Tag: 44 word poem

Oh, to the Stars … (poem)

by Stephen J Frankenberry14 Comments on Oh, to the Stars … (poem)

The latest Quadrille prompt at dVerse Poets comes from Kim, the Quadrille being the 44 word dVerse specialty with a word to include.

The word this prompt?

“Rumpus”

(yes, I still look up and dream)

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Oh, to the Stars …

They spark blinkled star sprinkled

dust

down

tinkled tickled

keys

in silent

song  

.

those sparks

to wrinkled gaze

those notes

in twinkled ears

still

after all these years

.

such a racket

such a rumpus

Oh, if only to hear

once

can you join us?

These Bangs (poem)

by Stephen J Frankenberry7 Comments on These Bangs (poem)

A new Quadrille poem prompt at dVerse Poets to begin the week.

A 44 word dVerse poem that, this time around, asks to include the word “Bang”.

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These Bangs

Big ones that begat this life

to

smaller ones

softly floating wispy cloth plush petite over imploring eyes that begat beauty

on mountains I sounded song

from peaks   

I louded

bangs

until this

another

faded in bangless valley’s whimper

but lingering echo

these bangs

The Miscellaneous Jar – (poem)

by Stephen J Frankenberry8 Comments on The Miscellaneous Jar – (poem)

So De Jackson, aka WhimsyGizmo, brought the latest “Quadrille” idea to us at dVerse Poets, that dVerse invention 44 word poem that asks just that you include a particular word.

This time around from De? That word was “Jar”.

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The Miscellaneous Jar

I tapped the lid with a butter knife in evenly spaced indents

hoping this intent would somehow suffice

but still couldn’t unscrew the top of my head

and my thoughts remained bent

instead

like miscellaneous nuts and bolts in a jar on a workbench