Greetings, prolific poem friends. De Jackson here, aka WhimsyGizmo, and it’s time again for my favorite poetry prompt, the Quadrille. It’s time to offer up those whirling dervish little pocket-sized poems of just 44 words, not counting the title, and including one word we here at dVerse provide. 

Today, I want us to whirl our way to 44 words. 

Whirl, twirl, and dance about with your words. Swirl them together with a little dash of rhyme. Go out in nature and find us a whorl. Take a trip on the tilt-a-whirl, and surprise us. Make a wee whirligig of a phrase we’ve never seen before. Invite us to in for a swim in your whirlpool. Create a whirlwind, or write a poem of calm for this weary whirled. Or start Whirl War I with your words. 

Now, get thee to a pen or keyboard, and whirling-dervish your way to a poem. 

Ready to give it a whirl? Here’s how to let your whirl unfurl: 
Just pen us a poem of precisely 44 words, not counting the title, and using some form of the word whirl. Post it on your own blog, and link up here using the Mr. Linky below. Then follow the whirlpool flow of poems across the web to leave a comment or two for some poetic friends. The Quadrille prompt is up all week, and multiple posts are welcome, so y’all whirl on back now, y’hear?

Music, maestro: 

Johnny Cash, The Whirl and the Suck 

Frank Sinatra, My Kind of Girl 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GphVjN5NXWA&list=RDGphVjN5NXWA&start_radio=1

Johnny Mar, The Whirl 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxvgcmDWx7U

PS: Who’s subjecting themselves to the whirl of a November writing challenge? Let us know, below.