Monday, July 13, 2026

Wandering Wishes

Dandelion from Pixabay


Puff out the candle on the cake

Wandering wishes flower seeds

Unpredictable turns they take

Puff out the candle on the cake

Imagine bold new thirsts to slake

Separate basic wants from needs

Puff out the candle on the cake

Wandering wishes flower seeds

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Triolet quadrille (structured 44 words) written for dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille Monday (prompt of puff) hosted by the lovely Lisa of Tao-Talk.

14 comments:

  1. Evocative verbal imagery, especially in combination with the picture. This is the kind of thing poetry is really for.

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  2. Great use of form in the quadrille.

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  3. Paula, I love the effect of the triolet here. Reading aloud, it feels like casting a spell.
    p.s. I bookmarked your blog so will be able to get to it without a link now.

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  4. Lovely use of repetition, rhyme, rhythm , even message ... and all in 44 words!

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  5. Oh these two forms work well together. 👍

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  6. A lovely quadrille. One of my favorite forms.

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  7. Paula, it's so great so be reading you again!

    I love how the candle line repeats like a wish coming back, while the flower seeds show how wishes can travel in surprising ways.

    Much love,
    David
    SkepticsKaddish.com

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    1. Thank you, David! It feels good to write poetry again 🙂

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