions without actually saying anything about specifics!

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   1. Thanks Sadke. In only 44 words there’s not much room left!! 🙂

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      1. Still it gets the message across!

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6. Fret not…indeed…such a gentle rhythm to your words!❤️

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   1. Thanks so much Punam 🙂💕

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      1. My pleasure.

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7. Your Quadrille starts off quite Shakespearean, Christine, with ‘Please, love, fret no more’ and I like the gentle shift from tears and anger to the tears eventually drying, a glimmer of hope in a tear drop.

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   1. Thank so much Kim! 🙂

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      1. 🙂

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8. I think that once the tears have run dry it’s time to start anew.

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9. Its a wonderful poem Christine, and it is a strong statement on resilience.

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   1. Thanks Rob. Yes…not much else we can do in some situations 🙂💕

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10. I really like this Christine. We hear a lot about sending out angry words that can’t be rescinded, but with a forgiving attitude, angry words do not have to be a curse, so true… and the gentle rhyming adds to the beautiful softness of the message.

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    1. Thank you Lona. I really appreciate your kind words. Yes you are right. Angry words are just that. We are only human and sometimes we get it wrong. 😢❤️

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    2. Than you Lona. I really appreciate your kind words. Yes we use angry words but we are only human and sometimes we get it wrong 😢❤️

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