A Quadrille for dVerse
ISBN-13: 978-9918007356
Writing prompts are a great source of inspiration. There are many to be found online on various platforms. I do write to them from time to time, but only when a prompt offers the chance to take different angles or offers a unique challenge.
Today I decided to write to the prompt of sharp proposed by whimsygizmo on dVerse. It came with the added challenge of writing exactly 44 words. I am a sucker for that kind of challenge as it mixes writing with puzzling.
The end product can be found in the image. A situational poem that allowed me to use one of the images that has fascinated me all my life. That of a ray of sunlight cutting through the darkness in a room. Feel free to leave a comment. Any feedback is always appreciated.
Steve
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I like the isolation of the word
“Outside”
…offsetting it from the rest of the poem, all that indoor secret space.
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The image that stands out for me is the ‘sharp sunbeams escaping blackout curtains’, Stephen; it will stay with me this morning.
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Thank you. I just live the slither of light that sometimes enters a dark room. It has always fascinated me
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Awareness, like truth, can be bitter. Slumbering in sweetness is going to get us eventually though. 😉
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Poet minds work in such wonderful ways. The sharpness of the lemon and the sharpness of the sunlight are a wonderful conflation of sensations.
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Thanks
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Your quadrille will linger in my mind today ….. well done.
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The balance between sweetness and sour… yes that is what we need.
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And so hard to acheive
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i found the contrast between the sharp light and blackout curtains unique. Interesting read
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I really like that image of “morning haze” being cut through… very vivid!
~David
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Nicely done quadrille.
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