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Sleeping Beauty: a quadrille poem

Spinning wheel | Digital ink drawing©️Lesley Scoble

Sleeping Beauty

Aurora steps into the room,
The hag was spinning wool for her loom.
The spinning wheel spun,
“That looks fun.”
Said the princess.
“Take a closer look,”
Aurora approached,
And felt a sharp prick.
“Ouch, she exclaimed!”
And fell asleep on the couch.
~

Lesley Scoble, March 2024

I wrote my quadrille poem for the d’Verse Poets #197: Look Sharp, Now! Quadrille Poetry Prompt. Hosted by Whimsygizmo, who invites us to write a poem of just 44 words to include a form of the word sharp.

Thank you Whimsy, for the sharp inspiration—and I enjoyed the Guinness and cheese crackers from bar!

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36 responses to “Sleeping Beauty: a quadrille poem”

  1. Sadje Avatar
    Sadje

    Excellent retelling of the story

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thank you, dear Sadje 🙏😊

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  2. Melissa Lemay Avatar
    Melissa Lemay

    🤭Aurora is my dog’s name and people sometimes ask if it’s after Sleeping Beauty. (It’s not.)

    I love that she falls asleep on the couch.🛋️

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Named after the Borealis, of course. No? What type of dog is she?
      The couch is the obvious place. No? 😁

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      1. Melissa Lemay Avatar
        Melissa Lemay

        I gave her the name Mason and I chose for our child, had it been a girl. We had Finnegan. So I named my dog Aurora. (You can tell we have different tastes.😅)
        The couch works for me.😴

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      2. lesleyscoble Avatar
        lesleyscoble

        I love the name Finnegan 💙
        The couch wins every-time zzz

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        Melissa Lemay

        Mason wanted it to be “Finn”, and we compromised on Finnegan. I do like it. We call him Finn, but I didn’t want that to be his whole first name.

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  3. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    I like irregular rhyming in poetry, for example ‘ouch’ and ‘couch’ in this poem.

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      I’m most irregular 😁
      Thanks, Dan 🙏

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  4. Aboli Mane Avatar
    Aboli Mane

    And she napped for 100 years. She got a good deal. ❤️

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      I had to cut that bit out as it went over the word count 😁❤️

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      1. Aboli Mane Avatar
        Aboli Mane

        Haha, that’s alright! The poem still conveys your message! ❤️

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  5. kim881 Avatar
    kim881

    Sleeping Beauty in a nutshell, Lesley! I like the rhyming and the way she fell asleep on the couch.

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thank you, Kim! 🥜😊🙏❤️

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      1. kim881 Avatar
        kim881

        My pleasure, Lesley. ❤

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  6. pvcann Avatar
    pvcann

    Fun is not always in the eye of the beholder 🙂 i love the way you tell it.

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thanks so much, Paul 😁🙏❤️

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      1. pvcann Avatar
        pvcann

        My pleasure Lesley 🙂

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  7. whimsygizmo Avatar
    whimsygizmo

    Ooops. Drawn in again by those evil ones. You’d think these princesses would learn. 😉

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Haha, 😁 You would think so, wouldn’t you? 🧙 xx Thanks for the brilliant prompt Whimsy 😊

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  8. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    Quadrille with a fairy tale twist! Love it.

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      😊 Thank you, Helen 🙏❤️

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  9. robbiesinspiration Avatar
    robbiesinspiration

    A lovely picture, Lesley. I like your Sleeping Beauty poetic story.

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  10. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar
    Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

    A sharp warning against too much curiosity….

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Absolutely, Björn. 😁

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  11. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    A wonderful short piece and image accompaniment, Lesley! I enjoyed it.

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thank you, Steve. Humble apologies for my late response to your lovely compliment. I’m sorry I missed it. 🙏💓

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      1. Steve Avatar
        Steve

        Not to worry, Lesley! I’m glad you liked my comment. 🤗

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  12. ben Alexander Avatar
    ben Alexander

    heeheehee! well written!

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      😁 Tee, hee. Thanks, David 😊🙏🧙

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  13. AA1C Avatar
    AA1C

    Hello friend, I enjoyed your post. I subscribed. Have a cool day🎀🌷😸💝☘️🍀

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thank you AA1C, 😊 May I ask your name?

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      1. AA1C Avatar
        AA1C

        just call me A 😊

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      2. lesleyscoble Avatar
        lesleyscoble

        👍

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  14. guillegalo Avatar
    guillegalo

    Bella y sutil la brujería

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Muchas Gracias, Guillegalo 🙏🌹🧙

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