Hello dVerse poets!
Recently a dear friend told me that her life feels like an onion. Just when she thinks her world has become fairly intact again, another layer loosens and breaks away, exposing a new challenge to face. I thought it was an effective analogy. Darn, life is hard sometimes isn’t it? These “peelings” can leave us scarred but can also open us up to reveal the fibers of our being we didn’t know existed inside of us.
Today I offer you the word “peel” to include in your quadrille.
You may use it as a noun or a verb or play with it as a derivative….peelable, unpeelable. unpeeled.
You can “peel off” or “peel out”.
Are you a “peeler”? Do you save your peelings or throw them away?
So let’s get to it! No reason to sit back and watch the paint peel…hmm…or maybe that will inspire you.
Here’s how to join in:
- Pen a poem of exactly 44 words, not including the title using the word “peel” in some form. Post it to your blog or website.
- Include a link back to dVerse so others can find us and join in too.
- Copy and paste the direct link to your quadrille into Mr. Linky along with your name and check off the privacy policy.
- Drop into the pub to say hello.
- Visit, read and comment on the work of others.
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) said:
Hello… I have had a few intense days and missed writing a lot. Great to be back into poeming with a Quadrille
Mish said:
Here’s to better days, Bjorn. Cheers!
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sarahsouthwest said:
What a surprising word! I want my lemon peel in a thin strip, dangling in a G&T, please.
Björn Rudberg (brudberg) said:
Zest for you
Mish said:
Just got home from work, Sarah but your G&T is on it’s way with a very fancy lemon peel.
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Frank Hubeny said:
Thanks for hosting, Mish! I wrote a poem last Friday and changed a word to add in “peel”.
Mish said:
Hi Frank 🙂 It’s wonderful when a word just eases in perfectly.
kim881 said:
Good evening all! That’s an interesting choice of word, Mish, which first of all made me think of Emma Peel from the sixties British television programme The Avengers. But I wasn’t sure how many people would be familiar with the character, so I took my inspiration from a rhyme my grandmother taught me.
Linda Lee Lyberg said:
Kim- I loved the Avengers- one of my very faves. 🙂
kim881 said:
Now you all tell me!
Mish said:
Hi Kim…I would be interested, even if not familiar. Good thing there is no limit on the quadrilles…;)
Björn Rudberg (brudberg) said:
Who doesn’t know about Miss Emma Peel? are there such people. There was also a 90’s song by the band Dishwalla titled after her.
merrildsmith said:
Hahahaha. That was my first thought, too! I had a crush on her. She was so cool!
kim881 said:
And there I was thinking nobody would know her!
merrildsmith said:
We must all be of a certain age. 😉
RedCat said:
Me too! I loved the 1998 movie with Uma Thurman. Really strong female heroes where few and far between. After Astrid Lindgrens fabulous girls it took until Ripley and Buffy until I found new ones.
RedCat said:
Oh, how I love Emma Peel. Write another? 😉
Linda Lee Lyberg said:
Hello Mish and all- Great word Mish! Thanks for hosting and I hope you all are well. We’ve had a cool spell with rain over the weekend, but it’s sunny today.
Mish said:
Hi Linda…we enjoyed some warmer weather today….well me, my co-worker and ten toddlers!
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msjadeli said:
Hello Mish and All. Peel appeals 🙂 It’s been sunnier here and the snow is fading.
Mish said:
Cheers to that!! Loving the sun lately.
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revivedwriter said:
Hello, all! I’m excited to try poeming with this word.
Mish said:
Thanks for joining in! 🙂
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rogblog666 said:
thanks for the prompt have not written in a couple of days. this got me going this evening.
rogblog666 said:
Reblogged this on poetry from another perspective.
Mish said:
Thank you, I’m glad it worked for you and thanks for the re-blog as well.
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Truedessa said:
Good Evening – Interesting word for tonight’s quadrille. Thanks for hosting Mish
Mish said:
Thanks for joining in, Truedessa. 🙂
Na'ama Yehuda said:
Ah, so much to peel and peer into …
Have added my little contribution to the linky thingy, and am quite ready for a bit of hot cocoa, perhaps with a splash of irish cream?
Na’ama
Mish said:
Hello Na’ama. A “special” hot cocoa coming your way!
Na'ama Yehuda said:
Yay! Thanks Mish! 😊
Xan said:
I’ve been a bit out for the count around here. This prompt inspired both my first poem in many days, and a bit of cookery.
areadingwriter said:
Such a musing word, Mish! I hope my poem’s peeling came through!
Ali Grimshaw said:
Thanks for the prompt Mish. I am late to the gathering but I got my poem shared. Now, I am curious to see what others did with this prompt. Just for fun I never look until I have written mine first. Have a great week.
pvcann said:
Love the subject, thank you Mish
Shaun Jex said:
This prompt was fascinating. I can’t wait to dig in and see what other people came up with! Just posted my own.
whippetwisdom said:
Thank you for this lovely prompt Mish! I’ve linked a haibun-quadrille and will swing by later to read xxx