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A Pocket of Air: a quadrille poem and audio

A Pocket of Air

In a gust
the mast
tipped
then the hull
her boat capsized in the squall
sea engulfed them all

deep below
the inverted craft
between the fore and aft
inside the caverned lee
there in the violent seaโ€”
was
a pocket full of air.

โ€”Lesley Scoble, October 2026

Audio โ€” A Pocket of Air

A Pocket of Air | Words, Sound Design and Editingยฉ๏ธLesley Scoble | Performed by AI Actor
Dโ€™Verse Poets
I wrote A Pocket of Air to Whimsygizmo's prompt for d'Verse Poets' Quadrille #257: A Pocket in Your Poems, where the challenge is to write a quadrille poem of exactly 44 words featuring some form of the word pocket.
Feature Image credit: A Pocket of Air | Digital inkยฉ๏ธLesley Scoble

Thank you
Thank you, Whimsgizmo, for your pocket of inspiration.โ€จ
And thank you to you, the reader, for stopping by.
Quadrille #257: A Pocket in Your Poemsย 

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28 responses to “A Pocket of Air: a quadrille poem and audio”

  1. De Jackson Avatar
    De Jackson

    MAN, the rhyme scheme here is a fun one! Love this, Lesley.

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thank you so much, De. ๐Ÿ™ Iโ€™m well chuffed you love it. I couldnโ€™t have done it without you. ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’•

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  2. murisopsis Avatar
    murisopsis

    A safe place for as long as the air remains…. Wonderful imagery!

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thank you, Muri. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’• Donโ€™t worry, a rescue boat was on its way to save them all. ๐Ÿ›Ÿ

      Years ago, I attended a yacht designersโ€™ meeting where they were discussing various ways of incorporating an escape hatch into the hull. Eventually, they concluded that to put what was, in effect, a hole in the bottom of the boat might not be the wisest idea. ๐Ÿคญ

      Since then, I wonder if a designer ever did put an escape hatch in a hull?

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      1. murisopsis Avatar
        murisopsis

        Capsized canoes have that air pocket and it was one of the only reasons I was enticed to get in one (that and the creek was only 8 ft deep in the deepest spots! )

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      2. lesleyscoble Avatar
        lesleyscoble

        Never go anywhere without an air pocket.๐Ÿ˜Š 8 ft is deep if one is only 7 ft 9 ins. ๐Ÿ˜

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      3. murisopsis Avatar
        murisopsis

        Hehe! I was motivated to NOT fall out of the canoe!

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      4. lesleyscoble Avatar
        lesleyscoble

        ๐Ÿ˜†

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  3. poetisatinta Avatar
    poetisatinta

    Wonderful imagination Lesley I love it โค๏ธ

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thanks so much, A.J. ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’•

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      1. poetisatinta Avatar
        poetisatinta

        ๐Ÿฉท

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  4. Sadje Avatar
    Sadje

    Lovely poem Lesley. It reminds me of a scene from a show or movie where someone survived in that pocket of air. Wonderful imagination dear friend

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thank you for this grand compliment, Sadje, my kind friend. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’•

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      1. Sadje Avatar
        Sadje

        Youโ€™re most welcome dear friend

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      2. lesleyscoble Avatar
        lesleyscoble

        ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•

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  5. shaun tenzenmen Avatar
    shaun tenzenmen

    Great write Lesley ๐Ÿ‘ As others mention – great imagination ๐Ÿ‘

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thank you very much, Shaun. ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒน

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  6. brazannemuse Avatar
    brazannemuse

    just enough until rescuedโ€ฆ. Great write Lesley ๐Ÿ’ž

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thanks so much, Suzanne ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’•

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  7. robbiesinspiration Avatar
    robbiesinspiration

    Thank goodness for the air pocket

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Yes, indeed. Saved all their lives. ๐Ÿ˜Š

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  8. Lisa or Li Avatar
    Lisa or Li

    Lovely mini-ballad, Lesley!

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Many thanks, Li โ˜บ๏ธ Iโ€™m chuffed you like it ๐Ÿ’•

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        Lisa or Li

        :) <3

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  9. purplepeninportland Avatar
    purplepeninportland

    Lovely, Leslie!

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    1. lesleyscoble Avatar
      lesleyscoble

      Thank you so much ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’œxx

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  10. paeansunplugged Avatar
    paeansunplugged

    I just love the way you wrote this, Lesley! โค๏ธ

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  11. lesleyscoble Avatar
    lesleyscoble

    Enormous thanks, Punam ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’•

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