#dVerse - Verses and Hues

01 Sep

Poem: A Woman’s Shoes

A closet flooded with shoes an obsession a woman ensues red, white, golden and blue black and pink in all its hue adding a tad of perfection a silhouette for each occasion beach flip flops to winter shoes...

#cinderella, #dVerse, #female, #footwear, #freeverse, #occasion, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #shoes, #sneakers, #stilettoes, #wedges, #woman

29 Aug

Quadrille: I am grateful for…

a long list of grievances forever leads our way do we care to assimilate a list exhibiting “I am grateful for…” it’s certain to surpass the lead if we feel the bliss of another sunny day of...

#blessings, #bliss, #day, #dVerse, #grateful, #gratification, #gratitude, #grievances, #happiness, #illuminate, #inspiration, #life, #life’s lessons, #motivation, #poetrychallenge, #quadrille, #smiles

24 Aug

Poem: Border

Grace at dVerse has prompted us to write a poem on the “border”, especially the mental boundaries that borders create. I just went with the flow and couldn’t control my feelings while writing this piece, hence, a little long....

#aliens, #border, #boundaries, #brotherhood, #child, #countries, #creatures, #curiosity, #dispute, #dVerse, #enemies, #feelings, #fight, #freedom, #freeverse, #guns, #hatred, #humanity, #love, #mankind, #patriotism, #poetrychallenge, #politics, #purpose, #soldiers, #truth, #ufo, #war, #weapons

09 Aug

A Father’s Shade

When clouds of fear shadowed my little mind your strong arms clasped me near When doubt in self loomed over my head your faith in me was a shade in sun When I tripped on my...

#affection, #care, #daughter, #dVerse, #father, #love, #parents, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #protect, #shade, #shadow

18 Jul

Quadrille: Flicker

Grace is hosting Quadrille Monday this time at dVerse, And it is the 6th anniversary of dVerse! Congratulations to all the hosts. Their efforts are truly appreciated. We’re on Week #36 and the prompt word is “flicker.” Paul suggested to deepen the challenge...

#dance, #dawn, #dVerse, #flicker, #ghost, #heart, #hope, #humour, #inspiration, #journey, #leaves, #nature, #poetrychallenge, #quadrille, #rain, #shadow, #silence, #spring, #summer, #whisper

21 Jun

Poem: Sign at the beach

divorced from the world to spend time with self to discern the purpose of my being to rationalize the significance of grief I walked to the beach a walk to the beach all I had in...

#beach, #dVerse, #footsteps, #God, #inspiration, #introspection, #life’s lessons, #motivation, #nature, #ocean, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #sign

09 May

Acrostic Quadrille: Echoes

The prompt given by dVerse is to write a quadrille using the word “echo/ echoes/ echoing”. I wanted more fun so decided to combine two forms of poetry to write an acrostic quadrille. An acrostic poem is a type...

#acrostic, #betrayal, #dVerse, #echo, #echoes, #feelings, #heart, #life, #love, #oblivious, #poetrychallenge, #quadrille, #resonate, #resound, #words

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