The fisherman would troll
the waters deep
A habit he formed
He could not sleep
Night after night
patient for the catch
Staring out to sea
Willing the batch
His nets did trawl
But for naught
A snifter of whisky
For sleep he thought
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Frank Hubeny is hosting D'Verse Poets Monday Quadrille
His prompt word is Troll. I chose this definition of the word.
A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words, excluding the title.
Photo by sasan rashtipour on Unsplash
The temperature spiked
It was 110 degrees
A sweltering heat
and still no sign of a breeze
Flies on the skin
sucking body sweat
Dogs panting loudly
Raindrops not a threat
Overweight citizens
fanning themselves furiously
Too tired to speak and
Going nowhere dubiously
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to DVerse Poets Monday Quadrille
Hosted by De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo)
The prompt was "Spiked"
A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 Words
excluding the title
How daintily she sipped
her vodka martini
As she ordered
her Caprese panini
Looking so exotic
sitting by the pool
in her sexy bikini
Feeling confident
being away from those
who knew her
Sampling cocktails
and sipping liqueurs
She had become
quite the poseur
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
DVerse Poets - Monday Quadrille Prompt - Sip
A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title
The steady rain kisses my cheeks
Mixing with my tears
I am waiting for you to come
and quell my deepest fears
Why are you so late my love?
I hope it is not true
You have found someone else
Maybe I always knew
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
dVerse Poets Pub is hosted tonight by De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo)
and we have been challenged to write a Quadrille with the word "Kiss"
A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words, excluding the title
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A change is as good as a rest
and the Leopard can’t change his spots
A change in the weather
is like changing your socks
You can change your tune
and change your mind
Now isn’t that strange
The only thing inevitable
is change
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
D'verse Poets Pub - Hosted by WhisyGizmo - Quadrille on Change
A quadrille is a poem of 44 words exactly, excluding the title
Photo by Ross Findon on Unsplash
A good dog you cannot spoil
Nor can you teach her
to wag her tail
She is an angel on earth
Sent to you so you’ll know
Things are not so frail
Unconditional love
is yours for the asking
Given freely for your avail
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Lillian’s prompt at D’Verse Poets Spoil – A Quadrille
Quadrille is exactly 44 words, excluding the title
Photo courtesy of Grace
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
In the early morning light
You are a vision without a care
Long red hair tied up in a velvet ribbon
Your green dress worn with flair
You are playful in spirit
and full of excitement
To say you are beautiful
is an understatement
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Kim at dVerse Poets Quadrille #67 Challenge – Early
A quadrille is poem of exactly 44 words including the prompt word
A frog in my mailbox
Every day I looked
Funny I thought
But never spooked
Once picking up mail
He was still in residence
Something wet on my hand
My negligence
Brown and slimy
Smelling as I walked away
Oh yuckety yuck
Disgusting bouquet!
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to DVerse Poets Quadrille #66 – Yuck-it-up!
A Quadrille – Total 44 words
Photo by Jack Hamilton on Unsplash
You promised to love me
and to protect me always
Through thick and thin
for the rest of our days
However you lied to me
and my heart was broken
I harbor no ill will toward you, but
another word will never be spoken
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to D’verse Poets Monday Quadrille Challenge by Lillian – Harbor
A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words (excluding the title)