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This Gauzy Quietude - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Kim is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem which includes the word (or a form of) Quiet. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Walk Quietly In My Dreams Image by 춘성 강 from Pixabay “Fair Quiet, have I found thee here …” Andrew Marvel This Gauzy Quietude Feather soft plumeslift and floatmodestly cloaked along her length,wetness shroudedin mystery,the…

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Tanglish - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Mish is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write using the word or a derivative of tangle. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Untangle It Photo: co.pinterest.com “Past the entanglement where hopes lay strewn” Wilfred Owen TanglishI speak tanglishlike a cradle cat gone bad,I speak pythonthough nothing of codejust a twistingcontortedelectrical cord,I speak…

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Gestures - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse De is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem using some form of the word enchant. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Some Enchanted Poem Photo: literaryfictions.com Greta Garbo “Then suddenly there was sun and the music came back …” Mark Strand GesturesPeople always talkabout eyeshow they draw you,peer deeply intoyour soul, but there is deep magicin…

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Mysteries - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Kim is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a pome including the word engrave. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Engrave Your Name Across My Heart Image by Pexels from Pixabay “You have offered them to me I am only giving them back” Craig Arnold MysteriesI dig into the yawning yearning hole within,your graven image behind my heavy eyes,your pulse a beat…

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Check The Plumage - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse De is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem using some form of the word hoot. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – A Poetic Hootenanny Photo: ukurbanest.com “When she says margarita she means daiquiri” David Lehman Check The PlumageWhen in the foresttake careto listen closely,one sound can bewarning,the othergood will,check the plumagenote the…

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Intuition Blues - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Lillian is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem including the word Indigo or its form. dVerse Poets – Quadrille Image by Adina Voicu from Pixabay “You’ll know it … as you know ’tis noon …” Emily Dickinson Intuition BluesIndigo Suzeshe's no flooze,got a hex of seventake you to heavencolour you blue,no time to snoozedon't need the newsshe's…

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Get A Free Zing - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse De is hosting the Quadrille with and invitation to Zing, to include Zing or a form in a poem. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Poems With Zing Photo: outdoorshell.com “O Winter! frozen pulse and heart of fire” Helen Hunt Jackson Get A Free ZingCamping in the winternow that's not the thing,the closer to zeromore woolies need to bring,because of the temperaturesome vigorous walkingis de…

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Gouache Me - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Mish is hosting the Quadrille (44 words) with an invitation to write a poem on the word Hint. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Can You Take A Hint? Image: found on pinterest.com “Why would we want to scourge our softness to straight lines like a Mondrian painting?” Marge Piercy Gouache MeTaut canvaspine ribs showing,O gouache me slowlywith that real ox hairbrushing,…

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Swept Up - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse De is hosting the Quadrille (44 words) with an invitation to write a poem using the word or any of its forms – lift. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Ready For Liftoff Image by Khusen Rustamov from Pixabay “… and my soul is swept up in joy.” Uvavnuk (Iglulik Eskimo, 19th C. Trans. Hane Hirschfield) Swept UpLyftthe highest spaceeven to the seventh,elysian fieldsJuno's provinceabove the…

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Bang On - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Punam is hosting the Quadrille (44 words) with an invitation to write a poem inclusing the word Bang. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Going Out With A Bang Photo: jfwonline.com “Now as the train bears west, its rhythm rocks the earth” Theodore Roethke Bang OnClickety clackleather seatsswaying carriagetrees a blur,we sat oppositeall stops,untilthe darkening outer suburbs,furtive…

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Sticks Together - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Lisa is hosting the Quadrille (44 words) inviting us to write a poem using the word With. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – With a little help Photo: http://www.vox.com “Where have you been? They ask. And what has taken you so long? That night after eating, singing, and dancing we lay together under the stars. We know ourselves to be part of mystery.” Joy Harjo Sticks TogetherWreathednot…

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