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Hey there, Mythical WordMasters! 

De Jackson, aka WhimsyGizmo, here! It’s time again for us to muster our muses and gather ’round the poetry campfire for my favorite prompt: the Quadrille. This is a little invention of our own making at dVerse, when we ask you to write a poem of precisely 44 words, not counting the title, including one word we provide. 

Today, I want you to infuse your poem with a little bit of myth. 

Get mythic. Delve fully into mythology. Add a mythical creature or two: 
🦄 🐲 🧜🏻‍♀️. 
Make up a new adage: Mythery loves company. 
Or a new villain: Mythter Mesophiles 
You could also write about Mytholmroyd, a large village in the Upper Calder Valley of West Yorkshire, England. 


The Death of Myth-Making, by Sylvia Plath 

An excerpt from “Great Are the Myths,” by Walt Whitman.  Read the whole poem here.



Some further mythical musery: 

Read about some Greek myths here.

And some Roman myths here: 

https://mamalovesrome.com/roman-mythology-and-legends/


Feel free to tap into any of these stories to play into your poem. Just be sure to also specifically include some form or other of the actual word myth.

New to the Q? Here’s what to do:  
Pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not counting the title), including some form of the word myth. Post your poem on your own blog, and link up using the Mr. Linky below. Then explore the blogosphere, as you read and comment on the amazing work of your fellow poets. The Quadrille is here all week, so be sure to come back and read (and write) some more! 

Anybody else (or their kids) adore this show the way my family did? 

Mythical Music, Maestro: 

No Myth, Michael Penn 


If That Isn’t Love, Elvis Presley 

Something Just Like This, The Chainsmokers & Coldplay