Quadrille Defined in a Quadrille

Your word count shall equal forty-four
On the dot, no less, no more
Include the prompt word or an alternate form
Construct it this way and strictly conform
Rhyme if you wish, but it’s not required
Now link your quadrille for others to admire

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Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille 120 (aka 119 part 2) — No way. Way!

Bonus points to anyone noticing that my quadrille “artwork” is on quadrille paper.

Quadrille: A poetic form introduced at dVerse Poets Pub circa 2011. The rules for Quadrille:

  • not including the title, a poem of exactly 44 words, no more, no less
  • use the prompt word or its variant. The word must be in the poem; not a description of or metaphor for.

See more quadrille poetry.

30 thoughts on “Quadrille Defined in a Quadrille”

  1. Quite clever! I’ve always enjoyed the quadrille….and I’ve been writing them for so long that when I stop, I seem to be very close to the magic number of 44 without needing too many edits. I think the pace/rhythm/counting just gets “in side the head!”

    1. The 44 count appeals to me, probably because I’m a lazy writer (and my writing style/approach has been labeled/categorized as succinct for decades).

      1. I was an electrical & computer engineer in a former life.
        In my current life, I do quite a bit of genealogy and was surprised to learn that a Rowland redetermined the value of the ohm.

  2. Short verses works for me as haiku, senryu, and tanka; as for the rest, I always have to trim back. I’m like a race horse being asked to trot. Your piece is clever and enjoyable

  3. Beverly Crawford

    I spy a fellow rhymster — and a clever one at that! Of course you will know how much I liked this!

    1. allemande left with your right hand
      turn to the left with a right & left grand
      swing your partner round and round
      do-si-do and go sit down

      1. Well, I may have exaggerated, it was only for a few years when I was in a lab that had a susceptometer that no one was using, so I did some opportunistic magnetism. I haven’t used it since. 😀

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