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.
Ha.. indeed.. we all try to conform and that way it works.
Thanks for those directions, I forgot them 44 it is.
You are probably safe if you forget or miscount, because I haven’t seen any quadrille police.
Brilliant as usual.
Now we have a succinct and poetic definition of the form, so hopefully we should all do it the right way!
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!”
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).
Perfectly put!
And admire I do, Ron. Quadrillific.
This could be used as a learning tool. I found a cool video on amps and currents the other day. Great use of the prompt word, Ron!
I used it in a prompt last week:
https://youtu.be/CeR4AUFcxLA
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.
Isn’t it funny how “way leads on to way”? Steinbeck was a smart man. Sounds like Rowland was also!
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
I spy a fellow rhymster — and a clever one at that! Of course you will know how much I liked this!
I figure a little rhyming never hurts
OK, I love this. Think I could square dance to it!!!
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
A clever response to this prompt. Nice job.
Bravo. Way to go Ron
Happy Monday
Much💖love
Ron,
This is very much my kind of humor and poetry – I love your concept and your execution!
Yours,
David
Made me chuckle, very clever indeed! ~Jay
😂 I bet there is a hidden metaphor in here 🤔
That is so clever!
And very cool being related to Henry Rowland. I used to use B = mu.H a lot, but never realised who came up with it before. 🙂 Have you seen http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/rowland-henry.pdf ?
You are the first person I ever met claiming to use B=mu (if ever, let alone a lot). I am not related to Henry, he is just a famous person with the Rowland surname highlighted on my https://rowlandgenealogy.com/ website.
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. 😀
“Opportunistic magnetism” needs to find its way into a poem.