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Ice Man – A Quadrille

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Ice Man

Being closed off and aloof
it is impossible for anyone
to break through the deafening silence
Your cold, frigid heart
will likely never thaw
What will it take to reach you once more
Or will you forever be the ice man
Frozen in time


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Mish is hosting Monday Quadrille at D’Verse Poets.  She has promoted us to write a quadrille (a poem of no more than 44 words) using any form of the word Ice

  24 comments for “Ice Man – A Quadrille”

  1. Truedessa
    January 24, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    Unfortunately, some hearts are hard to thaw. As, a reader I can feel the coldness.

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:53 am

      Yes Trudessa they are cold and usually unforgiving. Brrrr! 🥶

      • msjadeli
        January 25, 2023 at 5:28 pm

        sounds like my ex-husband. It’s so unfortunate the thickness of the ice ever-thickens 🙁

      • Christine Bolton
        January 25, 2023 at 9:42 pm

        Yes, it’s very ugly to look at, isn’t it? 😕

  2. Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
    January 24, 2023 at 3:36 pm

    I think once frozen like that, thaw will never come.

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:52 am

      Yea, I agree. Why use your energy picking away at someone that doesn’t want to thaw.

  3. Susan St.Pierre
    January 24, 2023 at 2:18 pm

    A torch might be useful. Well done!

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:40 am

      Lol! Thanks Susan 🤣

  4. thereluctantpoet
    January 24, 2023 at 2:15 pm

    A perfect picture of the Ice Man for sure!!! It’s hard to survive in a relationship with this type of person isn’t it? Your first three lines say it all! Someone has to want to change and it seems that Ice Men are frozen to the way they want it. Bellissimo, Christine,Bellissimo!! Thanks for the seeds of inspiration!!!
    😊💖🌹

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:51 am

      Thanks Chuck. Yea, let those seeds germinate my friend and bring us more of your fabulous writing ☺️💕🌹

  5. Mish
    January 24, 2023 at 11:10 am

    Sometimes we need a bigger flame to melt those types of hearts. I like the use of “ice man”.

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:49 am

      Thanks Mish. Bugger and hitter to melt him! 🤣

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:50 am

      Hotter! Sorry

  6. ben Alexander
    January 24, 2023 at 2:34 am

    Wow – very powerful, Christine.

    <3
    David

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:48 am

      Thank you David ☺️💕

  7. M Jay Dixit
    January 24, 2023 at 12:12 am

    Those icy hearts are hard to penetrate with love’s warmth.

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:48 am

      Yes M Jay. Cant even melt them 😳

  8. K.Hartless
    January 23, 2023 at 11:58 pm

    I like that ice man image. I can picture it clearly. Good one.

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:47 am

      Thanks very much K. Reminds me of that old Foreigner song, Cold as Ice.

  9. Sadje
    January 23, 2023 at 9:49 pm

    You’ve described a socially hostile person.

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:44 am

      I think he’s just anti social Sadje. Better he stays iced up and out of the way 🤣

      • Sadje
        January 25, 2023 at 8:04 pm

        Yes, that would be better all around.

  10. Arcadia (@MissArcadia)
    January 23, 2023 at 8:18 pm

    Hopefully not, but only time will tell. Nice poem.

    • Christine Bolton
      January 25, 2023 at 11:42 am

      Thank you! I really appreciate it. ☺️💕

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