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Ready to fire up your pens, Poets? It’s Quadrille Monday, when we write poems of exactly 44 words (not including the title), using one word provided. You may have already guessed, today I want you to be on FIRE, for poetry’s sake. Take your cues from none other than Robert Frost (above), or…
Fired. Fiery. Firing. Afire. Let me stand next to your fire. Fire and ice. We didn’t start the fire. Write about a fire-breathing dragon, or being fired from your last job. Use the word in any form, or as any form of speech you choose. Have fun with hyphens or parentheses. Just be sure some form of the word “fire” is in there. Then fire away!
New to the Q? Here’s what to do:
Fire up your pen and begin! Write us a poem of exactly 44 words, including some semblance of the word fire. Click Mr. Linky below to link up. Don’t forget to visit the glowing poem-fires of some fellow poets. The prompt is open for the whole week, so remember to come back and read (and write!) some more. Ready, set…fire away.
And I’ll leave you with some Doors. C’mon Baby Light My Fire.
dVerse 
Hello, and good evening… one hour early here in Stockholm, but it should be 3 PM EST now… here it’s 8 PM and an evening of drizzle in dire need of fire.
B, we’ve had Daylight Savings change here in the states, over the weekend. 😉 That’s why you feel early.
Ha… a great thing actually, I’m all fired up.
Happy to hear it. Pouring you something fabulous.
Greetings, Poets! Welcome to Monday’s Q44!
Let me stand next to your fire…as you send some poem-flames our way. I am pouring flaming rum punch, fireballs and hothothot chai tea, for inspiration. 🙂
LOVED the prompt, De!💞 I ll be in and out today and tomorrow to read and comment 😀 Happy Monday everyone!🍹
Glad you’re here, Sanaa! Loved your piece!
Thanks for hosting, De! I wrote mine this week in the tanaga form.
Hi, Frank! I am not familiar with that form. Can’t wait to see!
Awfully quiet ’round here so far. Methinks some of our poets weren’t expecting the prompt for another hour. 😉
Pouring freely, y’all…
Many of the early poets are from Europe… 🙂
But I can add a second just for fun.
Always happy to have more than one Q, B. Especially from you. 😉
All lit up here De – a big Doors fan and fired my imagination with this one
Yay! Me, too, Laura. Can’t wait to read. 🙂
Thanks for a great Quadrille word, De! I think we’ll be feeling the heat this week – I know I need it tonight, now the temperature has dropped.
The temps are rising here in Southern Nevada. I will send you some warm. 😉 Glad you’re here, Kim!
Thank you De!
Nothing like a fire – and a good malt whisky – to warm you up! Excellent prompt, poem up, out with friends for a while but will be back later to read through everyone’s work. Slainte!
Pouring you a couple of fingers of whisky, Paul. Glad you’re here!
Hi De! I’m all fired up to read and respond. Mine’s a confession….of sorts.
Welcome, Vivian! 🙂
Thank you!
Hi, De! Great prompt. Hey, fellow dVersers! I’ll have whatever the bartender suggests.
Pouring you a double rum punch, Charley. Cheers!
Thank you! I’m punch drunk from the day, so that works.
Another hot prompt–I will be back tomorrow to read. Thank you for hosting, De.
My pleasure, Victoria. Heading over your way now.
Good evening poet friends! Thanks for firing things up, De. A great choice for the quadrille. 🙂
Thanks, Mish. So glad you’re here. Just got back home, and heading over now.
Life has been a firestorm recently, but I know that applies to most of us! So glad I dropped in for this prompt. Thanks for hosting, De! ❤
My pleasure, Crystal. Glad you’re here! Heading out to catch your fire in just a bit.
Excellent choice of word! I’m late to the party, and driving long distances today, so may not get much reading done.
Happy to see you, Sarah! Praying safe travel over you today.
Great prompt, De. I’ve added one, but so many ways to go with this prompt!
Easy fix, Merril! Just do another one! 😉
If I have time, I just might. I have to get a test-writing assignment in this week, so we’ll see. It’s much more fun to write poems. 🙂
Hi De…love the prompt..I was plumbing until 1030 pm last night so unable to write. I’ll bring something to the table later today. First I need a big breakfast to fire me up 😉
I’ll keep the home fires burning for you, Paul. Fuel up, and come back to us. 🙂
Just posted a brace
Aah, so late in reading/commenting. Too busy to even hear myself think yesterday, but I’ll get on it today. Thanks, De!
Glad you’re here, Amaya. The prompt is open all week, so there is no “late.” I’m headed over soon!
Good morning! Fire is one of my favourite elements…(love them all…)…that Robert Frost poem was quite feisty…a side of Frost I hadn’t known! (Once I get this comment sent I will try to enter a like for the fiftieth time)
Hi, Janice! Glad you’re here! I LOVE this side of Frost.
Hello again everyone. I fired off 44 words for this prompt.
Happy to see you, D. Heading over now to catch up on everybody’s new Qs!
Thanks for the quotes, music, and drinks, De! For some reason I thought the word was “burn” so I started out thinking crash and burn…added a fire later 🙂 Mine is quadrille and also 10 lines of increasing syllables…is that a form?
Oooooo. If it’s not already, it should be! 🙂 Heading over now.
(The last Quadrille, two weeks ago, was “burn.”)
That explains a bit about my mind maze 🙂
Yes. I didn’t realize this one was so similar until I had it half written. By then I just figured we could continue to burn our flames…
Evening, Poets. Thanks for pubtending, De Jackson! Love the prompt! I reminisced over recent fires we lit when we lost power during the Nor’easters! 🙂