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Hey there, beloved fellow poets. The world’s a mess. Let’s just poem.
De Jackson here (WhimsyGizmo), and it’s Quadrille Monday here at dVerse, my personal favorite prompt. We invented the Quadrille form right here at dVerse in early 2016, believing that limitation can happily breed extreme creativity. Therefore, by definition, a Quadrille is a poem of precisely 44 words (not including title) that contains some form of the word-on-demand, given by us. You can get as creative or crazy as you’d like with how you whip, wiggle or wedge that word in there (get hyphen-happy, play with parentheses, invent a new compound word, or rock an acrostic); just be sure you include the word.
Today, let’s go free-falling. In other words, I want you to write us a poem of exactly 44 words, including some form of the word free.
Freedom. Freeing. Freeform. Freefall. Freestyle. Freely.
Free at last…get your money for nothin’ and your chicks for free…free your mind, and the rest will follow…you’re free to do what you want, any old time (as long as you follow the rules of the Q).
New to the Q? Here’s what to do:
Just write a poem of precisely 44 words, including some form of the word free. Find a way to get creative if you’d like, but please be sure the word “free” is in there somewhere, and that your poem adds up to exactly 44 words, not including the title. Link it up by clicking Mr. Linky. Then feel free to visit some amazing poets right here as you work your way around the blogisphere. The prompt is open for the whole week, so remember to come back and read (and write!) some more!
I’ll leave you now with some Tom Petty:
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Hi, gang! Wishing you happy writing today, and pouring generous cocktails (alcoholic and non). Thinking especially of those of you in the Hurricane Irma (and Harvey) areas, and anyone who was deeply or personally impacted by 9/11. I am always especially somber this day, more so this year than ever. Looking forward to the freedom your poems bring.
Evening De. I’m all linked up with an ‘all the words special’ and a tribute to Free. Looking forward to some quadrille goodness tonight.
Hi, Paul. So glad you’re here. Heading over now! 🙂
Always a fun night.
Or midday, in my case. 😉
Ah, freedom. A poignant prompt. My poem took me by surprise.
Sarah, I LOVED it. Thank you.
Thank you.
Me too….wowza.
Good evening everyone and thank you so much for hosting tonight De. I have gone all Fairy Tail with my Quadrille and will swing by in a moment to read xxx
Such a gorgeous piece, Xenia. Thank you. Glad you’re here!
Thank you De, so good to see you :o) xxx
Hi De! I’m all linked up as well…with a haibun!!!! lordy that is hard. I hope you are well in the midst of the new school year. I hope all the rest of you are well. For those of you in the affected hurricane areas, I pray for your safety. also, as today is 9/11, I hope all of you American posters are aware of the sacrifices those rescuers did and the folk that died, the folk that lived to tell their tales.
Yes, a haibun quadrille is no small task indeed! So well done, Toni. I’m touched.
Bless you.
Hi Everyone, I’m new- my first day. Linking up in a min. We remember 9/11 😦
So glad you’re here, Vivian! I will be over very soon.
And yes, we will never forget.
Welcome! Yes, we do remember 9/11. I went to a ceremony this morning in memoriam. So solemn but yet, so full of hope.
Welcome, Vivian. So glad to see you here at dVerse. Hope you come often — we’re a friendly bunch.
Yes — I watched some of the memorial ceremony in NY City this morning. We went to the 9/11 memorial site there 2 years ago — it is stunning in its simplicity and difficult to see so many names. We also have a memorial in the Boston’s Public Gardens for those on the two flights that originated in Boston who perished on 9/11.
Welcome to the pub Vivian. Your round 😉
Coming a bit late… had to do something about freedom… and it’s 9/11 today
Yes. Didn’t want to hit that too hard, since we aren’t all from America, but I did mention it in the comments. Today is always a bit of a somber one for me.
favourite prompt – favourite song. Thank you De for trying to set us free
Thank YOU, Laura, for being here and blessing us with such a lovely piece.
So, like, do I have to use the word? JUST KIDDING!!!
