Monday in the dVerse Pub ~ time for a Quadrille! Ms. Lillian is hosting and provides the word "PROMISE" as inspiration for our 44-word poems.
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In petticoats and polished boots
lacy twirls and corsets bound
hands held tight for half a beat
they shuffled, stepped and nearly tripped
all for a wink across the floor
romance concealed in each spin
hint of a promise
dance of toes
tangled feet
A quadrille within a quadrille? 😉
ReplyDeleteYou did indeed dance your way through the prompt! Love it! Made me smile....swing your partner....love those happy feet and the flirting that is obviously going on at this gathering. Fun illustration too!
ReplyDeleteDelightful use of lexicon....and what I like about your verse (also) is it is always tinged with lovely nostalgia, in one way or another..
ReplyDeleteFunny drawing, cute poem, Helen.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore this! The dancing, the chemistry, the "romance concealed in each spin," sigh .. yes they all point to promises in the end. 😍😍
ReplyDeleteI think the hint of a promise is very enticing! Well done.
ReplyDeleteThe hint of a promise...I love the dance of toes Helen.
ReplyDeleteDearest Helen,
ReplyDeleteThe words mind your step make me think of the escalator at Schiphol/Amsterdam Airport towards the end: Mind Your Step!
As a dance it can be rather passionate and meaningful.
Hugs,
Mariette
Wow!!!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this. BRAVO.
much♡love
Sounds like the middle school dance!
ReplyDeleteNice one, Helen! Nostalgic. :)
ReplyDeleteAll those left feet
ReplyDeleteYour dancing words are prettier than the dance in the picture, Helen, it appears to be a version of The Bump...
ReplyDeleteHelen this was lovely. Oh how we used to flirt in days gone by! Now we swipe left …. Or is it right? 🤣 LOL
ReplyDeleteHelen it’s Christine Poetry for Healing. I am anonymous today so you will know which Christine 🤣🤣🩷
ReplyDeleteHelen, your poem charmingly captures the playful elegance of romance, making me feel every twirl and hint of promise on the dance floor!
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
David
http://skepticskaddish.com/
A delightful spin on romance, Helen...sometimes it's awkwardly funny too!
ReplyDeleteA literal quadrille, Helen, and I love the illustration. You picked some fantastic verbs to get the whole things dancing: twirls, shuffled, stepped, tripped, spin, and especially the ‘dance of toes’ and ‘tangled feet’. You’ve brightened up my Sunday morning!
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