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Flowing Free – Poem of the Month – July 2023

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Flowing Free – A Quadrille

As inevitable as change
it would come
After a hard, frozen winter
Tears of sadness cascaded
in a melting waterfall
of cathartic release
All good things sullied by spite
and left to drown in the river of hope
Now, finally flowing fast and free


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De aka Whimsygizmo is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets.  Her prompt word tonight is all things 'Water'  However you would like to use it in a Quadrille.
A quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words, excluding the title


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  27 comments for “Flowing Free – Poem of the Month – July 2023”

  1. purplepeninportland
    July 28, 2023 at 8:44 pm

    I hope to meet you at the river of Hope. Beautiful, Christine!

    • Christine Bolton
      July 29, 2023 at 10:58 pm

      Yes! I hope so ❤️☺️. I’m happy you liked it.

  2. Nicole Horlings
    July 26, 2023 at 11:21 am

    Beautiful metaphors!
    I especially liked:
    “Tears of sadness cascaded
    in a melting waterfall
    of cathartic release”

    • Christine Bolton
      July 26, 2023 at 6:11 pm

      Thank you Nicole. I appreciate it. ☺️💕

  3. De Jackson
    July 25, 2023 at 9:01 pm

    Loving that “river of hope.” May we all gather there together.

    • Christine Bolton
      July 26, 2023 at 6:13 pm

      Thanks, De. See you there! ☺️💕

  4. poetisatinta
    July 25, 2023 at 5:25 pm

    Very touching Christine 💕

    • Christine Bolton
      July 26, 2023 at 6:14 pm

      Thank you. I’m so happy you liked it. ☺️💕

  5. Colleen M. Chesebro
    July 25, 2023 at 11:50 am

    Christine, what a fabulous poem about letting go. 🩵

    • Christine Bolton
      July 26, 2023 at 6:14 pm

      Colleen , thank you so much ☺️💕

  6. Reena Saxena
    July 25, 2023 at 7:16 am

    Exquisitely beautiful poem, Christine!

    • Christine Bolton
      July 26, 2023 at 6:15 pm

      Thank you so much Reena. It means a lot. ☺️💕

      • Reena Saxena
        July 26, 2023 at 10:36 pm

        Always welcome.

  7. Sadje
    July 25, 2023 at 4:19 am

    Very moving poem Christine

    • Christine Bolton
      July 26, 2023 at 6:15 pm

      Thank you dear friend ☺️❤️

      • Sadje
        July 26, 2023 at 7:35 pm

        You’re most welcome

  8. kim881
    July 25, 2023 at 3:49 am

    I agree with all the previous comments, Christine, and particularly love the juxtaposition of hard and soft in the lines:
    ‘After a hard, frozen winter
    Tears of sadness cascaded
    in a melting waterfall’.

    • Christine Bolton
      July 26, 2023 at 6:16 pm

      Thank you so much Kim . It always means so much to me when I get these lovely responses. ☺️❤️

  9. K. F. Hartless
    July 25, 2023 at 12:25 am

    Love the cascade of words and the way it inspires hope.

    • Christine Bolton
      July 26, 2023 at 6:17 pm

      Thank you so much K.☺️💕

  10. Grace
    July 24, 2023 at 9:10 pm

    Love the cathartic release, like the melting waterfall, at the end.

    • Christine Bolton
      July 24, 2023 at 10:43 pm

      Thanks Grace. It’s like washing away the blues. ☺️💕

  11. msjadeli
    July 24, 2023 at 9:00 pm

    Christine you are so good at the heartbreak poems! Love you using the waterfall to build it around.

    • Christine Bolton
      July 24, 2023 at 10:42 pm

      Thank you Lisa. I always end up going back to them, don’t I? I do make a conscious effort not to do that, but … 🤣💕

      • msjadeli
        July 24, 2023 at 11:07 pm

        You are very welcome, and I have done the same countless times myself <3

      • Christine Bolton
        July 26, 2023 at 6:17 pm

        Why do we do that? It’s obviously a comfort zone. ☺️

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