🙂
I adore you. 😉
I’m humming some Janis Joplin, here, “Freedom’s just another name for nothing left to lose…” la la la la la
Me and Bobby Mc Gee was my first thought as well…
Hello all from beautiful Provincetown, on the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. We arrived Saturday for our annual two weeks here — absolutely glorious to spend our days by the ocean. Very hard to believe that this same ocean has been raging the past few days as hurricane Irma wrought her destructive path.
Thanks for hosting De! Great word prompt.
Hi, Lil. Say hello to the sea for me. Praying for all impacted by Irma, Harvey, and the coming Jose, etc. These are strange times.
My quadrille is now exactly 44 words. Order has been restored to the havoc and chaos created in the quadrille world. I’ll see you all later. Enjoy yourselves!
😉
In think I preferred it with 42 😉 Joking…all night…sorry if it offends…not meant to in any way.
It’s okay. Yesterday was a bad day.
Sorry to hear that. Hope today has been better for you.
It has. thank you! the sun is shining, birds are at the feeders gobbling away, cinnamon rolls are rising on the counter….God’s in his heaven all is right with the world.
Good to hear.
Thanks for hosting, De! I’ve just added one. I am not sure anymore what I was trying to say with it, but it does have the word “free” in it.
Frank, I loved reading it, and enjoyed your audio reading very much. 🙂
Thank you!
Hi De and the gang! I just got in from choir, so I’ll be linking up shortly. I’ll try to read as many poems as possible tonight as I’m going to be out most of tomorrow.
Free is a great word to quadrille.
Hi, Kim. So glad you’re here!
Glad to be here – but I have to go to bed soon. That’s the only thing about Mondays – choir and governors’ meetings sometimes get in the way 😉
The nice thing about the Q44 is there’s no hurry – it’s open all week. 🙂
If you are interested in attempting what we call The One With All The Words (a Quadrille that includes all of our ‘given words’), here are the 40 Quadrille words we have offered thus far. Remember, hyphens are your friend. 😉
dance, lull, bubble, grin, melt, shimmer, twist, skip, green, breeze, spill, rose, journey, jar, leaves, open, shadow, cloud, spark, cue, breath(e), scar, curl, whisper, dawn, ghost, giggle, spring, balloon, drizzle, still, echo, sound, storm, pepper, flicker, fear, dream, bliss, free
Sneaky 😉
Thanks for hosting, De – I always enjoy your prompts. ❤
Thank you, Crystal. So glad you’re here!
Hi everyone, nice prompt – such fun – looking forward to rich readings as always.
Hi, Peter. Glad you’re here!
…9-11 has certainly clouded my brain today – Thanks for the prompt.
Hi, Margaret. Welcome!
I am posting a bit late, but I will be back tomorrow to read more . Thank you for understanding
Trudessa, the Q is open all week, so no worries! Come back again and again if you’d like. 🙂 Glad you’re here.
I was on the road today but found moments to scribble. So here I am after midnight. Take care everyone.
Welcome, Janice. Heading over now! 🙂
My weekly consultation with the Magnetic Poetry oracle.
I LOVE Magnetic poetry! 🙂 On my way over now.
I’m quite addicted to it.
It’s entirely addictive, for sure. And I LOVE when the quadrille word is available in it. It’s been awhile since I had checked that. Thank you for the reminder! I absolutely loved your piece.
Thanks. Sometimes you have to be a little inventive in constructing words. That’s part of the fun too!
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I’m so late with this! I had a bit of trouble fitting freedom in only 44 words 😂 Hope there’s still time for a cuppa tea 😊
Pouring it for your now, Zurk. Glad you’re here!
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Glad you are leaving this open a bit longer, as I will aim to post something tomorrow for this. Freedom – oh boy, so important to me! Now and always!
Happy to see you here, Marina. Looking forward to your piece.
Hi, De.. I inadvertently posted my poen on. Rian here. Could you please delete? Thanks
Kathy
No problem, Kathy.
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