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Lillian here, delighted to host Quadrille Monday at dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe.

I moved to Boston in 1997, after being raised in Illinois and raising our family in Iowa. In our first few years here, we managed to be resident tourists as well as start new jobs and settle in. We have been carless since 1997, and literally walk and/or take public transportation all over the city and beyond. Two of my favorite places to walk are the Boston Commons, established in 1634 and the Public Garden, across the street from the Commons, established in 1837. The Garden boasts beautiful walkways, many trees and plants, and a lagoon which hosts the famous Swan Boats during summer months. Struggling to find a word for today’s prompt (there’s so many possibilities!), I decided to stroll through the Public Garden to marvel at the beauty of autumn. Many of the trees were incredibly vibrant!

I got to thinking that Nature can really paint herself up beautifully in the fall. Hmmm….fall. In addition to referring to the autumn season, it really is an interesting word.

We can fall down, fall for someone, fall over onto the ground, fall from grace, fall over ourself being overly enthusiastic, fall behind as if we’re losing a race, fall back as in retreat, fall asleep, or fall apart. And then there’s the proverb, “Pride goeth before the fall.” And of course, there’s the mnemonic device many of us use to remember which way to set our clocks going into or out of daylight savings time: “Fall back, spring ahead.” I’ll be using that next weekend!

You’ve surely guessed it by now, the word to use in your Quadrille, a poem of exactly 44 words sans title, is “fall”. You may use a form of the word but not a synonym for the word.

New to dVerse?  Need to be refreshed on the rules? Here’s what to do:

  • Write a quadrille (a poem of EXACTLY 44 words, not including the title) AND include the word “fall” or a form of the word within the body of the poem. A synonym for fall does not fulfill the prompt. It must be the word, or a form of the word.
  • Post the poem to your blog AND add the exact URL for your poem to Mr. Linky below.
  • REMEMBER to either TAG dVerse in your post, or include a link at the end of your poem that leads readers back to dVerse (https://dversepoets.com). 
  • If you do not TAG or include a link to dVerse at the end of your post, I will gently remind you to do so. After all, this will increase your readership and comments, and others will find dVerse and hopefully join in the fun. If you do not add the TAG or link after my reminder, I will remove your post from Mr. Linky. I do not want to do that! So please do include the TAG or link!