Greetings, my poetical friends. Are you ready to cause a stir?
De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) here, and it’s time again for my favorite tiny little form, the Quadrille. It’s a poetic recipe of our own stirring here at dVerse, a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting the title) and including one specific word ingredient we provide.
This week, I’d like you to stir things up.
Go stir-crazy. Listen to the stirrings of your muse, or soul. Stir in a little angst, joy or laughter. Stir things up with some humor, or insight. Just be sure you mix, blend, agitate, whip or whisk in some literal form of the word stir.
New to the Q? Here’s what to do: stir us up a poem of exactly 44 words, not counting the title, folding in some form of the word stir. Post your poem on your own blog, and link up using Mr. Linky below. Then stir your muse even further by making some poem-visits around the blogisphere. The Quadrille is open all week, so feel free to stir things up again and again.
Yes, stirred. Yes, please. (Bond, Poem Bond.)
{Think big. Write small.}
dVerse 
Oh, we are not yet on Daylight savings time… Now I need to write my poem as well. Can I have a vodka martini, please… shaken not stirred
You got it, B.
Spring is here. We are stirring and shaking with glee! Thanks for hosting De!!!
My pleasure, Grace! Spring does stir the soul.
Grace, I am having issues commenting on blogspot blogs today. Can you let me know if my comment came through?
Hello, all! Happy to see you here today! I am shaking, stirring and pouring drinks…and stepping into the bar for just a second to need to step back out for a bit…but I will be back by later to read! Happy poeming!
Oh! Daylight savings…forgot about that. I never catch the post when it first gets out there. Thanks for hosting De…loving that “… bond, poem bond…”
I’m off to see what I can come up with. I’ll be back😊
Pat
Happy to see you, Pat!
Hello De and All. Happy Monday!
Hi, Jade! 🙂
Thanks for hosting, De! I added a post I made earlier today, but I am having trouble with WordPress for some reason. I can’t update the post to add a link back to this post. Nor am I able to “like” posts. Hopefully this will fix itself since it started this morning by itself (to my knowledge). I think I can still post a comment and I will test right now….
It worked! I can still post comments.
Yay!
My WordPress acts up sometimes, too, Frank. Hope you got it figured out.
Hi De. Thanks for hosting! Right now I’m about to stir up some Hamantaschen for Purim, so I may not have a chance to get to a poem today. We were outside earlier today–and it’s a beautiful!
Happy you’re here, Merril!
Hi, Merril. Having never heard of Purim before I just did some minimal google research… what a great celebrate day. Go nuts!
Hahaha. We’re not religious, so all I do is bake Hamantaschen (and drink wine). 😉 But it is a fun celebration. 🙂
Hey! I’d been suffering from Writer’s block for like two months and this prompt just made me want to write. I’ve posted my poem already. Thanks a lot for this!
My pleasure, Rashi! So glad you found some inspiration here.
A marvelous word De, and thank you for hosting. Just back from the dentist (AGAIN- UGH), So will get to writing!
Hi, Linda. Thanks! Hope all went well at the dentist. Happy writing!
spring is stirring along with lots of other madness!! ha haha
Isn’t that the truth!
You stirred me out of an evening torpor – thank you for the inspiring word
My pleasure, Laura!
Grace, Gillena and Arcadia Maria, I just wanted to let you know I did read and comment on your poems, but I am once again having a case of the broken blogspots, and don’t think my comments are going through (they are not showing up on my end, anyway.) I’ve tried everything I know to do. Will have to stir things up with my hot tech guy (aka hubby) when he gets home, and see if I can get it figured out. Thanks for your patience.
Or, like my favorite anti-Bond, Mr. Steed, who liked his tea stirred anti-clockwise. Me, I’ll have a Scotch, neat.
Comin’ right up. 🙂
Ah, so much stirring about these days, it is a perfect prompt to quadrille on!
Added my bit to the linky thingy. May I stretch my legs and get something lemony to drink? Na’ama
You’ve got it!
Sip. Sigh. Yum!
Thank you!
I do like this prompt.
My father says, if you don’t like the smell of sh*t, don’t stir a turd.
Sorry (or not) but that just came to mind. If a poem comes to mind I will be back. But the handle is shift n shake, so….
Ha! Love that!
Terrific prompt De – thanks, have posted something autumnal for everyone stirred at spring’s arrival.
Happy to see you!
I had such great fun with this! Thanks, De!
My pleasure, Beverly! heading over now!
After some fairly serious poet’s block (life seems to be simply kicking my @ss lately), I have finally added my Q to the mix. Please feel free to double up this week and write another. Happy stirring!
This is a fun word–so many possibilities! I’ve added mine, and I’ll be back to read later.
Welcome, Merril! 🙂