Lilian at d’Verse Poets invites us to write a Quadrille poem. A poem comprising an exact 44 word count (sans title) and is to include the word Fall or a form of the word. No synonyms for the word.
Under the Weeping Willow
Under the weeping willow
Fallen leaves drift and make
A floating carpet on the lake
Behold!
My eyes perceive
Autumn afloat
Like a boat
in the breeze
Adrift on the tide,
side by side
Shifting, sighing,
undulating slow.
Gold on the surface
and below.
Lesley Scoble, October 2023
Thank you, Lilian and d’Verse Poets for this inspiring prompt. Please may I ask you to hold a gin and tonic for me behind the bar? Cheers!
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright, (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
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