De (WhimsyGizmo) here, and right on cue, it’s time for my favorite prompt, the Quadrille, in which we write a poem of exactly 44 words, including one required word.
Today’s new Q is the word cue.
Cue the opening music. Cue the closing credits. Miss your cue. Write about the best ’cue (BBQ) you ever ate. (Mmmmmm.) Make it a verb, a noun, or an adjective (cue stick, as in pool.) Get all fancy with some curli-
cues.
My amazing poetical friends, this is your cue to write something of exactly 44 words, including the word “cue.” If you’re a word rebel, get creative and use a homophone: queue (to stand in line, or the line you’re standing in), or format your poem as a Q&A.
Play around with it, and have some fun. Just make sure to take your cue from the prompt, and write a poem of exactly 44 words long (not including the title.)
New to the Q? Here’s how to play:
– Write a poem of exactly 44 words, including the word cue (or queue, or Q).
– Put your poem on your blog and link back to this post.
– Link it up to our Mr. Linky.
– Visit other blogs. Enjoy some amazing poets. Comment. Come back later this week and write another one, and visit some more. Comment some more. The Q is open all week!
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Good evening… here we have a very early winter.. snow on the ground, and frozen streets… It’s a bit of a struggle bicycling to work.. a cue to cuddle maybe.
Helloooo, and happy writing! Hope we’ve cued up some good inspiration for you today. Exited to read your Qs. Pouring lemonade on the porch, on this gorgeous Southern Nevada fall day. How’s the weather where you are?
Our porch is covered in snow… Can you bring me something hot… pleasssse
Hot chocolate comin’ right up…with a shot of kalua, if you please.
Hello All! Fall has finally come to the South and trees are beginning to change colors. It is late this year. I love this word – cue. thanks De!!!1
They are changing here too… dressed in white.
Needed to slip in and add mine before I become scarce (hopefully for just a while).
Always a pleasure, Walt. Pouring you something fabulous.
Take care, Walt; hope to see you round soon!
Also serving up some chai tea for this fine fall day. A spicy cue to get the creative juices flowing…
I’ve been thinking a lot about food lately, + I’m hungry… Hope you like the Q!
Delicious, Crystal. I’m hungry now, too, between yours and Toni’s!
Had to do a second with all the words up till now…
Yep! I was off working on mine, as well. Loved yours! Eventually we are gonna just wind up with really long hyphenations…but for now they are still pretty solid. 😉
Nice prompt, “cue”. I kept thinking of “off-cue” which I hope is OK.
Loved it, Frank! Welcome! And cheers!
Hello there! We’ve survived bonfire night, but I’m going to have a mulled cider, just to celebrate the end of Autumn. And there it is, right on cue! Super.
Mmmmmm. Cider sounds fantastic, Sarah!
It’s beautiful here in Ohio, with colors abound and 70 degree days. Perfection in my book!
I’m (sort of) originally from Canton, Kay. I remember beautiful Ohio autumns! Enjoy!
Cool! The weather here is unpredictable and rarely cooperates, but yes, the autumn is beautiful for as long as it lasts! Thank you! Enjoy your day as well. 💜
Hey Folks….just back from a trip to Islay to sample some fine single malts…that was followed by a ten day international drum circle facilitation training I host every year. As you will have noticed it left no time for writing. I have today embarked upon a 6 week drumming in schools project, 4 schools a day, 4 days a week so still busy busy. Just wanted to say I’ve missed my visits to the bar and sadly they will be sporadic from now due to workload. Will try and do some writing this week though and hope to read some of your wonderful prose/poetry.
How, awesome, Paul! What a wonderful thing. Happy you’re able to get back into the rhythm of poeming, as well!
Penned one for now…felt somehow out of rhythm as I wrote…rusty…..must sleep…will try to get round to reading and commenting in the week.
Hey everyone,
Hope you guys are having an amazing day so far, sharing my poem “On Cue” loved this prompt! Thank you De, for the lovely opportunity; this one’s for you!
Lots of love,
Sanaa
Welcome, Sanaa!
Hi! I just got back from choir – we’ve started on Christmas songs and some people who came down the coast road had a spattering of snow! What’s the weather like in the Hebrides, Paul?
That’s a great prompt for us to get our teeth into, De! Because I got back late from choir, I’ll post my attempt at a cue quadrille tonight and read first thing in the morning – I need a hot drink to warm up and I have to put my foot up on something soft – I think I’ve got arthritis in the middle toes on my left foot – just where they join to the foot bones, near the ball of the foot. Ouch!
Awwwww. Pouring a little tumeric ginger tea your way, then, Kim – good for inflammation.
Thank you, De!
The weather was fine on the Island…autumn at it’s best…now back in South Lanarkshire where snow is threatening to fall and the leaves are dropping.
Okay, y’all. Bjorn and I have just opened the floodgates and given you permission slips to write a second (or third, or fourth) Q44. We like to challenge ourselves to use ALL the Quadrille words offered so far. Here’s the list, if you’d like to play:
{dance, lull, bubble, grin, melt, shimmer, twist, skip, green, breeze, spill, rose, journey, jar, leaves, open, shadow, cloud, spark, cue}
Just remember, your poem should still be only 44 words long. (Get creative with those hyphens and compound words!) 😉
Ok well there you have it. An amusing look inside me. Spent the day pondering fitting in, had a nice talk with the man upstairs but it hard for me coming back down. So you see the brat in me doesn’t want to do what he’s told, so I took something else i was working on and forced it into the form.
But it was a beautiful fall day, sunny bright but needed that heavy sweatshirt, even with the exertion. Thank you for the challenge, and for hearing my confession.
I love confessions! 😉 Welcome!
confession would make a spectacular challenge….
Hello- I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your autumn as I am
Glad you’re here!
Great word, De! I like your drink suggestion to Kim for her arthritis. We drink a lot of ginger tea in our household, I hadn’t thought of combining turmeric with ginger though. I like that idea. Our weather is definitely cooling down. Comfortable days around 80 with the evenings in the 60s or low 70s with much lowered humidity…ah, at last!
Hi, Gayle! So glad you’re here!
Thanks, me too, De!
@Sanaa I am having difficulty commenting but I found your lines sweet and evocative.
Perhaps #2 will atone slightly? Lol! Thank you for the challenge
Heading over again now. 😉
What about queue? Oh, and warm milk, please; it’s bedtime! xx
Of course! As I mentioned, homophones are welcome. 😉 Glad you’re here, Misky!
I’ll play tomorrow! xx
Hello everyone. Nice prompt De. I have been writing quadrilles for WD Poetic Asides November challenge, so this is helping me keep up.
I noticed that, Arcadia! 🙂 I love it!
Good Evening, my muse decided to play along. Thanks for the prompt, I’ll see ya on the road.
Welcome, Truedessa! Pouring you a drink. 🙂
I’m having no luck commenting on BlogSpot sites tonight for some reason. One was SilverGardenia’s and the other was Mosk’s…so sorry, don’t know what the problem is but I enjoyed your work…both of you!
Hello from Down Under!
I am afraid I am not in a mood of high seriousness tonight – as you’ll see.
Rosemary, I will take a TON of non-seriousness today, with a grateful heart. Thank you. On my way over.
Hi everyone and thank you for hosting De! I’m off to throw a few more balls for the dogs before the light fades and I will swing by later with a mug of chai to read :o)
Mmmmm. Chai. Does anything taste as much like Fall as chai? I don’t think so! Welcome!
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A very enjoyable prompt post. I came up with a poem but have been hibernating…not sociable with all the sad news this week (election and then Leonard Cohen). Anyway it’s the weekend and I’m emerging 🙂