Hello, dVerse poets! Thanks for dropping in! De Jackson here, aka WhimsyGizmo, and I’m here to make a poetic splash with today’s Quadrille prompt. As most of you know, the Quadrille is a pithy little poem of our own design here at dVerse. Put simply: a poem of precisely 44 words, not counting the title, and including one word we provide. Ready to get your feet wet?

Today’s word makes up 71% of the earth’s surface. Life cannot survive without it. We drink it, wash with it, swim in it, and try to conserve it. Ah, yes. Good ol’ H2O. Today, I want you to pour some form of the word water into your poem.

I’ve walked since then with no one but the ghosts…
I found the water.
And I wept for everything.
And I learned to tell the world how gorgeous it is to be alone.
– Patrick Rosal “Finding Water”

No need to turn on the waterworks, or water down your poem. Just pick the form of the word you like best – watered, watering, waterfall, seawater, watermelon, waterproof, underwater. Then put it into a poem of 44 words total.

A little visual poetic stimulation:
(photos mine from this summer’s adventures)

“Face Rock” emerging from the waters of the Pacific Ocean – Bandon, Oregon

Sand Harbor, north shore Lake Tahoe

Point Lobos, near Carmel, California

And some musical inspiration:

Smoke on the Water, Deep Purple

Bridge over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel

Waterfalls, TLC

Watermelon Sugar, Harry Styles

New to the Q? Here’s what to do:
Pen us a poem of exactly 44 words, including some form of the word water, and post the poem on your own blog with a link back to this post. Link your poem up using the Mr. Linky below. Then make your way around the web to visit the waterways other poets have shared. Remember: the Quadrille is open all week, so be sure to float on back here to read – and write!- some more.

Now get out there and pour us a poem!