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Hello folks! Lillian here, hosting QUADRILLE MONDAY at dVerse, the virtual pub for poets across the globe.

Did you know dVerse created the quadrille form? A quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words, sans title. It may or may not have a rhyme scheme…..actually, there is no required format except that it be a poem (not prose) of exactly 44 words, sans title. But there is ONE HITCH! You must include the word provided by the pubtender of the day, within the body of the poem.

So….without further ado, I am the pubtender today and the word you must include within the body of your poem is …. SUNRISE. 

These days, with all the chaos in the world, it’s important to think about the positives….and the idea, that even if it’s clouded over, the sun always rises and is simply hidden for a while behind those clouds. Every day, the sun is with us, whether we can see it or not! One of my favorite songs about this comes from the musical Annie: catch a listen below!

So…..I’m looking forward to day filled with sunshine, either a bright full sun or storm clouds acting as a scrim for the sun….all up to you!

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 “sunrise” or a form of the word within the body of the poem. A synonym for “sunrise” does not fulfill the prompt. It must be the word, or a form of the word. IE sunrisings would be okay.
  • 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!