Blog, Quadrille Inglenook – A Quadrille by Christine Bolton • December 14, 2020 • 16 Comments Photo by Tom Swinnen on Pexels.com Inglenook White breath in cold air Rosy cheeks glowing in firelight as it dances in soulful eyes Closeness warms the spirit as joyful conversation is fluid and flowing Intimate moments that have given life to memories never to be forgotten living in the heart forever Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Linda Lee Lyberg from Charmed Chaos is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with the word "Inglenook" For those of you not familiar with the word, here is a definition: INGLENOOK (noun,English)- A close intimate corner by a fireplace where people gather for warmth; from ingle, a hearth (Scots) Source: OtherWORDly words both strange and lovely from around the world. We are to write a quadrille which is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title. Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Quadrille Impossible – A Quadrille by Christine Bolton • November 16, 2020 • 18 Comments Impossible You constantly say I am impossible Maybe sometimes that might be true But you’re impossible all the time and so I say to you Give me a break please Psychoanalytic nagging is making me weary Perhaps it is possibly just your convoluted theory Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved De Jackson (AKA Whimsy Gizmo) is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets tonight and he has prompted us with the word possible. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Quadrille Is Everybody Happy? – A Quadrille by Christine Bolton • November 2, 2020 • 25 Comments Is Everybody Happy? Your happiness is why I am here To provide and care so you will be content and feel loved I fill the void in your life with joy, I think Although at times my choice feels more like a chore Where is my happiness? Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Lillian is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets and has prompted us with 'Happiness' A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title Image by prabha karan from Pixabay Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Quadrille It Takes Two To Tango – A Quadrille by Christine Bolton • October 19, 2020 • 38 Comments It Takes Two To Tango A tango of emotions in my heart My nervous system runs on high alert and my mind feels like it was struck by lightning Your magnetic force is like rubbing against sharp edges of bad feelings Revelations come rushing in I have had enough Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved De Jackson is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with the word 'Magnet' A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words, excluding the title. Image by Thomas Schroeder from Pixabay Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Quadrille Wet Blanket by Christine Bolton • October 5, 2020 • 26 Comments Wet Blanket Grey, blanketed sky mirroring the day’s mood Dreary and dull The sunshine of a smile hidden by a depression The inevitable rains come Drowning sorrows not before the rays catch fire Burning the clouds and mixing a rainbow Coloring a world deprived of joy Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Merril is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with the word 'Blanket' to be used as a noun, vern or adjective A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Quadrille Look Up There – A Quadrille by Christine Bolton • September 21, 2020 • 38 Comments Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Look Up There Orion straddles the sky His belt twinkling Lighting the way Stars sprinkling A cheesy moon at the halfway mark The shadow of his smile visible in the dark Match made in heaven A lover’s tryst Moon and stars shine As the earth is kissed Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © De Jackson, aka Whimsy Gizmo, is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets. Tonight he has prompted us with "Sky" A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title. This is a reworked poem of mine from several years ago that fitted this category. Image Courtesy of Pexels Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Quadrille Telling Lies – A Quadrille by Christine Bolton • September 7, 2020 • 32 Comments Telling Lies What lies she tells that narcissistic witch Stories too tall for truth Inflating her ego Grabbing needed attention without which she is nothing My eavesdropping confirms what I already know But the listeners are too gullible to understand there is nothing there to believe Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Kim is hosting Monday Quadrille at D’Verse Poets and has prompted us with “Eavesdropping” A quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title. Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Quadrille Bouquet of Barbed Wire – A Quadrille by Christine Bolton • July 27, 2020 • 26 Comments Bouquet of Barbed Wire She wears her crown of brambles as if it were sackcloth and ashes A bouquet of barbed wire had been accepted and was now her brand The pain rests heavily in her heart Forgiveness for herself an impossibility For her dignity he had stolen Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Linda from Charmed Chaos is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets tonight. She has prompted us with the word Brambles A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title Image by Marek Studzinski from Pixabay Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Quadrille Drum Circle – A Quadrille by Christine Bolton • June 15, 2020 • 19 Comments Drum Circle Sunday evenings without fail the drum circle assembles on the beach and to the setting sun its worshippers do hail On the sand they dance in a circle of frenzy Banging on their drums Chanting to the music Mesmerized and welcoming anyone who comes Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Mish is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets and has prompted us with the word Drum A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title The Drum Circle is a weekly event year-round on Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota, FL Drum Circle Siesta Key Beach, Sarasota, FL Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Quadrille Just Plain Silly – A Quadrille by Christine Bolton • May 4, 2020 • 27 Comments Just Plain Silly I can no longer cut through your noise Tired of trying Exhausted from effort Frustrated from failing This is just silly Time to terminate and leave behind the fruitless failures of this Herculean task so it may cease to be and rest in peace Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Lillian is hosting Monday Quadrille at D’Verse Poets and has prompted us with “Silly”. Thank you Lillian for helping lighten up my somewhat moody poem to fit tonight’s challenge! A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words, excluding the title Image by Greg Reese from Pixabay Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
