Quadrille Archives - Navigating This Thing We Call Life https://ronrowland.com/category/poetry/quadrille/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:20:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 177790805 Mesmerized https://ronrowland.com/mesmerized/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mesmerized https://ronrowland.com/mesmerized/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:29:38 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4860 Mesmerized That night upon the Lady Kate Snug in the harbor of Kinsale We toasted another adventurous day And regaled ourselves with tales Mesmerized by the setting sun You gently caressed my shoulder Again you cast your spell on me Ensuring love shall never wander —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille #154: Casting […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/mesmerized/feed/ 22 4860 Browsing The Corridors Of My Mind https://ronrowland.com/browsing-the-corridors-of-my-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=browsing-the-corridors-of-my-mind https://ronrowland.com/browsing-the-corridors-of-my-mind/#comments Mon, 30 May 2022 20:13:03 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4793 Browsing The Corridors Of My Mind The path is long with many doors peering within triggering prior scenes Some surprisingly vivid others fading away memories all comfortable serene Time passing quickly hastening pace afraid of leaving innocence behind Gazing into each with nostalgic wonder browsing the corridors of my mind —— Linked to dVerse Poets […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/browsing-the-corridors-of-my-mind/feed/ 29 4793 I Ride The Thunder https://ronrowland.com/i-ride-the-thunder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-ride-the-thunder https://ronrowland.com/i-ride-the-thunder/#comments Mon, 02 May 2022 19:52:43 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4666 I Ride The Thunder Way up here, the view quite clear Atop the mount of Thunder Black as night, I hold on tight Each time I ride the Thunder Crashing sound, rumbling ground When static created Thunder In my mind, a wondrous time Again, I ride the Thunder —— In my youth, I attended summer […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/i-ride-the-thunder/feed/ 16 4666 Ode To Zippy Chippy https://ronrowland.com/ode-to-zippy-chippy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ode-to-zippy-chippy https://ronrowland.com/ode-to-zippy-chippy/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:32:49 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4561 Ode To Zippy Chippy Zippy Chippy passed away today why he never chalked a win no mortal can say 100 outings he did partake although sometimes he never left the gate zero wins became his fate show business was his preferred career specialty People Magazine’s Most Intriguing Personality —— Image credit: Alchetron Zippy Chippy page […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/ode-to-zippy-chippy/feed/ 13 4561 The Season of Incredulousness https://ronrowland.com/the-season-of-incredulousness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-season-of-incredulousness https://ronrowland.com/the-season-of-incredulousness/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:29:18 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4494 The Season of Incredulousness It was the season of incredulousness belief systems summarily abandoned all reality placed on hold as skeptics hogged the limelight challenging the status quo questioning every tale of old retreating from uncertainty’s precipice small bits of consciousness returned shedding false stories she was sold —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/the-season-of-incredulousness/feed/ 9 4494 Expiring Salt https://ronrowland.com/expiring-salt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expiring-salt https://ronrowland.com/expiring-salt/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:45:45 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4314 Expiring Salt Why is there an expiration date on my 250 million year old salt? Will it really expire seven months from now unless I store it in a cave or vault? Probably just company lawyers covering their ass ensuring potential problems are not their fault. —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille #146: […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/expiring-salt/feed/ 21 4314 Feeding Frenzy https://ronrowland.com/feeding-frenzy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeding-frenzy https://ronrowland.com/feeding-frenzy/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2022 21:52:52 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4225 Feeding Frenzy Birds swoop in and start to nibble More arrive and begin to quibble Chasing each other round and round To see who is the alpha bird in this town The entertainment provided is such a delight They get their fill and then take flight —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille #145: […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/feeding-frenzy/feed/ 16 4225 Shiver Me Timbers https://ronrowland.com/shiver-me-timbers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shiver-me-timbers https://ronrowland.com/shiver-me-timbers/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:42:57 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4117 Shiver Me Timbers Shiver me timbers the captain said an utterance of words that accompany dread If enemy cannonballs continue hitting this ship down to Davy Jones’ Locker we’ll all go in a bit As long as our Jolly Roger waves I’ll remain hopeful for safer days —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/shiver-me-timbers/feed/ 24 4117 Credit The Muse https://ronrowland.com/credit-the-muse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=credit-the-muse https://ronrowland.com/credit-the-muse/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:51:02 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4049 Credit The Muse A muse is but an abstract being helping transcribe what our mind is seeing Or just an object of blame when our brain locks up and writing becomes lame Whatever form it takes for you give your muse full credit whenever credit is due —— Featured image inspired by my muse. Linked […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/credit-the-muse/feed/ 17 4049 Hollywood Encounter https://ronrowland.com/hollywood-encounter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hollywood-encounter https://ronrowland.com/hollywood-encounter/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2021 20:44:17 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3903 Hollywood Encounter Eight years ago today I remember it quite well I met my true love in Tinsel Town Against the back wall our eyes ultimately met and I succumbed to her spell A brief hello, a robust embrace, and a kiss to last a lifetime —— A true story. Linked to dVerse Poets Pub […]

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