Monday, May 5, 2025

Time For a Quadrille!

 Monday in dVerse Poets Pub means QUADRILLE ~ Mish is hosting today ~ our challenge ~ use the word "tangle" or a derivative in a 44-word poem.



tangled lights sway

in night's twilight

lush


spun gold trembles

'neath Ferris Wheel's

hush


spokes turn burgundy

deep red as shadows

reel


spinning tales of stories dark

rhythm turning

steel


two shapes draw near

breaths held

tight


lovers and legends

in the coming

night







Posted by Helen at 2:16 PM
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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM

    Love the opening line it sets the mood of the poem to follow - Truedessa

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  2. AnonymousMay 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM

    Love the flow of this poem. Lovely quadrille.

    Arcadia Maria

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  3. Katerinas BlogMay 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM

    Wonderful!!
    Really well written,
    the words carefully placed close or far from each other!!
    Thank you Eleni!

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  4. Kim M. RussellMay 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM

    Your opening lines are so atmospheric, Helen. I love outdoor lights and I love your fairground quadrille.

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  5. AnonymousMay 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM

    Very nicely done, Helen!

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  6. MishMay 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM

    I concur with Kim. This is very atmospheric. Lovely in rhyme too!

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  7. Merril D. SmithMay 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM

    So atmospheric, like the start of a gothic tale.

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  8. brudbergMay 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM

    It sounds like such a nice place to be. Love those lights

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  9. shaun/tenzenmenMay 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM

    I like the form and format you've got here. Sometimes I struggle with the quadrille and working out a good rhyme scheme. Well done.

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  10. Nolcha FoxMay 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM

    Just gorgeous, Helen! And the image you chose goes perfectly with your quadrille.

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  11. Yvette M CalleiroMay 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM

    Gorgeous imagery, Helen!

    Yvette M Calleiro :-)
    http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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  12. pvcann.comMay 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM

    You took me there Helen, this comes alive!

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  13. DoraMay 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM

    This is ,magical and entrancing, Helen. Lovely poem.

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  14. Melissa LemayMay 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM

    As Kim says, very atmospheric!

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I appreciate each of you and the comments you leave ~~ thanks so much.

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